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How Can I Ensure My Website Will Load Correctly Before Updating the DNS? Transfer the necessary files you want to see to your new hosting account. At this point, you can look at those files and how they function by adding your new hosting account's IP address to your...
All domains are registered to point at a domain nameserver (DNS) to resolve which IP address a domain name should point to. This lookup is similar to how a phone book works when you look up the name of an individual and find their phone number. If the DNS servers are...
Whether you have just purchased a new Windows VPS or are simply wishing to update your administrator password to make accessing your server easier, you would want to follow the steps of this guide. There are 2 places that you would need to change the administrator password...
Once you are ready to cancel an hourly VPS service, there is a way to ensure that it is canceled instantly. You would want to use the destroy option for your server under Actions. The destroy option is an exclusive option to cancel an hourly VPS. It ensures that they can be...
Performance, security, support, and cost are the four main reasons you should choose Hostwinds for your web hosting services. Our team wants you to have the services you need to be successful. As such, we offer you the best of everything! Get Started Building Your Website -...
What's the Difference Between Addon Domains and Parked Domains? Sometimes customers don't understand the difference between addon and parked domains, although they are quite different. One will allow you to have another domain/site on your account, while the other forward...
Some services, such as CPVLab, require you to update the "A" record for a DNS zone. If you're using Hostwinds or another company for DNS hosting services, the following information should prove helpful in successfully updating your DNS zone appropriately. General Procedure...
What is smtp-cli? To better understand what smtp-cli is, let's talk about what it is not; smtp-cli is NOT an email server or relay agent; it is also NOT a way to send high volumes of mail. It is an email client that allows sending text, HTML, files, and pictures from the...
Greylisting is a great way to defend users against spam coming into their email accounts. When greylisting is enabled on your account, it will automatically block any senders that the server does not recognize. If the sender is legitimate and not spam, then it will try after...
Mattermost is a popular chat and collaboration tool, similar to Slack or Discord, but hosted on a server you control. Installing Mattermost on a Hostwinds Linux VPS or Dedicated server running CentOS 7 is a fairly straightforward process. Still, it does require extensive use...
One practical method to create a modular setup will allow you to more securely install, manage, and update applications and web services using Docker. Docker is an open-source application that creates the aforementioned applications and services in a self-contained...
Debian 10 (Buster) was released in July 2019, and you may be looking to upgrade from Debian 9 (Stretch). The end of Debian Long Term Support for Debian 10 is not yet announced. Debian 9 will receive Long Term Support through June 2022. While Hostwinds offers the ability to...
When developing your website, it can be beneficial to install an SSL as soon as possible. The reason to do this could be: For securing the data, you have on your site Better SEO rankings Build website visitor trust for when your site launches There are many reasons why you...
Monitoring your server is a critical step to managing your server and ensuring that you have accurate data to watch the health of your server. You can review our Open Source Monitoring Services to view the many free options available. This guide will focus on showing you how...
Linux only This guide requires rsync and will only work on Linux VPS, and will not work for a Windows VPS. If you'd like to copy the contents of your *-nix VPS to your local machine, the rsync command makes it extremely easy to do so. rsync is a standard tool for Unix-based...
Deno allows you to run Javascript in a fast, secure environment. Deno is web-oriented and built for modern JS. Similar to Node.js, Deno allows for seamless backend integration with front-end Javascript code. By default, Deno's server is only locally available. To publicly...