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Feb 20, 2019
The importance of data security increases with each year that passes, which is why 2019 should be the year of exercising better cybersecurity practices. A little effort towards securing your data can go a long way toward preventing cyber threats like malware, identity theft, and account breaches. Learn more about how a VPN, or Virtual...
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Feb 14, 2019
Over the last few years, scientists and engineers have been working on a new technology which could become as transformative as the internet itself. Light Fidelity is on the cusp of revolutionizing data distribution – eliminating wifi, rendering 5G largely redundant, and providing secure data streams at unimaginable speeds. Light Fidelity operates on similar principles...
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Feb 07, 2019
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the humble LAMP stack when it comes to creating websites or online applications. This iconic stack comprises four pieces of unrelated open source software, each powered by the previous element, and collectively they can achieve wonderful things… On top of the Linux operating system rests an Apache web...
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Jan 30, 2019
Building a new website is a busy and exciting time. Whether you are creating a new ecommerce shop, an individual profile, a new forum to showcase your passion, or any other website, the odds are that you’ve invested yourself into each line of HTML code. If you’ve reviewed and edited your web pages and are...
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Jan 24, 2019
If you’ve ever wondered about the availability of your debit or credit card number on the internet, you can thank today’s historic hacker. Albert Gonzalez made history when he resold more than 170 million credit and ATM numbers to the highest bidder. Read on to hear how he did it and, more importantly, how he...
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Jan 17, 2019
Speed matters to website owners. A few seconds can be the difference between a very successful website and a wasted digital space. To determine the speed of your website, you can perform a simple speed test in a matter of seconds. The speed test results can provide you with insight into how well your website...
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Jan 10, 2019
Today’s Historic Hack reminds us that security must cover entire operations from the ground up within organizations. Hacks can occur through other methods than the typical digital communications that we are used to hearing about in headlines. Physical and telecommunication efforts must also be protected. Today in Historic Hacks, the case of Vladimir Levin is...
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Jan 03, 2019
When you partner with a web host, you are trusting them with your sensitive information, and believing that they will keep it away from prying eyes. But just how secure is it? Popular television shows often include hacking methods in their storylines. A typecast “nerdy” actor must quickly access sensitive information to save the day....
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Dec 27, 2018
Throughout our series of Historic Hacks, we have often looked at the damages created by notorious hackers. From worms like Melissa to hackers like Gary McKinnon, we have hashed out the dirty deeds of these historic data breaches. However, we have yet to look closely at the aftermath of these digital messes. Today in our...
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Dec 20, 2018
Search engines use complex algorithms to measure important aspects of your website when deciding whether or not to send traffic in your direction. Google, Bing, Yahoo, and others use small elements of your website to determine the quality and authenticity of your site, an action which then translates to where your page appears in search...
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Dec 13, 2018
In 2008, a worm began infecting computers one at a time. While it may not have wrought the level of damage seen by some malware, The Conficker Hack meets our Historic Hack standards due to its endurance and tenacity. So in today’s installment of Historic Hacks, we will review the Conficker Worm and its replicating,...
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Dec 06, 2018
DDoS attacks are a threat that constantly lurks beneath the surface for website administrators. We have gotten used to DDoS attacks as headline news due to the damage and downtime wrought. However, we often miss the details that might clue us in on how to avoid such attacks. Investigating the OSI Model To get a...
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Nov 29, 2018
In today’s edition of Historic Hacks, we will be looking at a sequence of attacks perpetrated by the group LulzSec, or Lulz Security, that occurred in 2011. The black hat hacking group claimed a variety of attacks that range from a high-profile Sony to taking the CIA website offline. Some experts claim that LulzSec helped...
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Nov 22, 2018
Writing brilliant content, designing beautiful images, and creating streamlined customer journeys is not enough on their own to boost website engagement. You need users who will stay engaged with your website after their first visit and become return visitors to really capture the interest you are striving for. Luckily for WordPress users, there are hundreds...
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Nov 15, 2018
You may notice that today’s Historic Hack title is a bit different. Today we feature the target of an attack rather than the attacker. We have taken this route due to the fact that the attacker is still unknown. In this installment of Historic Hack, we look at Spamhaus as the target of one of...
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Nov 08, 2018
If you are in the market for web hosting, you may be feeling overwhelmed by all the choice available. All packages claim to be a perfect fit for your requirements, but how do you really know which is best for you? We have assembled this quick guide to Virtual Private Servers to help you make...
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Nov 01, 2018
In our Historic Hacks segment, we like to look back at internet events that shocked, surprised, or horrified us. Today we look at the biggest military computer hack of all time, even though it might not have occurred for the reasons you might think… Eyes on the skies We’ve all heard tales of Area 51...
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Oct 25, 2018
In this historic hacks article, we’ll be taking a trip back to 1999, and looking at the Melissa macro virus, known as the first successful mass-mailing virus. Unsavory Files On the 26th March 1999, David L. Smith uploaded a Microsoft Word document to the alt.sex Usenet group with a macro hidden inside of it. The...
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Oct 18, 2018
When the internet was first devised, it was envisioned as a tool to connect universities, research establishments, and the military. As computers were so expensive at the time, the number of internet users were limited. This also meant that little emphasis was placed on public security with regard to the technologies being developed. All data...
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Oct 11, 2018
This time on historic hacks, rather than concentrating on a specific hack or piece of malware, we’ll be looking at the hacker’s profile. In this case, we’ll be looking at some of the exploits of one of the most famous hackers: Kevin Mitnick. Mitnick started hacking as a teenager. At just 13 years old, he...
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Oct 04, 2018
Public key encryption is one of the most used security technologies on the internet. In this post, we provide an overview of what private key encryption is, how it works and why it’s important. How does encryption work? When using encryption, the message being sent is combined with a key in the encryption algorithm. This...
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Sep 27, 2018
Welcome to Historic Hacks, where we’ll be shining a light on some of the more notable hacks in history. Today we’ll be traveling back to the 2nd November 1988, and looking at the Morris worm. The Morris Worm story The Morris Worm was created by Robert Tappan Morris, whose claimed intent was to try to...
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Sep 25, 2018
When it comes to security, the weakest link in the chain is usually the good old-fashioned password. Hackers often publish tables of usernames and passwords as they find them when breaking into systems, meaning that it’s important to keep the password data secure. Techniques such as ‘hashing’ and ‘salting’ are commonly used in order to...
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Sep 20, 2018
In recent years, encryption has become something of a hot topic. Mentions of the word have increased dramatically in light of Edward Snowden’s government surveillance leaks. Security revelations have led to a number of disagreements between governments and businesses over the use of encryption and the public’s access to encryption technologies. So you might be...
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Sep 18, 2018
A Virtual Private Server (VPS) is a common next step for shared hosting users who are looking to upgrade their website hosting. VPS offers superior performance when compared to the limited shared resources of shared hosting, and also comes at a cheaper price than a dedicated server. When looking to make the step to VPS,...
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Sep 13, 2018
There are many terms relating to VPS hosting that could be confusing for a newcomer. So, we’ve put together this handy glossary of terms you’re likely to hear used in connection with VPS Hosting. Common VPS Hosting Terms Apache – The world’s most popular web server software. CentOS – A Linux distribution aimed at providing...
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Sep 11, 2018
Choosing a web server is often one of the most overlooked decisions when setting up a website. Users often spend time choosing software to run their website such as WordPress or Joomla! as well as whether to use a VPS or dedicated server to host it. However, not as much time is spent on which...
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Sep 06, 2018
You have likely have noticed (unless you have been on another planet over the past year) is that the General Data Protection Regulation came into force in May this year. This is a European Union regulation that affects anyone who handles any information about anyone within the European Union. This makes it a fairly wide-ranging...
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Sep 04, 2018
From its humble beginnings as simple blogging software, WordPress is now estimated to power more than 30% of the top 10 million websites in the world. One of the factors that has increased WordPress’s popularity is the ease with which plugins and themes can be created to extend it and provide more functionality than the...
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Aug 30, 2018
Blogs are important for any established website. They work wonders for increasing the time spent on your website, which can translate into some pretty great SEO benefits. Whether your goal is to add followers, boost sales or reap the search engine optimization benefits, a blog can help you reach your milestones. That is if people...
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Aug 29, 2018
It can be nice to dream that running a VPS will be easy sailing and trouble-free. However, the unfortunate reality is that sometimes things go wrong. Unless you are experienced with the technical side of your VPS, solving any problems can take some time. Which is exactly why we’ll look at how to troubleshoot your issue and,...
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Aug 28, 2018
Welcome to the final part of our series looking at hackers and you. Previously we’ve covered who hackers are and what they do, how to protect your VPS from hackers and what to do if your VPS does get hacked. In this final post, we’ll be looking over some general tips to help you avoid...
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Aug 23, 2018
With all the acronyms that get thrown around in the technical world, it can be hard to keep them straight. Knowing your DDoS from your HTTPS can be troublesome, especially for beginners. In an effort to help keep at least two commonly used hosting terms straight, in this post, we will look specifically at VPS,...
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Aug 22, 2018
Many years ago, getting your site picked up by search engines involved filling out forms, registering the site and manually editing keywords you want the site to be picked up for. This process changed with the advent of search engine web crawlers or spiders. What are web crawlers? Web crawlers are automated programs that crawl...
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Aug 21, 2018
Previously in our series on Hackers and You, we have looked at who hackers are, why they hack, how they go about hacking and what you can to do to try and stop them. Unfortunately, even if armed with all the knowledge and defense in the world, a hacker could still get into your server. So...
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Aug 16, 2018
When searching for a new VPS hosting company, it’s easy to be wooed by free or low-cost systems. This is especially true for anyone who may be new to hosting. However, many find that when choosing so-called “cheap” hosting companies, you truly get what you pay for. It can be difficult for a beginner to...
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Aug 15, 2018
You may hear a lot about malware infection and the dangers of running a server. However, you may also be confused about what this means in real-life terms, or what to do about it. So, let’s find out: when people talk about malware what do they really mean? Malware is an abbreviation of malicious software,...
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Aug 14, 2018
Welcome back to our series on Hackers and You. Previously we looked at who hackers are, why they hack and how they might go about hacking your server. With that information in mind, this time we’ll look at what you should be doing to protect your server from hackers. User Accounts The first thing to...
