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Anyone that owns a website is a current or former Hostwinds client or otherwise has perhaps heard of an IP address. Most of the time, it's a sequence of four numbers, separated by periods. If you've set up DNS, the chances are that you've had to find your IP address. This...
Web servers are often thought of as big, black machines with many wires, buttons, and lights. But, on the other hand, maybe you think of a long, flat device that fits into a rack somewhere, whirring and beeping as the lights on the front of it twinkle. While this is a good...
You might have heard a lot about VPNs lately. They're a popular tech topic to bring up, and your job or business might use them. But you might not know what, exactly they are, or why they're useful. The premise, and the reason for a VPN, are quite simple and straightforward....
A dedicated IP address is like having your own home address, as opposed to sharing one address with others. Shared Hosting, Business Hosting, and our VPS web hosting services all include 1 dedicated IP by default. With VPS, Cloud Hosting, and Dedicated Servers, you have the...
A Cloud Server or VPS (Virtual Private Server) is a server built through software to create a smaller virtual server from larger, more powerful physical servers. They're entirely virtual and can be created instantly. Cloud Servers can be easily re-imaged or managed at will...
Generally speaking, a blacklist is any list of domains, IP addresses, or computers that communication is not allowed. Many kinds of blacklists are used in computing, and this guide is about blacklists from third parties that are maintained to prevent spam, bulk, and...
While running a website may be one of the most popular reasons for using an independent server, there are actually many other things they can be used for too. Pretty much anything you can run on your PC can be done on a Cloud instance (assuming it isn't anything against our...
All internet traffic includes IP headers, which let data packets know where to travel. IP headers contain information like the IP version, the length of the packet, the source, and the destination IP address. Understanding IP headers can be helpful for anyone working with...
Webmail through cPanel makes email easy - most of the time. However, some common issues can creep up. Here are a few that you may encounter and what you can do about them. This article is intended for clients who have WHM access and can perform root functions. Database error...
This guide is about figuring out if the connection trouble to your instance is from the instance or your local internet. This article is intended for Hostwinds Cloud and VPS clients who have access to the Cloud Portal. Troubleshoot a Local Network Connection For Linux: Step...
General Information About Hostwinds VPN Service Do you log activity (IP or user name) that goes through your VPN servers? No, we do not log VPN activity. Please see more information about this in our Terms of Service, under the heading "Hostwinds VPN DMCA. How many...
There are many different use cases and tools for running virtual machines within a host server. For example, common virtual machine host software, such as VMware, SolusVM, etc., could be used for configuring and running virtual machines off a host server. For the servers...
Restic will display all of your available snapshots that your server has taken, along with the date and timestamp, directory, tags, and Snapshot ID. As with any interaction with Restic, you must first initialize the repo to perform actions within restic. To view your...
The internet is a confusing web of connections, protocols, servers, service providers, and more. However, there are many interconnecting forces at work that help your browser provide the content you expect. Domain name services, or DNS, is a large part of what helps this...
When you cannot connect to your server through SSH, there are a variety of causes that may have happened. This guide will walk you through troubleshooting some common things to check when unable to connect to your server through SSH. Is The Server On? While this does seem...
Included in our VPSes (managed and unmanaged) is the Hostwinds Cloud Agent, a suite of tools that interface the OS inside the VPS to the API for Cloud Control. The Cloud Agent is responsible for setting the IP address, root/Administrator password, hostname, and SSH keys...