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Install LiteSpeed Web Server on DirectAdmin or Plesk
Replace Apache with LiteSpeed Enterprise on a DirectAdmin or Plesk server: licence, install commands, switching web servers, LSCache, verification and how to roll back.
Configure Redis Remote Access with bind and protected-mode
Redis refuses remote connections by default. Set the bind address, keep protected-mode under control, and open port 6379 only to the client IP that needs it.
Install and configure JetBackup 5 on a cPanel & WHM server (root)
Set up JetBackup 5 on your own cPanel server as root: installation, a remote backup destination, backup jobs and schedules, retention, and what users can restore.
WHMCS first configuration: general settings you should set
Configure WHMCS after installation: company details, system URL, logo, invoicing, ordering, support, mail and security tabs in General Settings, plus currencies.
Allow or block multiple RDP sessions for one user
Understand why a new Remote Desktop login takes over your old session, how the single-session policy works on Windows Server, and which setting suits a team.
Optimizing disk I/O on a VPS: tuning mount options and swap
Reduce disk latency on a Linux VPS by choosing the right I/O scheduler, trimming write-heavy mount options, and tuning swap and dirty-page settings.
Run a Node.js app with Docker Compose behind Nginx
Containerise a Node.js app with a small Dockerfile, run it with Docker Compose next to an Nginx reverse proxy, and add logs, restarts and HTTPS.
Change a WordPress user's password, email and public display name
Update your own WordPress password and email in Profile, change another user's password as an admin, and choose how your name appears on posts and comments.
Tune Apache MPM settings to stop memory exhaustion
Size Apache's MaxRequestWorkers to the RAM you really have, choose between prefork and event, set ServerLimit and KeepAlive sensibly and spot the MaxRequestWorkers warning in your logs.
Roundcube filters and out-of-office replies (Managesieve)
Create mail filters and out-of-office vacation replies directly in Roundcube webmail with Managesieve, including date ranges, folder rules and forwarding.
Docker run flags you will actually use (-d, -p, -v, -e, --restart)
The docker run options that matter on a VPS, explained with examples. Covers detached mode, port publishing, volumes, environment variables, names, restart policies and resource limits.
Configure the cPanel mail server (Dovecot) in WHM (root guide)
Tune Dovecot in WHM Mailserver Configuration as root: IMAP/POP3 protocols, connections per IP, TLS settings and mailbox options, and fix "too many connections" errors.
Tune MySQL InnoDB Buffer Pool Size for a VPS
Measure your InnoDB buffer pool hit rate, choose a size that fits your VPS memory, and apply innodb_buffer_pool_size safely in my.cnf.
Domain extensions (TLDs) explained: gTLD, ccTLD and new TLDs, and how to choose
Learn the difference between generic, country-code and new top-level domains, how they affect trust and local SEO, and a simple way to pick the right extension.
Back up and restore sites in WP Squared
Protect WP Squared sites with backups: check what is backed up, restore a whole site or roll back after a bad update, and keep an extra off-site copy.
Check your VPS CPU, RAM and disk from the command line
Confirm how many CPU cores, how much memory and how much disk space your Linux VPS has with nproc, lscpu, free, df and lsblk, and check the virtualization type.
How to install MongoDB on Ubuntu and secure it
Install MongoDB on Ubuntu from the official repository, enable authentication, create an admin user, and restrict access with bindIp and UFW.
Why is my IP blocked? How to find out and get unblocked
Recognise the signs of a firewall block on cPanel hosting, find your public IP, learn the usual causes such as wrong mail passwords, and get unblocked quickly.
Fix an expired SSL certificate and renew it in time
Recover from an expired SSL certificate: find out why AutoSSL did not renew, re-run it, renew and reinstall a paid certificate and set up expiry monitoring.
Use WHM Feature Manager to control cPanel features
Use WHM Feature Manager to build feature lists, hide tools such as Terminal or SSH Access from cPanel users, attach lists to packages and disable features for every account.
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