Server Administration
SSH access, firewalls, file transfers, backups and monitoring: the routine tasks that keep your server healthy, reachable and secure.
Guides
12 guidesHow to Set Up SSH Keys on a VPS
Quick answer: generate a key pair on your own computer, push the public half to the server, then log in without a password: ssh-keygen -t...
151 views → KB-16How to Set Up WireGuard on a VPS
Quick answer: install WireGuard, generate a key pair for the server and each client, write a server config that enables IP forwarding and...
149 views → KB-18Reverse DNS (PTR) and Custom Nameservers on Your VPS
Quick answer: reverse DNS (PTR) maps your server IP back to a hostname and matters most for sending email; on our platform a PTR change...
120 views → KB-23Run Docker on a VPS: Install and First Container
Quick answer Install Docker from its official repository, not from snap or the distro's default packages, add your user to the docker...
118 views → KB-19Run WordPress on a VPS: Full Setup Guide
Quick answer: install nginx, MariaDB and PHP on an Ubuntu VPS, create a database, drop the WordPress files into your web root, point a...
141 views → KB-22Self-Host Nextcloud on a VPS
Quick answer The fastest reliable way to self-host Nextcloud today is the official All-in-One (AIO) Docker container: one command starts...
156 views → KB-21Self-Host n8n on a VPS
Quick answer n8n runs well in Docker on a small Linux VPS. The short version: install Docker, create a compose file with a persistent...
138 views → KB-24Set Up qBittorrent on a VPS (Web UI)
Quick answer Install the headless client, create a dedicated user, run it as a systemd service, then log in to the web UI on port 8080...
128 views → KB-14Static IPs on a VPS: What Persists and What Changes
Quick answer: rebooting never changes your IP address on any line we sell. Stopping and then starting an Amazon EC2 instance does change...
125 views → KB-4Transfer Files to Your VPS with scp and rsync
Quick answer: upload a file to your server, or pull one back: scp ./backup.tar.gz user@your-server-ip:/home/user/ scp...
132 views → KB-3UFW Basics: A Practical Linux Firewall Guide
Quick answer: allow SSH first, then switch the firewall on: sudo apt install ufw sudo ufw allow OpenSSH sudo ufw enable sudo ufw status...
165 views → KB-17Your VPS IP Is on a Blacklist (DNSBL): What It Means and What to Do
Quick answer: a blacklist (DNSBL) listing means some reputation service has flagged your server IP, usually for spam or abuse signals....
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