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With any new software release, it is widespread to be interested in what the new version offers over the old ones. This can be doubly true for something as significant as a new major release of an operating system. As such, with the recent release of CentOS 8, the latest...
As new versions of the software are released, you may be looking to update your installation to receive all of the latest and greatest features the new version offers. The same can also apply to your server's operating system. Since a new version of the popular Linux-based...
Docker is a popular and good open-source container management system for cloud computing needs. Containers are similar to the virtual machines we offer, but there are key differences. Unlike a virtual machine, a container is not installed with a guest operating system, such...
Docker is a very popular open-source container management system for cloud computing needs. There are some similarities and differences between Docker containers and the virtual machines we offer . The key difference is a container not installed with a guest operating system...
The cockpit is a free and open-source web panel available to install several different Linux-based operating systems to view and manage some server aspects easily. With the latest release of CentOS, version 8, the Cockpit server and workstation software are pre-installed,...
Due to recent changes made by most major Internet Browsers, they are moving support for TLS to no longer cover 1.0 or 1.1. This guide will show you how to update your WHM to allow for TLS version 1.2 or 1.3 so that your sites continue to show security. WHM – Update TLS...
Grafana is an open-source program that allows you to visualize the metrics of your database. You can use almost any database to create these dashboards that can help you query, alert, visualize, and fully understand all of the metrics of your database. With that, in this...
iRedMail offers a secure, total solution for a standalone mail server. You can create unlimited email domains, users, and admins in the iRedMail web admin panel. The installation is recommended on a clean server installation and completed with a script, followed by some...
In this guide, we will be going into the step-by-step installation process for Grafana on a CentOS or Fedora Linux Distribution. All you would need for this guide is to connect to your Hostwinds server with either distribution. If you have everything, then let's get in to...
If you ever need to check if a service is running and listening on a specific port on a server, and the server is online and allowing the connection, Telnet can be a great first tool to identify a possible issue. Installing Telnet On a Windows PC Open your computer control...
If you have ever used a Linux Server, you know that many commands are important to remember. With the wide range of available commands, it can be hard to remember them all. For example, the one you ran not 2 minutes ago is not on the screen anymore. There are a few ways to...
Docker is a popular open-source container management system for any cloud computing needs. Docker containers are similar to the virtual machines we offer, but there are few key differences. Unlike a virtual machine, a container is not installed with a guest operating system,...
One of the most important parts of Web Hosting is to make sure that your server is up and running. One of the essential steps is to ensure that you are monitoring the server as often as possible. This may not be possible on your own, but one option would be to use a...
B ottleneck B andwidth and R ound-trip propagation time, or BBR, is a congestion control algorithm that powers traffic from google.com and YouTube. Google developed the algorithm, and it can produce higher throughput and lower latency for traffic from your VPS. Step 2 in the...
Restricting FTP Access to your Windows Server by an IP Address may be done and is suggested to improve your server security. How To Set IP Restrictions To Access Your FTP Site. Step 1: Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager If you are using Windows Server 2012 or...
The first step to accessing your database users in Plesk is to log in to your Plesk control panel from your Hostwinds VPS or Dedicated Server. Next, click Databases in the left-hand menu. If you have databases created, you will see a small menu on the right-hand side. Click...