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Aug 09, 2018
If you are serious about search engine optimization (SEO) success, then it’s no surprise that you chose a virtual private server (VPS) for your hosting needs. Many website owners find that shared hosting just doesn’t cut it when it comes to speed, resources and IP range, all of which can affect your SEO performance. There...
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Aug 08, 2018
At VPS.NET, we offer a wide range of options for operating systems to set up your VPS. Some packages include cPanel for an additional license cost. So, to help you make well-informed web hosting decisions and avoid unnecessary confusion, we’ll be covering what cPanel is and what it can do for you. What can cPanel...
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Aug 07, 2018
Welcome to part three of our series on hackers and you. Previously we looked at who hackers are and why they do what they do. In this part, we will cover some of the techniques often used by hackers to compromise a server. We’ll start with some of the methods more commonly employed by script...
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Aug 02, 2018
Before your WordPress website can be ready for site visitors, you must first pick a WordPress theme to support your site. When setting out to search for your new theme, it is easy to become overwhelmed. The options for WordPress themes are absolutely endless. The internet offers tens of thousands of themes to choose from...
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Aug 01, 2018
Welcome to part 2 of our series on hackers and you. In this article we will look at hackers, and what you need to know about them to better protect yourself. In the first part of the series, we covered a bit about who hackers are and the different types you will come across. This...
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Jul 31, 2018
DDoS attacks have become one of the more common attack methods on the internet over recent years. Arbor Networks report that they see more than 2000 DDoS attacks worldwide, every single day. Today we will explain everything you need to know about DDoS attacks. What are DDoS attacks? The acronym DDoS stands for Distributed Denial...
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Jul 26, 2018
It’s no secret that web users love WordPress. Its easy-to-use interface and wide functionality have made it a website favorite, and the most used content management system (CMS) on the planet. However, what you may not know is the extent of WordPress popularity. The five statistics below showcase WordPress domination. Be warned, what you are...
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Jul 25, 2018
Welcome to the first part of our series on hackers and you. We will be throwing the spotlight on hackers and some of what you should know about them and how they relate to your VPS. In this first part, we’ll be starting with the hackers themselves. What is hacking? The term hacking itself originally...
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Jul 24, 2018
While Microsoft Windows has, for decades, been the operating system of choice for desktop computing and office networks, Linux distributions have become the most commonly used operating systems for hosting servers. Windows comes in a number of different versions such as Server, Home, Pro and Enterprise, with each version being appropriately named for their function....
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Jul 19, 2018
For entrepreneurs new to the digital marketplace, ecommerce applications and software are very tempting. For a fee, these platforms can make selling your products or services online very simple. With drag-and-drop features, ecommerce platforms let you open your shop in only a few minutes. However, there is also a dark side to these easy applications...
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Jul 18, 2018
From somewhat humble beginnings as a simple software tool to help people get started weblogging, WordPress has become the website tool of choice for many websites on the internet. In fact, it has become the most popular website backend on the internet, with a wealth of themes and plugins designed to transform it from a...
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Jul 17, 2018
What is your server doing right now? What is its load like? How much RAM is free? Is it running low on disk space? All of these are valid questions to be asking at any time when running a server, especially during busy periods when resources may be tight. Regularly checking your servers to ensure...
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Jul 12, 2018
Whether you currently have a shared hosting account or are just setting out on your digital journey, you may not realize the hidden benefits of choosing a virtual private server. Too many website owners assume that there are just two choices: shared hosting or leasing an entire dedicated server. However, somewhere in between the limited...
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Jul 11, 2018
Backups are important. Just ask anyone who has experienced data loss on a computer, whether through accident or failure. This is especially true for those who have experienced data loss and didn’t have backups to recover from. Many people overlook the importance of backups until they are needed, and we strongly recommend all customers keep...
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Jul 10, 2018
Anyone who has been using the internet for any length of time will have come across IP addresses. These special groups of numbers are used to identify a computer connected to a network. These addresses are unique to specific computers or smaller networks on the internet and are used to send data from one place...
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Jul 05, 2018
If you own an online store, you probably know that the competition is tough, really tough. Forbes recently published that, “We live in a world where ecommerce has outmaneuvered brick and mortar shopping, and Amazon is the reigning king of the ecommerce.” While becoming the next Amazon is probably not an option, there is a...
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Jul 04, 2018
One of the most important aspects of using a Virtual Private Server that you will be responsible for is the security of the server. This encompasses both keeping the bad people out and also keeping your secure data in. So how do you go about doing this? Limit Access The first thing to do is...
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Jul 03, 2018
When choosing a new product or service, it’s important to have an understanding of how it works before deciding for sure if it will meet your needs. Hosting is no different. It is vital that you have a basic understanding of how the various technologies work to ensure that you make the right choice. In...
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Jun 28, 2018
Chances are it is not news to you that data breaches are a serious risk to anyone who can connect to the internet. The latest news headline most likely details the latest infiltration, and the business and individuals affected. Protecting your online activities is incredibly important, and an easy way to accomplish this task is...
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Jun 27, 2018
When you come to set up a website on your VPS, you may encounter the need for a LAMP stack on your server within the software requirements. So what is a LAMP stack, and how do you get one? As you may already have gathered, LAMP has nothing to do with lighting and is all...
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Jun 26, 2018
Moving from shared hosting to a VPS can be a daunting task as you take on the responsibility of running a server for yourself. If you are considering making the move and are unsure of what it may entail, here’s a list of the skills you need to help you: How to control a server...
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Jun 21, 2018
Building your own business is an exciting, yet completely terrifying, time in any entrepreneur’s life. The decisions made in the early days of your business can have lasting effects, which is a lot of pressure to be under from the start. While we can’t help with all of the tough choices you will have to...
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Jun 20, 2018
When it comes to setting up a VPS for your hosting, one of the more important questions you’ll need to answer is which operating system to choose. On the surface, it seems a simple binary choice between Linux or Windows. However, it’s more nuanced than that, as Linux comes in the form of multiple distributions,...
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Jun 19, 2018
It’s important that you consider how users will reach your website if you run an online service of any kind. Computers connected to the internet use IP (internet protocol) addresses to identify themselves, and a VPS is no different. These are special numbers which are unique, and only one computer can use a specific IP...
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Jun 14, 2018
According to a recent TechRadar post, virtual private servers (VPS) provide more benefits to entrepreneurs for ecommerce hosting than shared servers. Read on to get the full scoop… While some ecommerce websites are perfectly comfortable with shared hosting, many entrepreneurs feel that their shared hosting package is getting a little snug. VPS is the perfect...
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Jun 13, 2018
If you’re new to hosting and after some deliberation you have chosen VPS hosting, or if you are upgrading to a VPS from shared hosting, this decision is just the beginning of the journey. There are a number of things to consider before you even launch your first VPS, which we will run through here....
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Jun 12, 2018
Purchasing your first VPS can be quite a daunting and confusing experience, with a lot to learn during the process, such as how to configure your VPS and install the necessary software. Servers generally come with just an operating system installed, often Linux or Windows, or sometimes a control panel such as cPanel. While your...
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Jun 06, 2018
Going green is a simple way for businesses to feel good about the products and services that they provide. But did you know that your web hosting choices can help your company be eco-friendly too? Learn more about how virtual private servers (VPS) are greener than other hosting options. This means that VPS hosting is...
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Jun 05, 2018
Shared hosting is the definitive starter web hosting solution. It is cheap and lets you get online reasonably quickly. Often making use of powerful servers running control panels such as cPanel or Plesk, hosting providers offer a cost-effective method to getting online. However, shared hosting also has its downsides. Your website is often competing with...
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May 31, 2018
As you probably know, your visitors will not tolerate a slow load time when accessing your website. Studies have shown that visitors click away from any site that takes longer than three seconds to load. This means that you only have three seconds to wow your site visitors and convince them to stay. This simple...
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May 30, 2018
The cloud has been one of the biggest developments in online services in recent years, so much so that it has possibly become somewhat overused by marketing departments as a buzzword to gain interest. The cloud, as the meme says, is simply someone else’s computer. However, the reality, in general, is somewhat more complex than...
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May 29, 2018
Virtual Private Servers (VPSs) are a great way to gain flexibility and performance for your hosting needs. The flexibility is afforded by the ability to not only totally manage the software configuration on the server but also to adjust the resources assigned to it as needed. However, a question often grappled with is how to decide...
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May 24, 2018
Whether you are looking to move on from shared hosting or you are beginning an entirely new project, there are a few important aspects of your virtual private server provider that you should be aware of. While we would all love to think that every VPS company is above board and provides an excellent service,...
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May 23, 2018
A Virtual Private Server, or VPS, is a hosting solution that provides much of the functionality of a dedicated server at significantly lower cost. With a VPS, your virtual server will share the resources of a hardware server with the other virtual servers running on it. However, unlike traditional shared hosting where your site competes...
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May 22, 2018
A VPS, or Virtual Private Server, is a hosting solution which provides the flexibility of an expensive dedicated server without the worry of hardware and costs. For a more detailed explanation of how a VPS fits in with the range of hosting options available, check out our previous article here. Of course, knowing what something...
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May 17, 2018
Like any entrepreneur in the digital landscape, you will likely be seeking out any advantages you can find to boost your business. The world of ecommerce is competitive and the stakes are always changing. Knowing that you need to keep your business on the cutting edge of technology is important, but understanding how to do...
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May 16, 2018
In a previous article we looked at what SSH keys are, and how they work to help improve the security of using SSH to manage your server. We also looked into how you can create an SSH key on Linux or Mac OSX and copy the public key over to your server. This time we’ll...
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May 15, 2018
One of the core tenets of Unix was that software applications should be small comprising of just what they needed to do their job. Rather than building new features into existing software, a new application should be created instead. These small applications would normally be designed to work together, with the output of one application...
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May 10, 2018
If you’ve owned a website for any length of time, you may have noticed that your shared hosting package is beginning to feel a little snug. Many webmasters start to yearn for more resources and greater control once their website starts to receive increased levels of traffic. If your shared hosting package is leaving you...
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May 09, 2018
Various research in recent years has highlighted that people often have too many passwords to remember. Also, longer and more complex passwords, which are more like random strings of text, are becoming harder to remember. Password analysis shows that the majority of passwords range from 7 to 10 characters in length. The processing power of...
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May 08, 2018
If you’ve ever wondered what VPS is, but the technical jargon has left you baffled, then this post is for you. When it comes to internet hosting services, there are three main contenders: shared hosting, Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated server hosting. Server Introduction As you are probably aware, computers use hard disks for...
