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Cancel a service with a cancellation request
How to cancel a server with a cancellation request, what to back up first, how to choose when it ends, and where to read the terms and refund policy.
Move users between resellers and rename accounts in DirectAdmin
As a DirectAdmin admin, change the owner of a user account to another reseller, rename a user, change a domain name and move a user to another server safely.
Fail2ban False Positive Resolution: Fine-Tuning Jails and Timeouts
Diagnose why Fail2ban banned a legitimate user, then fix it properly by tuning maxretry, findtime, bantime and ignoreip instead of disabling the jail.
Copy a website to staging in Plesk (Website Copying and WP Toolkit)
Create a staging copy of a site in Plesk with Website Copying or WP Toolkit cloning, test changes safely, then sync files and databases back to production.
Create WHMCS staff accounts, admin roles and two-factor authentication
Add staff to WHMCS with least-privilege administrator roles, restrict departments, enable and enforce two-factor authentication, and review admin activity logs.
How to fix 500 Internal Server Error on Apache
Track down an Apache 500 Internal Server Error by reading error.log, then fix bad.htaccess directives, missing modules, PHP fatal errors and permission problems.
Monitor CPU, memory, disk and logs on a Linux server
A practical toolkit for checking load, CPU, memory, disk, network and logs on a Linux VPS, with what each number means and when it is a problem.
Ports, protocols and TCP vs UDP explained
How ports and protocols let one server run many services, the real difference between TCP and UDP, and which one common services use.
Self-host Immich for photo backups with Docker Compose
Deploy Immich on a Linux VPS with Docker Compose, connect the mobile app for automatic photo uploads, and back up the library off-site.
Turn directory listing on or off with cPanel Indexes
Control whether visitors can see a list of files in folders without an index page, using cPanel Indexes or .htaccess, to share downloads or hide sensitive files.
Fix Nginx 404 errors with try_files for pretty URLs
Pretty URLs return 404 on Nginx when nothing routes them to your app. Add the right try_files line for WordPress, Laravel or a single-page app, and avoid root and alias mistakes.
Create cron jobs in DirectAdmin
Schedule commands and PHP scripts with DirectAdmin Cron Jobs, write correct cron times, choose the right PHP binary, log output and stop unwanted emails.
Create an SFTP-only user limited to one folder
Give someone file access over SFTP without a shell, locked inside one folder. Configure internal-sftp with a Match block, set the chroot ownership right and test with WinSCP.
Move mailboxes from another provider to Plesk with IMAP import
Migrate email to Plesk: create mailboxes, copy messages with the Plesk Email Importing extension or imapsync, switch MX records with minimal downtime and run a final sync.
How to install CloudPanel on a Linux VPS
CloudPanel is a free control panel for Debian and Ubuntu. This guide covers the installer, the admin account and your first login on a fresh Linux VPS.
Run cron jobs with the right PHP version on CloudLinux
Make cPanel cron jobs use the same PHP version as your website on CloudLinux: correct binary paths, wget versus PHP CLI, logging output and fixing cron errors.
Generate, view and delete a CSR in cPanel for a paid SSL certificate
Create a private key and Certificate Signing Request (CSR) in cPanel SSL/TLS, copy it to your certificate authority, retrieve it later and remove old CSRs.
Tune Apache settings in WHM Global Configuration
Adjust KeepAlive, Timeout, ServerLimit and MaxRequestWorkers in WHM, and add custom Apache directives with the Include Editor so they survive rebuilds.
Create a subdomain in cPanel (blog, shop, staging)
Create subdomains such as blog.example.com or staging.example.com in cPanel, choose the document root, get SSL, and point a subdomain to an external server.
Schedule tasks with Windows Task Scheduler
Create scheduled tasks in Task Scheduler or PowerShell, choose the right account and trigger, and fix tasks that do not run.
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