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Fix PostgreSQL Password Authentication Failed for User
Diagnose and fix the PostgreSQL "password authentication failed for user" error by checking pg_hba.conf rules, resetting the role password and reloading the server.
When an employee leaves: forward, archive and delete their cPanel mailbox
A safe offboarding routine for a departing employee's cPanel email: block logins, keep receiving mail via a forwarder, archive old mail and delete the mailbox later.
Read the error log and raw access logs in cPanel
Find the cause of website errors with cPanel's Errors tool, PHP error_log files and Raw Access logs, and learn how to read common log lines.
Fix "cPanel license invalid" or licence not found errors
Fix cPanel licence invalid or licence not found errors on a VPS. Check the IP on verify.cpanel.net, open outbound connections, fix DNS and time, and refresh with cpkeyclt.
Advanced Windows Server: Implementing Group Policy Objects (GPO) for security
Group Policy Objects push the same security settings to every Windows server in a domain. This guide creates a GPO, links it to an OU, filters it and verifies the result.
Stop brute force and floods with Cloudflare rate limiting rules
Create Cloudflare rate limiting rules that slow down login brute force, search and checkout abuse, and small HTTP floods, with sensible thresholds and testing tips.
How to enable two-factor authentication for WHM and cPanel
Protect your WHM reseller login and customers' cPanel accounts with two-factor authentication using an authenticator app, plus recovery steps if you lose your phone.
Set a strong password policy on Windows Server
Set minimum length, complexity, history and password age for local accounts with Local Security Policy or net accounts, follow modern passphrase advice and test the change.
Harden a Plesk server with Security Advisor and best practices
Use Plesk Security Advisor, two-factor authentication, ModSecurity, Fail2Ban, the firewall and update policies to secure a Plesk VPS or dedicated server.
Protect Nginx with Fail2ban: bad bots, scanners and auth
Turn on Fail2ban's built-in Nginx jails to ban password guessers, vulnerability scanners and clients that hit your rate limits, then test each filter against your real logs.
Reduce admin-ajax load with LiteSpeed Cache Heartbeat control
Use the Heartbeat settings in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin to slow or disable the WordPress Heartbeat API on the front end, back end and editor, and cut admin-ajax.php load.
Reset a Forgotten MySQL Root Password on Linux
Recover access to MySQL or MariaDB on a Linux VPS by starting the server with skip-grant-tables, setting a new root password and restarting normally.
IDN domains explained: domain names with local characters and Punycode
How internationalised domain names with accents or non-Latin scripts work, what Punycode (xn--) is, how they behave with email and SSL, and the security risks to know.
Set your cPanel contact email and resource limit notifications
Add a contact address in cPanel so you get disk quota, bandwidth and security alerts plus password reset emails before small problems take your site down.
Choosing an RDP for remote work: RAM, CPU and storage
Size a Windows remote desktop for browsers, office apps and work tools, and see how the number of apps and users changes the RAM, CPU and storage you need.
Set up SSH keys
Create an SSH key pair, add it to your Linux VPS from macOS, Linux or Windows, and optionally switch off password logins safely.
Deploy a Next.js app on cPanel hosting with Setup Node.js App
Run a server-rendered Next.js site on MdmHost cPanel hosting: build it, upload it, create the app in Setup Node.js App with a custom server file and restart.
How to install LiteSpeed Web Server on a cPanel server and switch from Apache
Install LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise on cPanel as root with the WHM plugin installer, switch from Apache, enable LSCache and know how to switch back.
Snapshot vs backup: what is the difference?
Snapshots capture a whole server at one moment, while backups are independent copies stored somewhere else. Learn the difference, why you need off-server copies, and how the 3-2-1 rule protects your data.
Secure a cPanel email account: passwords, suspended logins and compromised mailboxes
Change a mailbox password in cPanel, suspend logins or incoming mail, and what to do when an email account is hacked and sending spam.
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