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Apr 26, 2018
Keeping track of your server’s configuration is an important part of making sure that nothing breaks. Version control systems such as Git allow you to track changes to your files, when they were made, who made them and why they were made. This makes it much easier to identify why something has gone wrong, and...
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Apr 24, 2018
For people who are new to using Linux, and especially the command line, running a server can seem like quite a complicated task. This is especially so when compared to graphical user interfaces like Windows, which can make it easier to find and manage functions of the server. Control panels are created to make the...
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Apr 19, 2018
One of the most awkward things to diagnose is a network problem. Fortunately, however, this can be made easier through the use of ncat. ncat is a tool that provides a number of useful network functions, such as the ability to listen on a port and display incoming messages, make connections to remote servers, port...
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Apr 16, 2018
For decades now, the ifconfig command has been the go-to tool for managing network interfaces and checking network configuration on Linux. Unfortunately, ifconfig is now quite out-of-date, so much so that the members of the Debian team proposed deprecating the old ifconfig tool and its associated suite of software and replacing it with iproute in 2009....
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Apr 12, 2018
From its humble beginnings as a side project to providing a version control and source code management system for any team working on the Linux kernel, Git has become one of the most popular version control systems in recent years. A handy feature of creating a Git server is the ability for multiple users to work...
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Apr 09, 2018
The Bourne Again SHell, or bash as it is abbreviated to, is probably the most used shell in the Linux world and is default on most Linux distributions. As such, it is what many people think of when they consider the Linux command line. Many people use bash for its flexibility as well as a...
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Apr 05, 2018
One of the really handy features of the Bourne Again SHell (bash) is that it has the ability to use aliases. Using bash aliases can make working at the command line a lot easier by shortening long commands to something more memorable, or by adjusting the operation of commands by injecting flags. How do aliases...
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Apr 03, 2018
Linux file system can act as a major source of confusion for new Linux users. While most people will be familiar with the Windows file system layout, the Linux method can seem very alien. In this article, we’ll have a look at how the Linux file system is laid out and how it works. The...
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Mar 29, 2018
Cloud-based file sharing tools have become very popular. They provide a helpful way to share files with friends or as an automatic backup for files to allow easy synchronization between your devices. However, there are a number of issues with these services, not least of which is trusting a third party with your data. There’s...
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Mar 28, 2018
Virtualization technology is a tool by which a server’s resources can be shared between multiple users. This works by creating virtual servers that are assigned allocated amounts of memory, disk and CPU time in order to run. These virtual servers are kept separate from each other and provide users with all of the options that...
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Mar 27, 2018
Everybody likes to have something for nothing, not least a free virtual private server. Unfortunately, a truly free VPS is somewhat of a unicorn, a mythical creature you can’t find. You can get close to free though so let’s look at how. Building an (almost) free VPS First off, you’ll need a computer, generally the...
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Mar 22, 2018
While modern multi-tasking operating systems can make it appear that all your applications are running at the same time, the truth of the matter is somewhat different. Computer multitasking works using a method called time slicing, processes are assigned a slice of CPU time by the operating system during which they are processed. The processes...
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Mar 21, 2018
If you are operating a small to medium-size business, you may have a lot of questions concerning the best choice for your web hosting needs. Researching hosting solutions can be a long road and can leave you with a lot of ‘what ifs?’ To help your business grow and keep cloud sites simple, we will...
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Mar 20, 2018
Whether you operating a small startup or a medium-to-large enterprise, virtual private servers (VPS) can boost your performance, and in turn your company. So if you are seriously considering making the switch from shared or looking to add flexibility to your dedicated server hosting, the top benefits below will help cement your decision. You will...
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Mar 15, 2018
When we consider monitoring tools, we often think about tools that monitor your processes and resource usage such as disk space, memory and CPU load. However, network bandwidth usage of your server is of equal importance. So, in this article we’ll be looking at VnStat – the lightweight command line network monitoring tool. VnStat is...
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Mar 14, 2018
When looking to choose the best VPS, or virtual private server, there are some important considerations to keep in mind. In this post we will identify the decisions you will need to make, show how to be sure that whichever option you choose, and ensure you have all the information you need to pick the...
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Mar 13, 2018
So, you are the brand new owner of a Linux Virtual Private Server. You’ve got an idea of what you want to do and the software you have to install, but what’s really important is: how do you actually connect to it Secure Shell (SSH) Linux servers use a program called Secure SHell (SSH) to...
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Mar 08, 2018
Monitoring your server’s performance and activity is one of the duller aspects of running a server, and often something that is overlooked until there is a problem. Fortunately, there are many tools that can be used to monitor your server’s resources with differing levels of complexity and difficulty to configure. One of the simpler tools...
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Mar 07, 2018
When researching hosting options, it’s easy to get confused by all the technical jargon. Shared, dedicated, cloud… the options seem endless. This post is aimed at helping you become familiar with VPS hosting, an option that has become the preferred option due to agility, scalability, and power. Read on to get the scoop. What makes...
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Mar 06, 2018
A common question to ask, and yet a hard one to answer, is what is the best thing about VPS hosting? Virtual Private Servers have a number of features that distinguish them from other hosting solutions, and singling out the best feature is somewhat difficult. So after some careful consideration here’s what I consider to...
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Mar 01, 2018
Previously we have looked at how user accounts work the MySQL or MariaDB database systems, and how you can both create and remove them. This time we’ll be looking at making those users useful by ensuring that they have privileges to actually make changes to your database. Managing Privileges First, let’s look at the commands...
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Feb 28, 2018
Something you may have come across if you’ve been looking around the filesystem on your Linux server is that each user’s home directory will contain a number of “hidden” files. On Linux systems, hidden files have a filename that starts with a dot (.). The purpose of having these as hidden files is to reduce...
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Feb 27, 2018
MySQL and its fork MariaDB are powerful relational database engines that are used to run many of the websites around the world. Their complexity is increased by the seemingly confusing manner by which users are handled within them. This can be difficult for new users to understand. Therefore, in this article, we’ll have a look...
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Feb 16, 2018
Unless you’ve been living under a block since 2010, you’ve probably heard about the runaway success story of the computer game Minecraft. Having said that, I suspect if you are reading this article you already have a fair idea what Minecraft is. One of the features of the PC version of Minecraft, these days called...
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Feb 14, 2018
Backing up your files is one of the more important and commonly performed tasks of a system administrator. There are many tools and methods you can use for performing backups, and today we will be looking at working with rsync. Rsync, as its name implies, is a tool designed to synchronize files between directories. These...
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Feb 13, 2018
One of the challenges of running a website is knowing what your web server is doing. While various monitoring applications can alert you when your server is running with high loads or slow page responses, the only way to fully understand what is going on is to look at the web logs. It can take...
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Feb 08, 2018
For most modern websites and web applications, much of the data they use in operation is stored in a database. MySQL or its fork MariaDB is the database most used by the lion’s share of websites. These database programs store the data in special files on the server’s filesystem. Now it may seem logical to...
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Feb 07, 2018
Our relationship with time is an awkward one. Sometimes we have too much of it to hand, while at others it feels like there’s not enough in the day to get things done. We measure and reference time to coordinate our interactions with each other. Computers also make use of clocks to track the passage...
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Feb 06, 2018
When running a server, it’s quite a common requirement to automate tasks. Linux distributions provide the cron tool, allowing you to schedule tasks at specific times. One downside to cron is that you may want tasks performed that require triggers other than just a pre-set time being reached. Fortunately, there are a number of related...
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Feb 01, 2018
Modern computer operating systems are designed around the concept of multi-tasking, enabling the computer to run more than one application at any time. Graphical user interfaces make this simple to do, with the ability to layer multiple windows over the top of each other, each running different applications at the same time. The command line...
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Jan 31, 2018
One of the main features of Linux as an operating system is its flexibility. The system is designed to be modular, and various parts of the operating system can be swapped for others to meet the user’s needs. One of the most recognizable elements of the operating system is its user interface. Most people who...
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Jan 30, 2018
Some of us over a certain age, or at least who have been using computers for some time, will remember some of the really great tools Norton used to make for MS-DOS computers, such as the Norton Utilities and Norton Commander file manager. Compared to working directly at the command line, the Norton Commander made...
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Jan 25, 2018
In the last part, we looked at how you can find files on your filesystem using the locate command. As we highlighted then, this command lets you search by using full or partial file names to find the file you want. There may be other times, however, when you have other details about a file...
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Jan 24, 2018
One of the problems with working with files on a computer is keeping track of where they all are. It can be easy to forget what directory a file is stored in, then waste time hunting for it. While graphical user interfaces usually offer simple methods to find files, when you are staring blankly at...
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Jan 23, 2018
One of the biggest issues with email has always been how vulnerable it is to spoofing, with the mail client and server trusting the input given by the user for identification of the sender. Spammers often abused this to send email giving the impression that it came from a reputable source. A solution was needed...
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Jan 16, 2018
Previously we looked at installing and configuring Tripwire to catch intruders that may be making changes to your system. Today we’ll be concluding the tutorial by showing you how to set Tripwire to regularly scan your system and send notifications to you in the event of changes. Mailutils We will be using the mail command...
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The post Linux Intrusion Detection With Tripwire On Ubuntu and Debian: Part 3 appeared first on VPS.NET Cloud Server Blog | VPS.NET.
Jan 11, 2018
Previously, we discussed installing Tripwire on a system running the Debian or Ubuntu Linux distributions as a means of detecting intrusions on your system. This time we’ll be looking at continuing to get it set up and running. Initializing the Database When we left off, we had Tripwire configured with a basic configuration that will...
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The post Linux Intrusion Detection With Tripwire On Ubuntu and Debian: Part 2 appeared first on VPS.NET Cloud Server Blog | VPS.NET.
Jan 10, 2018
When it comes to running a server on the public internet, one of the biggest problems you will deal with is hackers and script kiddies trying to break in and use your server’s resources for their own purposes. Generally, these individuals are quite stealthy and will attempt to cover their tracks once they have gained...
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Jan 09, 2018
Welcome to the final part of our series on basic server security. Over the course of the series we’ve covered almost everything you need to know about securing a server, so if this is the first part you’ve seen, it is well worth looking back over the others. As we’ve covered in a previous article,...
