Question: Are there any other costs associated with getting a dedicated server? Answer: Typically when you order a dedicated server the price that is shown is what you have to pay each month. With certain exceptions: -promotional prices (discounts can expire or become void if the configuration changes) -bandwidth traffic overage (you exceed your monthly […]
The following command will have to be executed by a root user. Replace usera with the username that you want to grant root privileges to. Warning: commands that are executed by the root user can do a lot of damage to your system if you do not know what you are doing. Please pay attention […]
If you are using FreeBSD 11 then these instructions will show you how to install nmap. Nmap is a program for scanning your servers to identify what ports you have open. Open ports means that the specified port can be reached by other systems. If your server is facing the internet and you have a […]
The following commands should work in most Linux distributions. You need to first connect to your Linux server and either use sudo or become the root user to execute these commands. Locate and edit the configuration file First, you need to edit the SSH configuration file. You can use nano or your preferred editor to […]
Equinix has announced that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire 24 datacenters from Verizon for $3.6 billion dollars. After this transaction is over Equinix will increase their presence worldwide with the addition of these datacenters to the company’s own. Equinix is already known as the go-to datacenter operator if a web host […]
GoDaddy has acquired on demand technical support service WP Curve. WP Curve provides WordPress administrators with on demand fixes when issues arises. WP Curve also provides marketing support in addition to technical support for WordPress administrators. The addition of WP Curve’s products and services to GoDaddy will increase the different number of WordPress offerings by […]
GoDaddy has announced that the domain registration giant will pay $1.79 billion dollars for Host Europe Group (HEG). The transaction is expected to close by the second quarter of next year. With the acquisition of HEG, GoDaddy will gain a major web hosting presence in Europe. GoDaddy will acquire over 1.7 million additional customers from […]
There are a few signs that you are outgrowing your web hosting plan. These signs include: slowness, random timeouts, and almost hitting your account limits. When your web hosting experience has any of these signs you may want to start looking into getting a new plan. Unexpected slowness If your site experiences slowness during random […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers can now order DDoS protection from Amazon. The new anti-DDoS service is called AWS Shield. The service will only protect content and assets that are hosted on AWS services. AWS will offer two tiers of AWS Shield. Amazon will provide its existing AWS customers with a basic version of the […]
Amazon’s AWS unit has launched a new product line called Lightsail. Lightsail is pretty much a virtual private service (VPS) product offering. Starting at $5 dollars per month for 512 MB of memory, 1 vCPU, 20 GB of SSD storage, and 1 TB of data transfer. Other plans include $10, $20, $40, and $80 per […]