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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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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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Fix "Remote Desktop can't connect to the remote computer"
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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Set up a private remote work desktop on Admin RDP
Secure your Admin RDP, install everyday apps, personalise it, and learn when to disconnect versus sign out so your work keeps running.
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Restore files and folders from JetBackup 5 in cPanel
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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Delete files older than X days automatically
Clean up old backups, logs and temp files on a schedule. Find files older than a set number of days, test with a dry run, delete them and automate it with cron, a systemd timer or tmpfiles.d.
Encrypted, deduplicated VPS backups with restic
Back up a Linux VPS with restic to S3-compatible storage or SFTP: initialise an encrypted repository, back up files and database dumps, apply retention policies, verify and restore.
Why your emails go to spam (and how to fix it on cPanel hosting)
A checklist to stop emails from your cPanel domain landing in Gmail or Outlook spam: authentication, From addresses, content, blocklists, PHP mail and warm-up.
View your invoices and billing history
Use the invoices page in the MdmHost Dashboard to see paid and unpaid invoices, check due dates and line items, and keep tidy billing records for your accounts.
Upgrade MariaDB or MySQL to a new major version safely
Plan and run a MariaDB or MySQL major version upgrade on a Linux VPS: check compatibility, back up, switch repositories, upgrade packages and verify the result.
Set up DirectAdmin Multi Server DNS clustering
Connect DirectAdmin servers with Multi Server Setup so DNS zones sync automatically, run dedicated nameserver boxes, and check that zones replicate correctly.
RDP Hardening: Preventing Privilege Escalation via Group Policy
Use Group Policy to cut the privilege escalation paths inside Remote Desktop sessions — restrict RDP logon rights, strip dangerous user rights and force UAC to deny elevation.
First login to a Windows VPS managed with Virtualizor
Get your Windows VPS details from Virtualizor, connect with Remote Desktop, use VNC when RDP fails, set the Administrator password and complete first security steps.
.htaccess vs VirtualHost config: AllowOverride, performance and security
How Apache looks up .htaccess files on every request, what AllowOverride and AllowOverrideList control, when to move rules into the VirtualHost for speed, and when .htaccess is the right tool.
Customise WHMCS email templates and the email header and footer
Edit WHMCS email templates such as welcome, invoice and reminder emails, use merge fields, brand the global header and footer, add translations and create custom templates.
Tune PHP-FPM pools (pm.max_children) for your RAM
Size PHP-FPM to your server's memory. Choose between dynamic, ondemand and static, calculate pm.max_children from real per-process memory, set pm.max_requests, and act on the max_children warning.
Install and use the QEMU guest agent on KVM VMs
Install qemu-guest-agent on Linux and Windows VMs, add the virtio-serial channel on the host, and use it for clean shutdowns, IP reporting, filesystem freeze for backups and password resets.
Create Windows users with Remote Desktop access
Give each person their own Windows login, add them to Remote Desktop Users, test the account and remove access cleanly later.
Monitor a Linux server in real time with Netdata
Install Netdata on a Linux VPS, view per-second CPU, RAM, disk and network charts, keep the dashboard private and set up useful alerts.
KernelCare live patching explained: kernel updates without reboots
How KernelCare applies Linux kernel security patches without rebooting, what it covers on CloudLinux and AlmaLinux servers, how to install and check it, and its limits.
Host a Valheim Dedicated Server with Docker
Run a Valheim dedicated server with Docker on a Linux VPS — compose file, UDP ports, persistent world data and safe updates.
Encrypt email with GPG keys in cPanel (Encryption tool)
Generate or import GnuPG/OpenPGP keys in cPanel's Encryption tool, share your public key, and use encrypted email in Roundcube or Thunderbird for sensitive messages.
Server not responding? First checks before contacting support
A short checklist for an unreachable server: check its status in your VPS provider's control panel, test the network and port, look through the browser console, restart if needed and test from another network before opening a ticket.
VM golden images: best practices for templates
Build reliable VM golden images: what to include and leave out, removing machine-specific identity (machine-id, SSH host keys), cloud-init readiness, security baselines, versioning and regular rebuilds.
Create MySQL databases and users in DirectAdmin
Create a MySQL database and user in DirectAdmin, manage privileges, open phpMyAdmin, import or export SQL dumps and allow remote MySQL hosts.
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