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Jan 04, 2018
The world wide web has – to say the least – become somewhat ubiquitous, to the point that it’s hard to do much on a computer without the need to communicate. This is equally true when working at the command line on a server as when working on a desktop. There are a number of...
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Jan 03, 2018
Welcome to another article in our series on basic server security. We have covered much of what you need to know so far, but this time it’s the turn of software updates. Software gets updated all the time, some with defined update intervals such as Microsoft’s products with its “patch Tuesday” release schedule, and others...
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Jan 02, 2018
If you’ve been working with websites or servers for a while, you’ll likely have seen references to SSL certificates and TLS. In this part of our Basic Server Security series we’ll be looking at what they are and why they are important to your server. Security risks One of the features of the early internet...
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Dec 28, 2017
If you run a server, one issue you will likely face is networking problems. Fortunately there are a number of tools that can help find the source of these problems and find a resolution. In this article we’ll have a look through a few of them, and explain how they work so you can see...
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Dec 27, 2017
Welcome back to our series on basic server security. So far we’ve looked at the reasons why your server needs to be secured, how to use your firewall, monitoring and intrusion detection tools that can help with this, and also why you need to use multiple user accounts with your server. In this article we’ll...
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Dec 21, 2017
Welcome back to our series on basic server security. Previously we’ve looked at why you need to secure your server, using a firewall to help secure it, and the importance of using multiple users and access controls. In this article we’ll be looking at system monitoring and intrusion detection. System Monitoring System monitoring tools are...
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Dec 20, 2017
Domain names are pretty important since they serve as your computer’s online identities. IP addresses are pretty hard to remember, and IPv6 addresses are even worse. A good domain name must be memorable, and should make it easy for your users to get to your services as it acts as an alias for an IP....
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Dec 19, 2017
On most operating systems, the first user created is intended for system administration tasks. On Windows this user is usually called Administrator, and on Linux it is called root. A mistake often made by new server administrators is to use these administration accounts for all tasks, which can cause potential security risks. Most server platforms...
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Nov 09, 2017
When working remotely one of the most important things about connecting to the internet is ensuring that your connection is secure. If you are using public wifi hotspots to reduce your mobile data bill, then it’s safe to say that your connection may often be far from secure. The Risk of Public Wifi Many locations...
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Nov 08, 2017
When it comes to the public cloud, the majority of VPSs are used for websites, email and databases. They are often used as a stepping stone for customers that have outgrown shared web hosting services or require more custom configuration than these shared environments provide, but who don’t need the power or cost of a...
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Nov 07, 2017
It’s hard to overstate the importance of having adequate backups. While organizing backups can be one of the less interesting administration tasks on a server, if something goes wrong the time invested is well worth it. To be classed as adequate the backups should cover everything required to recover the system to a working state....
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Nov 02, 2017
One of the most oft-repeated myths relating to Linux is that there are no Linux viruses. Unfortunately this isn’t true. Granted there are fewer threats for Linux systems than for Windows ones, but when Linux is attacked it is often servers that are targeted. Something else to be mindful of is that when your server is...
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Nov 01, 2017
Much of the time spent managing a server is occupied by monitoring what the system is doing. This may take the form of watching the running processes on the server, or looking to see what an individual process is doing. When it comes to the Apache web server, this is normally monitored by looking through...
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Oct 31, 2017
Previously we’ve looked at how to choose the specifications you need for building a VPS to meet your needs. Last time we covered what the specifications do and how to go about working out how much storage is required. This time we’ll look at memory and CPU. Memory Usage Memory is used by programs as...
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Oct 26, 2017
One of the core aspects of the Linux filesystems is the notion of file permissions. These permissions are used to decide what a particular user is able to do with a file or directory. While the method of working is quite simple, it can be confusing at first to understand. Users Let’s start with users....
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Oct 25, 2017
One thing that becomes quite commonplace when managing servers is the need to write scripts to automate tasks. Oftentimes these scripts are intended to aid in monitoring services on the server, or may even be the services that the server provides. The problem is that unless your scripts are designed to be restarted over and...
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Oct 24, 2017
One of the biggest challenges when getting started with a VPS, or any server for that matter, is ensuring that you’ve chosen a suitable specification of server for your requirements. This is even more difficult the very first time you get one as you have no previous references to help you. Here we are going...
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Oct 19, 2017
There are a plethora of text editors available for use on Linux systems, from the powerful and complex Vim through to the simpler nano. Most distributions provide both of the aforementioned editors as standard to cater for both experienced and new users alike. Unfortunately, for someone completely new to the Linux command line, both of...
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Oct 18, 2017
Something you’ll find once you start working with and administrating Linux servers is how often scripts are used to perform tasks. In fact, as you delve deeper you find that an awful lot of a Linux distribution is held together by scripts that make it all work. Understanding Scripts We’ll start by looking over what...
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Oct 17, 2017
When choosing your hosting partner, it’s important to weigh up the various positives that come with that particular provider’s platform. One of the big advantages to using VPS.net’s infrastructure is that as a global company we provide hosting in many countries and locations around the world, allowing you to globally distribute your server resources easily...
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Oct 12, 2017
One of the features of the file systems used by Linux and Unix systems is the ability to create links for files. There are two types of links: soft links (also called symbolic or shortened to sym) and hard links. Both can be used to link to a file from another location, but the way...
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Oct 11, 2017
Previously we looked at the advantages of splitting your various server functions between multiple VPSs rather than combining everything onto a single larger server. Here, we’ll look at a practical application of this by looking at how you’d go about configuring two servers, one as database and one as a web server for your website....
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Oct 10, 2017
One of the main advantages of using a VPS over a dedicated server is flexibility. You have the ability to alter the specification of the server as you use it, and redistribute the resources allocated to your account across multiple servers. This means that as your site grows you can easily and instantly optimize the...
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Oct 05, 2017
In the previous article we looked at setting up a reverse SSH tunnel to bypass a NAT restriction, enabling us to connect to a remote system without having to set up port forwarding and firewall rules on a network. To achieve this, we had the system we wanted to connect to create an SSH tunnel...
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The post Using A VPS As A Jump Box To Access Servers Behind NAT Using Reverse SSH Tunnels: Part 2 appeared first on VPS.NET Cloud Server Blog | VPS.NET.
Oct 03, 2017
When you manage a website, a great deal of time is spent customizing the software, running it, and tweaking the layout and design to match the ideas you have for how it should look. Normally we only think about the parts of the website we expect visitors to see. Unfortunately there are some common pages...
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Sep 28, 2017
Ok, so the title’s a bit of a mouthful, but it’s also a handy technique to know. If you are managing multiple Linux systems across multiple sites, you’ll often find that the networks use different NAT and firewall settings. This means that if you need remote access to systems behind the routers, you’ll need to...
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Sep 26, 2017
Welcome to the final part of using the VPS.net public cloud to create a highly available web server solution for your website. Over the previous parts we’ve looked at creating a MySQL Master-Master replication system for your database, automating Unison to replicate files between the two servers and using Heartbeat to manage Apache and an...
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Jul 31, 2014
Hayden Smith sketches out the benefits of creating a test box for your server and explains where to start... When running a VPS, one of the best investments in time you can make is getting to know your server setup, … Continue reading ?
Jul 30, 2014
Clean, fresh, inspiring, and looking good on any device - those are the characteristics of the world’s favorite websites right now... At the start of the year, everyone from independent web designers to future forecasting sites like Econsultancy were predicting … Continue reading ?
Jul 28, 2014
Last week, we celebrated the annual SysAdmin day by feeding our own SysAdmins cakes and running a confessions competition to give SysAdmins everywhere the chance to win a Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD in return for sharing the biggest FacePalm … Continue reading ?
Jul 25, 2014
SysAdmin day comes but once a year and when it does… it’s an excuse to watch YouTube and eat cake in the office… 364 days a year, SysAdmins are firefighters, medics and law enforcement officers. They put out fires when … Continue reading ?
Jul 22, 2014
A server shares a lot of physical similarities with the computer on your desk and even the laptop you carry around. A few components are different in design to what you may find in a home PC, though. If you … Continue reading ?
Jul 21, 2014
To celebrate SysAdmin Day, VPS.net are launching a confessional competition... They might not have a uniform or a flashing siren of their own, but in today’s technological world, the IT team are the fourth emergency service. They’re the first on … Continue reading ?
Jul 17, 2014
The Internet isn’t as invincible as you might think, discovers Jessica Furseth... Does information last forever on the Internet? It certainly seemed that way to the Spanish man who took his case to the courts earlier this year, arguing that … Continue reading ?
Jul 16, 2014
Hayden Smith explains the jargon of networking... Something you can't escape from once you start running a server is networking. Whilst, with shared hosting the underlying nature of the network is hidden from you by sysadmins and support teams, in … Continue reading ?
Jul 15, 2014
Now the World Cup is over, VPS looks back over the predictions of Robo Paul… Last night, Germany raised the World Cup as champions of the 2014 tournament. At VPS, we weren’t surprised. Not only because Germany had knocked the … Continue reading ?
Jul 14, 2014
Neil Cumins delivers a potted history of Umbraco... In the ten years since Danish programmer Niels Hartvig unveiled Umbraco, his open-source CMS system has already become a global phenomenon. Today, it’s estimated that 250,000 sites around the world utilise this … Continue reading ?
Jul 11, 2014
Hayden Smith reveals what happens behind the scenes of a web address.. In this post, he talks ports and protocols... Management of a VPS, and especially firewall configuration, can introduce you to a lot of strange and interesting terminology. One … Continue reading ?
Jul 10, 2014
Music has come a long way since the Walkman was released 35 years ago... Thomas Edison was the first radical. In 1877 he revolutionised the way people listened to music by creating the phonograph. The game-changing bit of tech at … Continue reading ?
Jul 09, 2014
Today we’re launching a special lifetime offer on nodes… Today we’re cutting the red tape on a new deal. We’re offering 25 percent off nodes in our Atlanta, Chicago, Salt Lake City and London data centers. Purchase two or more … Continue reading ?
Jul 08, 2014
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years – Abraham Lincoln. Swimming with dolphins, bungee jumping, learning a language. These are the sort of things that come up time … Continue reading ?
Jul 03, 2014
Hayden Smith reveals what happens behind the scenes of a web address.. In this post, he talks IPs and DNS's... Despite domain names and DNS being something that everyone online uses every day, a large quantity of people don’t understand … Continue reading ?
