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Imunify360 Proactive Defense explained
How Imunify360 Proactive Defense watches PHP scripts as they run, blocks malicious behaviour from unknown malware, the modes it uses and what to do if it blocks your app.
Update Docker containers safely (manually or with Watchtower)
How to update Docker containers on a VPS without surprises. Pull and recreate with Compose, pin tags, roll back a bad update, and decide whether automatic updates with Watchtower suit your server.
Confidential computing explained: AMD SEV and Intel TDX VMs
What confidential VMs are, how AMD SEV-SNP and Intel TDX encrypt guest memory so even the host cannot read it, remote attestation, performance costs and when it is worth using.
Secure a domain with SSL It! and Let's Encrypt in Plesk
Issue a free Let's Encrypt certificate with the SSL It! extension in Plesk, include www and mail, enable HTTPS redirects, HSTS and automatic renewal.
Stop Remote Desktop sessions ending when idle or disconnected
Find the Group Policy session time limits that sign you out of an idle or disconnected RDP session, change them safely and keep long-running apps alive.
Back up and restore VMs and containers in Proxmox VE
Schedule backups of Proxmox VE VMs and LXC containers with vzdump, choose snapshot, suspend or stop mode, set retention, store backups off-host and restore them from the GUI or CLI.
Install and secure Memcached on Ubuntu or AlmaLinux
Install the Memcached object cache and its PHP extension on Ubuntu or AlmaLinux, bind it to localhost, size its memory, connect WordPress or apps and verify it works.
Upgrade PostgreSQL with pg_upgrade: A Safe Major Version Upgrade
Move a PostgreSQL cluster to a new major version with pg_upgrade, including the compatibility check, the upgrade run and the post-upgrade analyze.
Handle spam in Roundcube: Junk folder, whitelist and blacklist senders
Deal with spam from webmail: find mail in the Spam folder, mark messages as spam or not spam, and whitelist or blacklist senders in cPanel Spam Filters so it sticks.
Migrate from Bluehost to MdmHost cPanel hosting
Move your website, databases and email from Bluehost to MdmHost: download a full cPanel backup, restore it, migrate mail and switch DNS with minimal downtime.
Install WHMCS on cPanel hosting (step by step)
Install WHMCS on a cPanel account: check requirements, enable ionCube, create the database, upload files, run the installer, secure the folders and set up the cron.
Install a trusted TLS certificate for Remote Desktop
Replace the self-signed Remote Desktop certificate with a CA-issued one, bind it to the RDP listener with PowerShell, connect by hostname on port 3389 and plan renewals.
DNS TTL strategy for server migrations and zero-downtime changes
Choose sensible TTLs for each record type and use a lower-switch-raise plan to move a website or email to a new server with minimal downtime and no lost mail.
Implementing secure file transfer with SFTP over SSH keys
Generate an SSH key pair, install the public key on your Linux VPS, and use it to move files with SFTP — no passwords, and ready for scripts and cron jobs.
KVM vs OpenVZ vs LXC: which VPS virtualization type to choose
Compare KVM, OpenVZ and LXC VPS virtualization: kernel access, resource guarantees, Docker support, performance and which type suits websites, apps, VPNs or Windows.
Install Portainer to manage Docker containers from a web UI
Run Portainer CE on your Docker VPS, secure it with HTTPS and use it to start, stop, update and inspect containers, stacks, volumes and networks.
CloudLinux MySQL Governor explained: database limits on shared hosting
How CloudLinux MySQL Governor tracks and limits database usage per account, why heavy queries get restricted, and how to fix slow queries that hit the limits.
Run PHP-FPM with Apache using proxy_fcgi and mpm_event
Move Apache from mod_php and the prefork MPM to PHP-FPM with mpm_event and proxy_fcgi. Use less memory, serve more visitors and pick a PHP version per virtual host.
Autoscaling explained: scale servers up, down and out
How autoscaling works in the cloud: vertical vs horizontal scaling, scaling metrics and policies, stateless app design, load balancers, cooldowns and how VPS users can scale without it.
Roundcube settings: signature, identities, display and composing options
Personalise Roundcube webmail: add an HTML email signature, set up identities and reply-to addresses, change language, time zone, layout and composing defaults.
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