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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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How to log in to cPanel (MdmHost dashboard, URL and port 2083)
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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CyberPanel: back up and restore a website
Create on-demand and scheduled website backups in CyberPanel, download the archives off the server, and restore a site from a backup when something breaks.
Turn on compression with cPanel Optimize Website
Make pages smaller and faster with the cPanel Optimize Website tool: compress all content or only chosen MIME types, check that it works, and avoid conflicts with cache plugins.
Manage WordPress sites from cPanel (WP Toolkit and Softaculous)
An overview of the WordPress tools in cPanel: find your installations, log in without a password, update, secure, back up and clone sites from WP Toolkit or Softaculous.
Local Security Policy basics on Windows Server
A guided tour of secpol.msc on a standalone Windows server, covering password and lockout policy, user rights, audit policy and security options, plus how to back up settings with secedit.
How to monitor disk, bandwidth and resource usage as a WHM reseller
Track disk space, bandwidth, over-quota accounts and CloudLinux CPU and memory usage for all your customers from WHM, and act before limits cause downtime.
Keep apps running 24/7 on your RDP
Disconnect instead of signing out, check session time limits and power settings, and make programs start again after a restart.
Add security headers with .htaccess on LiteSpeed (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options)
Add HTTP security headers such as HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy and Content-Security-Policy to a site on LiteSpeed hosting with .htaccess.
Nginx Proxy Manager in Docker: HTTPS for many self-hosted apps
Run Nginx Proxy Manager in Docker, add proxy hosts for each app and issue free Let's Encrypt certificates from a single web UI.
Enable two-factor authentication for WordPress logins
Protect WordPress accounts with two-factor authentication: choose a plugin, set up an authenticator app, save backup codes, require 2FA for admins and recover a lost device.
psql cheat sheet: essential PostgreSQL commands
The psql commands you need day to day, from connecting and listing databases, tables and roles to running SQL files and exporting query results to CSV.
CloudLinux CageFS explained: what it does for your hosting account
What CloudLinux CageFS is, how it isolates each cPanel account in its own file system, what you can and cannot see over SSH, and common CageFS questions.
How to add virtual hosts and domains in OpenLiteSpeed
Create a virtual host in OpenLiteSpeed WebAdmin, set its document root, add a port 80 listener, map your domain to it, enable rewrites and apply the change with a graceful restart.
Manage a client's services from the WHMCS admin area
Use the WHMCS service page: module commands like create, suspend and change password, edit billing and due dates, log in as the client, and fix provisioning issues.
Using the Windows Task Scheduler for complex scheduled administrative tasks
Build Windows Task Scheduler jobs with multiple triggers, conditions, restart rules and chained actions, then verify them from PowerShell and the Task Scheduler event log.
Install Joomla with Softaculous on cPanel hosting
Install the Joomla CMS with Softaculous: options to choose, the first admin steps, SEO-friendly URLs, extensions, backups and keeping Joomla updated on cPanel.
Install a paid SSL certificate in DirectAdmin
Install a commercial SSL certificate in DirectAdmin: create the key and CSR, paste the certificate and CA root bundle, enable SSL for the domain and force HTTPS.
umask: control default permissions for new files
Understand how umask decides the permissions of every new file and folder, choose between 022 and 002, and set it per user, per systemd service and for SFTP uploads.
Install WordPress manually in cPanel
Install WordPress by hand in cPanel: upload the core files, create a MySQL database and user, run the installer and lock the site down afterwards.
The Linux directory structure explained (/etc, /var, /home and more)
A plain tour of the Linux directory tree on a VPS, showing what /etc, /var, /home, /root, /opt, /usr, /tmp, /boot and /srv hold and where configs, logs and websites live.
Fix "Bandwidth Limit Exceeded" on a cPanel account
Why a site shows Bandwidth Limit Exceeded, how resellers check and raise the monthly bandwidth limit in WHM, and how to find what is using the traffic.
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