Jul 01, 2014
Jessica Furseth looks at how companies are using big data to get personal with their customers... “History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme,” Mark Twain once said. The author might not have known it at the time, but he … Continue reading ?
Jun 30, 2014
Since the start of the World Cup, VPS’s robo octopus Paul has been predicting the outcome of the event’s football matches. But how exactly was Paul made? RoboPaul is pretty popular. Heat mapping information from the VPS site, which shows … Continue reading ?
Jun 26, 2014
VPS.net writer Jessica Furseth went to the TechStars Demo Day in London to see how up and coming businesses are harnessing the power of the cloud... Start-up accelerator TechStars held its annual London Demo Day last week, to a full … Continue reading ?
Jun 25, 2014
Ten days after the Game of Thrones Finale, Kelly Kirkham questions if all the hype was worth it. *This article DOES NOT contain any spoilers, and the plot will be protected from those who have not yet seen the finale. … Continue reading ?
Jun 19, 2014
If socioculture evolution is the development of one or more cultures from simpler to more complex forms, then Internet memes could be considered the simpler form that propel us into advancement, but then again, maybe not. Internet memes are … Continue reading ?
Jun 17, 2014
A Potted History of WordPress - One of the World's Most popular Blogging Tools. It’s a fairly common occurrence in the digital world that so-called overnight sensations take years or even decades to reach the public’s collective consciousness. Such is … Continue reading ?
Jun 16, 2014
VPS.net’s developers are in Las Vegas this week for the Future Insights Live Conference. So here’s our pick of the ones-to-watch from the show. If you can’t see them live, follow their updates on twitter… Laurence Moroney – Google @lmoroney … Continue reading ?
Jun 13, 2014
An intermediate’s guide to the command line usage for iptables... Iptables is the basic firewall included with all distributions of Linux and is managed with the iptables command. If this guide looks a bit daunting, you might want to install … Continue reading ?
Jun 12, 2014
Something fishy has happened at VPS’ head office this week. We’ve got a new employee… Back in 2010, the headlines were hit with the news that the world’s most famous octopus had popped its eight tiny clogs. The newspapers said … Continue reading ?
Jun 09, 2014
Businesses are waking up to the possibilities of the Internet of Things, as the technology stands to significantly boost productivity in every single industry... The Internet of Things is hard at work at Daimler, the automotive company. The futuristic technology, … Continue reading ?
Jun 05, 2014
The concept of Big Data is facing a backlash after the initial hype, but it would be a mistake to dismiss it as a fad. Big Data, the development of which is linked to advances in cloud computing, has the … Continue reading ?
Jun 05, 2014
How to up your access on your Linux server... If you are using a system configured to use individual user accounts for each user then you may find yourself needing more access than your account provides. If you aren't, and … Continue reading ?
Jun 03, 2014
In the not-too-distant future, everything around us will be infused with data. With the help of sensors, databases, cameras and clever software, items will be able to speak to us. Welcome to the Internet of Things. What is the Internet … Continue reading ?
May 29, 2014
Last week, we wrote a blog post about how a few of the VPS tech team were preparing for a Geek Pride Day party. The event took place on Saturday. Now that the crumbs of the Wookiee cookies have been … Continue reading ?
May 27, 2014
The commands you’ll need to set-up Linux file permissions... Unlike Windows, which has typically taken a laissez faire attitude towards protecting files, Linux has some basic but powerful file protection built-in from the start. This comes in the form of … Continue reading ?
May 23, 2014
One of the most important security aspects of managing a server is making sure that each user has their own individual account and that their access rights match their role.This means that the actions of each individual user are both … Continue reading ?
May 21, 2014
Read how the VPS tech team will be celebrating Geek Pride Day this weekend… The word geek has had a renaissance in the past decade. It’s gone from being a taunt to a status symbol of a nickname. These days, … Continue reading ?
May 16, 2014
There was a time when comic sans ms and brush script were as close as you could get to handwriting fonts. But the game has changed. There are so many handwriting fonts to choose from today that even Google has … Continue reading ?
May 15, 2014
Even when you run your own business, it can’t be all work and no play. Here’s VPS’ list of excuses to get a little work life balance this month… May 17: Digital Sizzle You can convince yourself you’re working when … Continue reading ?
Apr 22, 2013
It’s Social Media Monday! Each Monday we do some type of contest/giveaway/special event on our Twitter and Facebook profiles (follow now if you haven’t) and this week we’re quite excited! Without further ado… This week’s Social Media Monday is the … Continue reading ?
Apr 19, 2013
PHP continues to be a widely used web programming language as it's one of the easiest languages to pick up, learn, and make beautiful things with. However, the reasons PHP is such an easy language allow for some absolutely terrible … Continue reading ?
Apr 12, 2013
It is highly recommended that you ensure your WordPress login password is a secure password comprising of at least 8 characters and includes special characters (@#$%^&*), a variation of upper and lower case letters, and numbers. Common Password Example: secretword123 … Continue reading ?
Apr 12, 2013
It is highly recommended that you ensure your WordPress login password is a secure password comprising of at least 8 characters and includes special characters (@#$%^&*), a variation of upper and lower case letters, and numbers. Common Password Example: secretword123 … Continue reading ?
Apr 12, 2013
It is highly recommended that you ensure your WordPress login password is a secure password comprising of at least 8 characters and includes special characters (@#$%^&*), a variation of upper and lower case letters, and numbers. Common Password Example: secretword123 … Continue reading ?
Apr 12, 2013
It is highly recommended that you ensure your WordPress login password is a secure password comprising of at least 8 characters and includes special characters (@#$%^&*), a variation of upper and lower case letters, and numbers. Common Password Example: secretword123 … Continue reading ?
Apr 12, 2013
It is highly recommended that you ensure your WordPress login password is a secure password comprising of at least 8 characters and includes special characters (@#$%^&*), a variation of upper and lower case letters, and numbers. Common Password Example: secretword123 … Continue reading ?
Apr 11, 2013
Alright, this may seem a bit long winded. I promise though, it really is just one line! Also, yes there are probably tens of different ways to do this. Some maybe even better than what I outlined below. If that's … Continue reading ?
Apr 08, 2013
If you're still using Apache when the world is slowly moving to NGINX, you're looking for every optimization to keep up as much as you can. You might tweak what modules are loaded, play with Keepalives, fiddling with Negotiations, FollowSymLinks, … Continue reading ?
Apr 02, 2013
If you're running a web server, no matter the traffic, you've most likely looked at pretty graphs from your server and turned into a efficiency nut of some kind. You're always looking at what is using your RAM, what's eating … Continue reading ?
Mar 29, 2013
A flash solid-state drive (SSD) is a non-volatile data storage device that uses flash-based memory to hold information. There are several different kinds of flash memory; the most commonly used is NAND but this is likely to be overtaken by … Continue reading ?
Mar 28, 2013
While the needs of any data center will vary, and the software applications will be equally varied, there are core applications types found across the vast majority of cloud providers that tend to be extremely RAM intensive. Data Analytics A … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 27, 2013
If you are like most of the general population (you automatically not who we're talking about if you have a cloud server ), then the words, RAM, SDRAM and DDR memory have you stumped to the point you can't figure … Continue reading ?
Mar 22, 2013
Today we’ve reached a monumental achievement in VPS.NET history. Some of the very first cloud servers ever deployed on VPS.NET infrastructure have reached the old age of 4 years old. While the under lying hardware powering the cloud servers has … Continue reading ?
Mar 21, 2013
With our current special to nearly double the RAM included with our standard nodes (and newly created RAM nodes) we decided to talk a little more about RAM. This post is three of three posts dedicated to our friend in … Continue reading ?
Feb 28, 2013
With our current special to nearly double the RAM included with our standard nodes (and newly created RAM nodes) we decided to talk a little more about RAM. This post is two of three posts dedicated to our friend in … Continue reading ?
Feb 26, 2013
With our current special to nearly double the RAM included with our standard nodes we decided to talk a little more about RAM. This post is one of three posts dedicated to our friend in the cloud; RAM. Virtual Private … Continue reading ?
Feb 26, 2013
Since the onset of the big data wave, data centers have become mission-critical infrastructure featuring in most organizations growth strategy. In order to provide a unique alternative to the traditional data center designing process, Datapod has recently launched Datapod app … Continue reading ?
Feb 21, 2013
NoSQL has been a buzzword of sorts for over two years as the technology has evolved and allowed programmers the ability to execute database management tasks with more ease and efficiency. While the features are not without critics and opponents, … Continue reading ?
Feb 07, 2013
MariaDB is an open-source database management system (DBMS), created by the MySQL founder Michael "Monty" Widenius and original MySQL core team. Its purpose is to offer a better MySQL option that remains open-source to developers. In essence, it is a … Continue reading ?
Feb 06, 2013
Hello there savvy business owner. The last few years, you have labored to get a website up and running that shows a pretty good profile of your company and ranks well for searching customers. Good work. Now all you’re probably … Continue reading ?
Jan 31, 2013
Our primary concern has always been customer satisfaction at VPS.NET; that's why, even though our corporate policy said we didn't give refunds, we typically did in most circumstances. The same goes for our SLA -- we'd rather be overly generous … Continue reading ?
Jan 31, 2013
VPS.NET unveils new look highlighting their robust cloud servers, cloud applications, and cloud sites with industry leading technology and increased flexibility. VPS.NET today unveiled an entirely new brand image including a full website redesign, creative new logo, increased flexibility and … Continue reading ?
Jan 30, 2013
Today we launched our new site and logo at VPS.NET. The project, which started in September of last year, is the result of an enormous team effort. Our London based marketing team worked with our web design team based out … Continue reading ?
Jan 29, 2013
While we are generally Linux and LAMP evangelists we like to keep an eye on what proprietary software vendors, like Microsoft, are up to from time to time. The Redstone giant, it seems, has dipped its hand into the JavaScript … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
The Wonders of Information Analysis Being properly informed about the status of your business and that of others can make the difference between a successful plan for the future and making choices that bleed your company dry. Gartner's Magic Quadrant … Continue reading ?
Jan 27, 2013
Google has taken a large step through the introduction of the Chromebook, a laptop seeking to integrate the many features of Google's extensive array of products into a single device. While at first glance it may appear to be just … Continue reading ?
Jan 25, 2013
Having crossed the US $1 billion threshold in its 2012 financial year, a first among its open source company peers, Red Hat has set its sights on the $3 billion revenue mark by 2017. In order to achieve this ambitious … Continue reading ?
