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All the ways to open your cPanel account: one click from the MdmHost dashboard, the direct cPanel URL on port 2083, and what to do when the login fails.
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Connect to your Admin RDP from Windows, Mac and phone
Find your login details, then connect to your Admin RDP or Windows VPS with the free Remote Desktop clients for Windows, macOS, iPhone and Android.
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Check the server is running, test the RDP port, rule out network blocks and repair Remote Desktop settings from the browser console.
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Restore deleted or broken website files from MdmHost's daily JetBackup 5 snapshots in cPanel: pick a date, choose files or folders, and restore or download them.
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Add another domain to cPanel (addon domain) with the Domains tool
Host a second website on your cPanel account: create a new domain in cPanel Domains, choose its document root, point DNS and upload the site.
Install SQL Server Express on a Windows VPS
Install SQL Server Express and SSMS, create a database and app login, and allow remote connections only from your own IP address.
ZFS storage for virtual machines: pools, zvols and tuning
Use ZFS to store KVM and Proxmox virtual machine disks: choose a pool layout, create zvols, set compression and volblocksize, plan RAM for ARC and use snapshots and replication.
LVM basics: grow a logical volume on a Linux VPS
Understand LVM physical volumes, volume groups and logical volumes, then extend a logical volume and its filesystem online after your VPS disk is enlarged.
Centralise Docker logs with Loki and Promtail on a Linux VPS
Run Loki and Promtail in Docker Compose to collect container logs from every service on one server, then search and filter them in Grafana with LogQL.
Add a blog and publish posts in SitePad
Add a blog to a SitePad website: create the blog page, write and format posts, use categories and featured images, schedule content and keep posts SEO-friendly.
Migrate iptables rules to nftables
Move an existing iptables firewall to native nftables. Check whether you run iptables-nft or legacy, export with iptables-save, translate the rules, test them and switch the boot service.
Apache MPMs explained: prefork vs worker vs event
How Apache's Multi-Processing Modules handle connections, why event is the modern default, how to switch MPM safely and how to size MaxRequestWorkers for your RAM.
Inodes and disk quota in cPanel: what they are and how to reduce them
Learn what inodes (file usage) and disk quota mean on cPanel hosting, why you can hit the inode limit with free space left, and how to find and remove excess files.
Write a custom Fail2ban filter and test it with fail2ban-regex
Build your own Fail2ban filter for an app that has no built-in one. Write a failregex with the HOST tag, set a datepattern, test it with fail2ban-regex and attach it to a new jail.
Fix 504 Gateway Timeout errors on Nginx, PHP and app servers
Find why a request times out with 504 Gateway Timeout: slow PHP or database queries, mismatched proxy and FPM timeouts, CDN limits, and when to raise timeouts versus fix the code.
Plan and manage storage for Virtualizor KVM (LVM, thin, file)
Choose between LVM, thin LVM and file-based storage in Virtualizor, add storage pools to nodes, set overcommit limits, monitor free space and expand storage safely.
DirectAdmin: Manage Email Accounts and DNS Records Effectively
Learn how to manage email accounts, set up forwarders, and edit DNS zone records within your DirectAdmin VPS environment.
Create VirtFusion packages (VPS plans) with CPU, RAM, disk and bandwidth
Build VirtFusion packages that define each VPS plan: CPU cores, memory, storage, traffic, network speed and backup options, ready to sell through WHMCS.
Design reseller and master reseller plans with WHMReseller
Plan the reseller tiers you sell from a master reseller account: limits per tier, headroom, overselling policy, CloudLinux limits, naming and matching WHMCS products.
How to fix ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED means your browser could not turn the domain into an IP address. Learn how to fix it on your device and check the domain's DNS and registration.
Import an existing WordPress site into Softaculous
Make Softaculous manage a site you installed manually or migrated: import from the same account or from another server, then enable backups and auto-upgrades.
Fix common Composer errors on a server
Solve frequent Composer problems: memory exhausted, PHP version or extension requirements, dependency conflicts, lock file mismatches, authentication and running as root.
Manage DNS records in Plesk (A, CNAME, MX, TXT)
Add, edit and remove DNS records in Plesk, understand the DNS template, switch between master and slave DNS, and point a domain to external services.
Reduce latency to your broker: location and ping checks
Find where your broker's trade servers are, choose the nearest location, and measure latency from the VPS with MetaTrader, ping and tracert.
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