Jan 21, 2013
PostgreSQL is an outstanding open source object-relational database application started in the late 1980s at the University of California at Berkley (UCB). At the time Mike Stonebraker, a computer scientist at UCB, and his team decided to break new ground … Continue reading ?
Jan 15, 2013
Barely three months have passed since the launch of Linux 3.6 and already Linux 3.7 kernel has been released. The new kernel boasts significant changes when compared to its immediate predecessor. In addition, the changes not only affect system administrators … Continue reading ?
Dec 31, 2012
The Ruby programming language is suited not only for professional programmers but also newbies. On the other hand, Rails is a web framework that adopts a model-view-control approach written in Ruby. The salient advantage of Rails over other frameworks is … Continue reading ?
Dec 28, 2012
Every search engine, whether it be Google or Bing, want users to have a great experience; part of which lies in visiting a fast website. Even so, some websites just seem to load slowly no matter what you do. However, … Continue reading ?
Dec 21, 2012
A decade ago, XML emerged as the primary data interchange format. At inception, it provided a breath of fresh air and a great improvement from its predecessor – Standardized Generalized Markup Language (SGML). It is credited for introducing file sharing … Continue reading ?
Dec 20, 2012
Google made headlines and angered bloggers worldwide earlier this year when they announced that their popular FeedBurner service would be shut down on October 20, 2012. While this does not mean that the service is unusable by current subscribers, they … Continue reading ?
Dec 20, 2012
Thank you for attending our townhall. We will begin shortly. Please feel free to submit any questions you have and at the start of the townhall we will answer them. Rus Foster (VPS.net Managing Director): We will be starting the … Continue reading ?
Dec 20, 2012
The marketing team was hard at work playing on JibJab this week, and who better to have a bit of fun with than the operations guys? Check out the Disco Holiday Party, featuring Rus Foster, Kody Riker, Vitaliy Zhhuta, Svitlana … Continue reading ?
Dec 19, 2012
With the advent of cloud computing, Relational Cloud systems have become an important feature of modern computing environments. For introductory purposes it’s important to take look at the history behind the technology. Database-as-a-service (DaaS) and its offspring Relational Clouds emerged … Continue reading ?
Dec 14, 2012
With the holidays approaching, we’re starting to look towards 2013 and the improvements that can be made. Before we can do that though, we must look back at 2012 and recognize a few outstanding members of the VPS.net team. Kody … Continue reading ?
Dec 13, 2012
In IT circles, memcached refers to a high performance multipurpose distributed memory caching system that is generic in nature. More often than not, it’s adopted to speed up dynamic database driven websites, like WordPress, by caching objects and data in … Continue reading ?
Dec 07, 2012
The recent surge in use of open source software, like Linux, by government organizations and businesses is a clear indication that public perceptions are changing in regards to the notion that open source software only offer benefits in terms of … Continue reading ?
Nov 30, 2012
Linux Debian is more than an operating system; it has over 29,000 packages of software for its users. Moreover, these programs are already configured and all users have to do is to install and run them, and their installation is … Continue reading ?
Nov 30, 2012
Fedora 18, aptly named “Spherical Cow,” will probably have been released by the time you read this blog. A few months ago, the range voting method used to name Fedora releases ended with over 1300 votes in favor of the … Continue reading ?
Nov 30, 2012
Joomla administrators often add plugins to customize their content management system (CMS) website. One such plugin, a calendar. While not all websites need to display calendars, some administrators need this option, as they might want to display important dates, special … Continue reading ?
Nov 29, 2012
It’s no secret that keeping your operating system up to date is a key step in avoiding software failures, security issues, and hardware malfunctions. Many people have experienced the frustration of having to reboot a system each time an update … Continue reading ?
Nov 26, 2012
CloudLinux, the only OS purposely made for the shared hosting and reseller hosting industry, has been growing very fast since its inception in 2009. The company announced it had reached its 1,000 milestone of paying customers in August 2012. Approximately … Continue reading ?
Nov 13, 2012
Maintaining social media accounts can be cumbersome for business owners. That’s why most of them hire social media managers and marketers to update these accounts regularly. “92% of respondents use or plan to use social media for recruiting, an increase … Continue reading ?
Nov 13, 2012
We’ve made a few little tweaks to our control panel recently so here is a quick 3 minute tour of our new tweaks. New Quick Links We’ve put in some new quick action buttons at the top of the control … Continue reading ?
Nov 06, 2012
? Over the last several years, interest in cloud hosting, particularly Virtual Private Servers (VPS), has shot upwards —reflecting a keen understanding that a VPS offers considerable advantages over both shared hosting while limiting the complexity that’s present on a … Continue reading ?
Nov 06, 2012
? Over the last several years, interest in cloud hosting, particularly Virtual Private Servers (VPS), has shot upwards —reflecting a keen understanding that a VPS offers considerable advantages over both shared hosting while limiting the complexity that’s present on a … Continue reading ?
Nov 01, 2012
We are very excited to announce we’re moving our U.S. headquarters to a newer, bigger, and better office! Located close to our old location, the new office brings together a lot of work and effort by many of our team … Continue reading ?
Nov 01, 2012
We are very excited to announce we’re moving our U.S. headquarters to a newer, bigger, and better office! Located close to our old location, the new office brings together a lot of work and effort by many of our team … Continue reading ?
Oct 09, 2012
VPS.net offers turnkey high performance WordPress hosting with our new Hosted Applications product. Configured for a quick installation, and easy setup, VPS.net takes care of the backend infrastructure, so you can focus on creating awesome WordPress based websites. Our WordPress … Continue reading ?
Oct 09, 2012
VPS.net offers turnkey high performance WordPress hosting with our new Hosted Applications product. Configured for a quick installation, and easy setup, VPS.net takes care of the backend infrastructure, so you can focus on creating awesome WordPress based websites. Our WordPress … Continue reading ?
Sep 26, 2012
It’s not all work at VPS.net. We like to have a little fun too, and that includes a lot of YouTube browsing. We’ve compiled our three favorite group dancing videos to provide you with a whopping 15 minutes of entertainment! … Continue reading ?
Sep 26, 2012
It’s not all work at VPS.net. We like to have a little fun too, and that includes a lot of YouTube browsing. We’ve compiled our three favorite group dancing videos to provide you with a whopping 15 minutes of entertainment! … Continue reading ?
Sep 24, 2012
The big advantage of using a cloud hosting service is the time and money you save by not having to maintain your own servers. In fact, the emergence of cloud options has essentially eliminated the need for small businesses to … Continue reading ?
Sep 24, 2012
The big advantage of using a cloud hosting service is the time and money you save by not having to maintain your own servers. In fact, the emergence of cloud options has essentially eliminated the need for small businesses to … Continue reading ?
Sep 17, 2012
September 17 marks the official formation of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition or i2Coalition, a group dedicated to supporting private investment to drive the “nuts and bolts” of the Internet for continued growth. i2Coaltion includes more than 40 industry leaders, comprised of … Continue reading ?
Sep 17, 2012
September 17 marks the official formation of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition or i2Coalition, a group dedicated to supporting private investment to drive the “nuts and bolts” of the Internet for continued growth. i2Coaltion includes more than 40 industry leaders, comprised of … Continue reading ?
Sep 06, 2012
As we continue with our goal of putting a cloud in every country, our new Mexican Cloud VPS Servers have gone live. Our Mexican cloud is located in the beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico. Guadalajara is the second largest city inside of … Continue reading ?
Sep 06, 2012
As we continue with our goal of putting a cloud in every country, our new Mexican Cloud VPS Servers have gone live. Our Mexican cloud is located in the beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico. Guadalajara is the second largest city inside of … Continue reading ?
Sep 05, 2012
We’ve had a number of requests for us to offer yearly billing, in addition to our current daily and monthly billing. Anyone on yearly billing also gets a 10% discount. We are pleased to announce that we now allow users to … Continue reading ?
Sep 05, 2012
We’ve had a number of requests for us to offer yearly billing, in addition to our current daily and monthly billing. Anyone on yearly billing also gets a 10% discount. We are pleased to announce that we now allow users to … Continue reading ?
Aug 21, 2012
Much like the importance of having a high quality location for a brick and mortar business, having a domain that appropriately represents your business, and brings in high quality traffic is important for an online business. The infographic below shows … Continue reading ?
Aug 20, 2012
We interchangeably use the terms VPS and Cloud Server at VPS.net to describe our product. The truest term likely isn’t either of these — Cloud VPS would actually be the best way to describe our cloud product, as it’s a virtualized server, … Continue reading ?
Aug 17, 2012
Like sands through an hour glass, so are the days of our lives. Yet again we find ourselves coming up on another Friday, and I’ve got the juicy details of all that has gone on this week at VPS.net! Before … Continue reading ?
Aug 17, 2012
In my last article, I talked about the factors which should be present in order to become a successful webhost. In this article, I will talk about planning for the success of your webhosting company. In order to become successful, … Continue reading ?
Aug 15, 2012
Being a work from home employee for VPS.net, I often struggle at maintaining productivity. I’m human. There’s distractions all around me, whether it be the TV, house work that needs done or a random errand that needs run (See Infographic: Clocking in … Continue reading ?
Aug 14, 2012
While customer service has always been an important part of any successful company, the advent of mass communication tools has made customer service a top priority at any company. Tools like online forums, social media, and instant messaging have become … Continue reading ?
Aug 13, 2012
Earlier today our datacenter provider for our Sydney, Australia announced that they had been awarded the LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ Gold Certification for its high building standards by the U.S. Green Building Council. The … Continue reading ?
Aug 13, 2012
In the most recent post in this series I talked about the commands you use to move around the file system. Now I’ll look at some of the places you might want to go. Linux (and other Unix-like operating systems) inherited their … Continue reading ?
Aug 10, 2012
It has happened to all of us. You visit a website to checkout a new video game or the benefits of a new air miles credit card. Then, for the next two weeks no matter how many sites you visit, … Continue reading ?
Aug 10, 2012
My friends have told me that giving yourself a nickname might be the most self-absorbed thing you could ever do. That didn’t stop me. Perhaps that’s an even more telling sign? You see, I was about to start referring to … Continue reading ?
Aug 09, 2012
If you answer: yes, of course! I say thanks very much for supporting the best open source community ever! You should skip to the bottom to learn the ways you can help the Drupal project. If you answer: what is … Continue reading ?
Aug 08, 2012
The VPS.net team has been busy this week! Not only were our guys busy launching our new Australian cloud location, but they also were able to get our brand new Indian VPS servers set up. Our Indian VPS Servers are … Continue reading ?
Aug 08, 2012
So you have decided that you want to start your own hosting company and become the next VPS.net? Congratulations for your enthusiasm! However, if your reasons for starting a webhosting company are ill-founded, then failure becomes a close reality, rather … Continue reading ?
Aug 07, 2012
VPS.net has gone south of the equator with our brand new Sydney, Australia location! This new location represents two firsts for VPS.net; Sydney is not only our first location in Australia, but also the first location for us in the … Continue reading ?
Aug 06, 2012
For our August special we are offering a special on our RAM nodes. We are offering 512Mb of extra RAM for just £5 / $7.50/mo! More RAM means faster servers, less swapping and a smoother hosting experience. RAM is the cheapest, easiest … Continue reading ?
Aug 03, 2012
It’s been a busy week at the VPS.net offices this week. While some of the work has gone on behind the scene, we have plenty of things to discuss. Rod Holmes followed up his initial guest blog post with yet … Continue reading ?
Aug 02, 2012
The guys over at Nerdgraph posted a pretty neat new infographic the other day on why more and more businesses are moving to the cloud. The infographic really highlights a lot of the benefits the cloud has to offer, and … Continue reading ?
Aug 01, 2012
VPS.net announced today significant improvements to its cloud server offerings. In the announcement, the company stated its goal with the improvements and new products was to deliver an enhanced value for the customer. The company first announced that it has doubled the … Continue reading ?
Aug 01, 2012
We hear it all the time from prospective clients, “I’m willing to use AdWords for a while until the SEO takes hold; I’ll turn off AdWords as soon as we rank organically for our important keywords.” This has been a … Continue reading ?
Jul 31, 2012
About the project PyroCMS was started by Phil Sturgeon as an in-house CMS in 2008 and was released to the open source community in 2009. It soon picked up momentum and as I’m writing this it has received contributions from … Continue reading ?
Jul 25, 2012
We’ve always offered the ability to host their own minecraft server on the VPS.net network, and some of our largest clients have been successfully doing so since the games release. We’ve now made things even easier, with an easy to … Continue reading ?
Jul 24, 2012
It’s been awhile since we’ve gone over some of the programs VPS.NET has put in place to help you with your business. Whether you’re running a small family site, or working full time for a large enterprise, we’ve setup multiple … Continue reading ?
Jul 20, 2012
It’s been awhile since we’ve done one of these (shhh, I know! Almost 2 years…). So long, that I almost don’t know how to handle myself. There’s been a lot happening around the VPS.NET offices, so I thought it was … Continue reading ?
Jul 10, 2012
At VPS.NET we’re committed towards serving your needs. It’s why we’re constantly rolling out new programs like our welcome kit, which is designed to make your move to a cloud server stress free and easy. It’s also why we have … Continue reading ?
Jul 09, 2012
New feature makes it possible to launch heavily customized Cloud VPS Servers in just minutes VPS.NET has announced the latest addition to their increasing feature set, with the ability to clone and deploy servers within the same datacenter. The new … Continue reading ?
Jul 06, 2012
This week, as part of our new announcement plans to expand to 21 unique cloud locations, by August of 2012, we launched our new Canadian Cloud. The Cloud is available for use already for all of our customers, and can … Continue reading ?
Jul 03, 2012
Previous post in this series available here. One of the advantages of a command line over a graphical control system is that you have a very very rich set of commands to run, and very fine-grained control over how they’re … Continue reading ?
Jun 29, 2012
cPanel University (cPU) is the brand new set of exams to test the technical and sales skills with cPanel & WHM. These are not your basic, participation ribbon certificates. cPanel University Professor Todd Thrash says, “The tests are brutal and … Continue reading ?
Jun 28, 2012
Today we are please to announce our new clone and deploy function. If you’ve ever wanted to just make a copy of your VPS for testing on or just want to deploy a configure image multiple times this is for … Continue reading ?
Jun 26, 2012
Time is important. Keeping time even more so. A vital part of this is NTP (Network Time Protocol). NTP allows servers to ask a central collection of servers what the time is, and adjust its local time if needed. This … Continue reading ?
Jun 26, 2012
Leading Cloud Server Provider Now Has 21 Cloud Server Locations VPS.NET announced today that it is launching 8 additional locations to their cloud server line up. With the launch of the additional locations, VPS.NET now has 21 unique cloud server … Continue reading ?
Jun 06, 2012
VPS.NET, aiming to ease the transition for clients moving their cloud services from one web host to another has created a new welcome kit consisting of multiple tools and services making migrating existing web sites and applications less stressful. Users … Continue reading ?
Jun 01, 2012
One the reasons that I’ve gone with vps.net for my web hosting and blogging is because some of their virtual machine install options are full virtual machines with ssh access. That means that I can log into the “machine” remotely via a … Continue reading ?
May 29, 2012
Many executives and analysts will argue that there is no perfect balance or ratio for cash on hand in your business. In our opinion, every industry differs and the reasons for having cash on hand could vary greatly depending on … Continue reading ?
May 24, 2012
By the number of flyers stuck to my front door, sticking out of my mailbox, and tucked under the wiper blade of my car… I think I’m safe in saying that my local restaurants, cleaning ladies, roofers, grocery stores, dry … Continue reading ?
May 24, 2012
Free Webinar, “Using Hosted Apps on VPS.NET through Standing Cloud” designed to assist SOHO and SME IT managers with easy SaaS deployment options. Building upon their relationship announced in April 2012, VPS.NET and Standing Cloud will present a pair of … Continue reading ?
May 23, 2012
We’re excited to be able to announce that we’ll be holding our first webinar next week to show off our new Hosted Apps product. Even better, we’re able to do the webinar together with our friends at Standing Cloud. The … Continue reading ?
May 16, 2012
Hey F1 fans! We have the opportunity of a life time for you! We’re able to take a lucky 5 fans on a tour of the Marussia F1 team headquarters on May 31st 2012. Included in the tour are a … Continue reading ?
May 10, 2012
The WHMCS Partnership offers clients discounted software, and improved reseller management features. Providence, Utah – May 10th, 2012 – VPS.NET, a leading cloud hosting provider with over 13 unique locations, announced today that it has partnered with WHMCS. Through this … Continue reading ?
May 04, 2012
All around the world, no matter where we go, the VPS.NET robot is always in the highest demand. It’s friendly, squeezable and cute. And luckily, we just got a box full of new ones to give away to you! We’re going to … Continue reading ?
May 02, 2012
There are a lot of great, intelligent people involved in the VPS.NET community. We get the pleasure of communicating with many of them on a daily basis, but that doesn’t given them the exposure they deserve, which is why we’ve … Continue reading ?
Apr 26, 2012
We are excited to announce that starting today we are offering a new full range of semi-managed applications including favorites such as WordPress, Drupal & SugarCRM. These are all hosted on our cloud infrastructure. We look after the OS so … Continue reading ?
Apr 09, 2012
I like stats. I really like stats when they prove me right. In this situation, I don’t have anything to prove; just the need to fulfill my own curiosity. With over 100 different template options at VPS.NET, users are able to … Continue reading ?
Apr 06, 2012
We greatly appreciate the amount of feedback we receive from our customers. In March of 2012, we had over 500 reports of a positive/negative experience, and based off of all that feedback, we’ve been able to hand out numerous incentives … Continue reading ?
Apr 04, 2012
Earlier this week the UN Broadband Commission labelled the cloud as being green, stating that the use of cloud computing reduces the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Indirectly, we’ve always told customers this, as using a cloud server can … Continue reading ?
Mar 26, 2012
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be exhibiting at CMSExpo in Chicago, Illinois, May 8th-10th. We’ve attended CMSExpo’s previously, and it’s always been a tremendous conference, with insightful sessions, and enjoyable group of attendees. As always, our booth with be … Continue reading ?
Mar 26, 2012
We’ve made VPS.net that little bit easier to use. If you are signing up for the first time, or an existing user we now allow you to login using your Gmail or Facebook account. If you are an existing user … Continue reading ?
Mar 21, 2012
Members of the VPS.NET team, Rus Foster, and Terry Myers, along with UK2Group VP of Engineering, Nick Nelson, travelled to the beautiful state of Colorado this week to show their support for DrupalCon 2012. While the robots were in limited … Continue reading ?
Mar 14, 2012
With our rapid expansion to 13 locations this month, we’ve created some awesome new banners for you. These new banners promote the 13 unique cloud hosting locations that VPS.NET has available. We hope to see them around the web! ?
Mar 13, 2012
With the launch of our new Paris and Manchester locations (with 5 more coming soon), we are doing some free nodes for new AND existing customers. All you have to do is login to the control panel and create a … Continue reading ?
Mar 12, 2012
With the opening of 7 new datacenter options, VPS.NET strengthens its product offerings worldwide. VPS.NET, a leading provider of public clouds, is excited to announce the opening of 7 new fantastic locations for new and existing customers. VPS.NET is opening … Continue reading ?
Mar 12, 2012
Its a Monday morning and you’ve pulled yourself into work. The weekend seems a distant memory and the next 5 days involve being chained to a desk. So how can VPS.net help with this? How about some corny jokes to … Continue reading ?
Mar 02, 2012
We love to talk about all the features of the cloud: redundancy, scalability, affordability; if there’s a word that ends in -ility, it’s probably been used to describe how the cloud is better for you. One word you rarely hear … Continue reading ?
Feb 24, 2012
So you’ve got an idea for a business, something you can run to bring in some extra cash while you’re studying, but you need some money to get you started. What do you do? Ask the bank? Even without the … Continue reading ?
Feb 07, 2012
I’ve recently read a business plan that has prompted me to write another piece on the topic. The first thing that should be done when starting a new business is creating the plan, or the blueprint for the organization. For … Continue reading ?
Feb 01, 2012
Immediately from the start VPS.NET has been a company that has embraced social media. For fun, for marketing, and to stay connected with our customers; it’s something that we enjoy and feel comfortable with. As we’ve grown, adding many new … Continue reading ?
Jan 31, 2012
VPS.NET works with many of the largest WordPress sites — we’re very proud of it, and hosting sites like WooThemes.com and Yoast.com make coming into the office much easier. As a result, we’ve developed a unique method for transferring websites from … Continue reading ?
Jan 31, 2012
To further touch upon last week’s article written about GPM (gross profit margins) and the two fundamental statements: balance sheet & profit (loss) statement, I wanted to further discuss the preparation of a businesses finances. There are two things to … Continue reading ?
Jan 25, 2012
Many of my most recent young and highly talented software and service clients have unbelievable knowledge and depth into their technological field. However, I find like many other young companies, these professionals lack the Finance & Accounting knowledge in order … Continue reading ?
Jan 16, 2012
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) represents a very real danger to the internet. If passed, it will have a significant impact on our freedoms, job growth in America, and will without a doubt, stifle innovation. Many websites that rely … Continue reading ?
Jan 12, 2012
Rus, you’re the newest addition to VPS.NET team, why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself? Thanks for welcoming me. I’ve been in the internet industry for 15 years starting up when the wee-waaarhh dialup noise was the best way of … Continue reading ?
Jan 11, 2012
We are soon going to be launching our new Manchester, UK based cloud. If you would like to register your intrest for special opening offers as well as when it is launched please register your interest below Register your interested … Continue reading ?
Dec 13, 2011
We know lots of our customers like using the VPS.net infrastructure for VPN’ing. Sometimes however it can be a little hard to setup, not quite work with your setup or generally have a barrier to entry thats a bit higher … Continue reading ?
Dec 07, 2011
Do you want a brand new way to access your VPS.net VPS? What about the ability to work on multiple VPS at once? What about something that is unique to VPS.net? Something that works from any browser? Well we have … Continue reading ?
Nov 22, 2011
CloudLinux Announces Preferred Partner Program VPS.net first to join initiative ANN ARBOR, Mich., November 22, 2011 — CloudLinux, Inc., developers of the only commercially-supported Linux server operating system made specifically for shared hosting, today announced its Preferred Partner Program with … Continue reading ?
Nov 16, 2011
Are you the lucky owner of an exclusive and awesome VPS.NET robot? We’re looking to put together a compilation of the “robot army” doing what they’re best at; travelling the world, and making sure work is getting done! You can either email … Continue reading ?
Nov 15, 2011
UK2Group has been around since 1998, making us practically a dinosaur in this industry. And while VPS.NET is one of the youngest members of the UK2Group portfolio, we’re one of the oldest and most well established cloud hosts. With that … Continue reading ?
Nov 14, 2011
With 6 locations throughout the world, choosing the perfect one to house your VPS can be a little over whelming. We’ve chosen 6 geographically diverse locations that allow our customers to place their VPS in the location best fitting their … Continue reading ?
Nov 08, 2011
Geo Hosting, what is it? That’s been a common question, along with the usual, how does it help me? How much does it cost? Where will I see the benefits? Geo hosting is the latest revolutionary product released from VPS.NET. … Continue reading ?
Nov 01, 2011
Our new 24/7 USA based technical support team has gone live. The team has been working tickets for the past month, gaining experience, and preparing for today’s launch. The phone support team will be available 24 hours a day, 7 … Continue reading ?
Oct 27, 2011
Last week we ran a promotion for our Twitter only followers, allowing them to get a VPS.NET robot free of charge. The promotion was overwhelmingly positive and we found ourselves completely out of stock of robots, yet wanting to run … Continue reading ?
Oct 21, 2011
There’s something that can be said for all of the VPS.NET staff – we’re addicted to Apple products. Perhaps it’s their oh so sexy design, the superior build quality or their ease of use; whatever it is, if it’s Apple, … Continue reading ?
Oct 07, 2011
The VPS.NET team has been in Utah, the location of our corporate office, this week. Yesterday we were able to tour the datacenter hosting our SLC A-F clouds, and for your viewing pleasure, we snapped a few quick photos.
Oct 06, 2011
“The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it’s been … Continue reading ?
Oct 05, 2011
This morning we held our first ever formal town hall chat, which was completely open public. We went into not really knowing what to expect — was anyone even going to show up? We knew there were inherent risks, especially … Continue reading ?
Oct 04, 2011
Rus F. Hi Thanks for coming to our first town hall. I’m Rus and I’m the Managing Director of VPS.net and responsible for handling the day to day running of the company. Gordon OK LETS GOOOOOOOOOO Kamen G. Hey Rus … Continue reading ?
Sep 29, 2011
We know that our customers are what make VPS.NET great. And while we’d love to catch up over a few drinks, we also know you’re busy. We’ve scheduled a townhall through web-based chat to take place October 4th at 9AM MDT (3PM GMT). All … Continue reading ?
Sep 22, 2011
We’re speed freaks here at VPS.NET. We’re constantly tweaking kernels, services, and optimizing our code to make sure things are faster than you can even imagine. Nobody likes a slow site — especially not Google. So, a fast site can … Continue reading ?
Sep 14, 2011
We are please to announce the new beta of our Japan cloud. We are offering old and new customers up to 9 beta nodes for free to test out the location. Highlights include: - The fastest, most technically advanced enterprise … Continue reading ?
Feb 21, 2011
Cloud hosting is one of the fastest growing marketing in the technology sector, with new products being established daily. VPS.NET has setup multiple programs that allow you to take advantage of our cloud infrastructure to launch your business into the cloud. Affiliate Program Our affiliate program pays out a whopping $85 per referral. This program...
Feb 18, 2011
I’ve been building websites since 1997 — I was 12 years old at the time. Most of my friends were amazed; “Doesn’t it cost a ton of money to do that?” Of course not. I was using various free web hosting providers – Spree, Tripod, Angelfire, Dencity… etc. You name a free web hosting provider,...
Feb 15, 2011
We’ve already gone over what CloudLinux does, and who should be using it, but more importantly, lets go over how to maximize your use of CloudLinux. In this post, we’ll walk you through the steps of creating a CloudLinux VPS, and utilizing the free KSplice license at VPS.NET. Creating a New VPS with CloudLinux &...
Feb 14, 2011
It’s Valentines Day. And while we, as your web hosting provider, likely rank rather low on your list of “valentines,” we want you to know that our relationship is still important. Your relationship with your web host is an important one – you might make your living online, depend on critical emails getting through, or...
Feb 08, 2011
CloudLinux is an extremely powerful operating system built on top of the open source operating system, CentOS. We’re proud to offer it – and it works tremendously well on the VPS.NET infrastructure. Just recently our sister company Midphase switched their shared hosting servers over to CloudLinux, and have seen loads drop dramatically on their servers....
Feb 07, 2011
I have a confession: I used to be absolutely terrified of the accounting staff, even though we’re not even in located in the same state. The nightmares of our CFO, Tim Holland, showing up on my doorstep and laying the smacketh down on me wouldn’t go away after trade shows. In order for me to...
Feb 04, 2011
Coming from the financial industry, something that we were always told was to keep personal and business interactions completely separate. That meant don’t friend your co-workers on Facebook, don’t friend your vendors on Facebook, and definitely do not friend the investors you were working for on Facebook. I understood the reasons – there needs to be separation...
Feb 02, 2011
Adding to our global footprint, VPS.NET has launched our first Amsterdam cloud. Our Amsterdam clouds gives you extremely loading times to users located throughout the Netherlands and makes for a great alternative to our London based clouds for European clients. This cloud is based on the same technology as our London H & I cloud,...
Jan 17, 2011
I learned a difficult lesson last week in Las Vegas. Just because you watched the movie 21, definitely does not make you any good at Blackjack. Who knew that splitting a pair of Aces was a bad idea or doubling up on 11 was going to put you into bankruptcy? Gambling was not good to...
Oct 20, 2010
DNS is something no one likes to play with; it’s messy, you don’t always know of any problems right away, and sometimes, due to propagation, you think you have problems when you really don’t. The only other thing just as fun may be the complicated world of email. Luckily we’ve worked hard to make our...
Aug 27, 2010
It appears we meet again newsletter! Luckily for you, readership rates are up, and unsubscribe rates are down. This means that the boss is happy, and Terry is able to keep his job for at least another week. Hopefully you guys keep reading, and don’t unsubscribe, otherwise I could be in some serious trouble! Fantasy...
Aug 20, 2010
It seems like just yesterday that I took over writing the newsletter for Nick. Apparently we’re already on week 3. Here in Ohio the children are heading back to school, the leaves are changing colors, and unfortunately the days just aren’t quite as long anymore. Soon enough I’ll find myself digging out of several feet...
Aug 19, 2010
Ever mistakenly deleted the wrong VPS? It’s a serious mistake that all of us have done before. It’s never fun, but we’ve made it considerably easier to recover with our latest VPS.NET feature. If you delete a VPS, you now have 48 hours to recover it before it is permanently deleted. Late night caffeine filled...
Aug 13, 2010
Happy Friday the 13th everyone! Hopefully no one has had a run in with a man wearing a mask – I’ve seen enough horror movies to know any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly. Not only is today Friday the 13th, but today was also the kick off of (American) Football for me, as...
Aug 06, 2010
VPS.NET at Conferences I think all of us are finally recovered from HostingCon, which was a great time and an ever great success. We had a several hundred people stop by the VPS.NET booth, and we certainly had an entertaining time with our money machine. It was a great time meeting up with a lot...
Jul 30, 2010
We’ve been promising Windows, and as proof it’s getting closer to being released to the public, take a peak at the screen shots below… Before you get too excited, we’re still a good month or so away from Windows being released to the public. There’s some serious testing that need to go on before we...
Jul 28, 2010
As all of us settle back in to a normal work week, recovering from a week long trip in Austin for HostingCon 2010, we can now only reminiscence, thinking of the good times we had at the convention. Not only was it the first time I was able to meet my boss, and Managing Director...
Jul 16, 2010
:: Tell us a little bit about Peppermint Linux. What’s different about it from the other OS’s & how do you envision it being used? Kendall Weaver – Peppermint OS is a Linux distribution derived from Lubuntu 10.04 Alpha 3 using integrated web applications and some system tools sourced from Linux Mint. Probably the biggest...
Jul 15, 2010
Providence, Utah – July 15, 2010 – VPS.NET has just formally announced its sponsorship of the new startup Peppermint OS. This partnership will reinforce both companies’ commitment to providing products that complement and improve the performance of web centric applications—like Gmail, HULU, Youtube and Pandora—and the people that use them. If you are an avid...