There are two common solutions to start a program automatically after the server reboots: use Task Scheduler, or make the program start as a Windows service at bootup. These solutions work for some situations when the program you need to start only needs to run as a background (unseen) process. In this article, we will address how […]
On recent versions of Ubuntu, you may get the following error when trying to run apt-get update or apt-get install: Failed to fetch 404 Not Found Usually, the reason for this error is changing locations of Ubuntu repositories. According to the versioning policies of Ubuntu, normal releases are supported for 9 months, whereas LTS (Long Term […]
Windows comes with ICMP (ping) communications blocked by the system firewall, by default. You may want to enable ping on your Windows VPS or dedicated server for some practical purposes, for example to monitor uptime with an outside ping-monitoring service. How to Enable Ping (ICMP) on Windows Simply open Command Prompt as Administrator (right click > Run […]
On recent versions of Ubuntu, you may get the following error when trying to run apt-get update or apt-get install: Failed to fetch 404 Not Found Usually, the reason for this error is changing locations of Ubuntu repositories. According to the versioning policies of Ubuntu, normal releases are supported for 9 months, whereas LTS (Long Term […]
On many virtual servers, NAT and other iptables modules may not be loaded by default. This module is critical for using types of network address translation like MASQUERADE. To test whether your Linux VPS or server has the NAT module loaded, run the following command and check for the example output (meaning NAT is not […]
Memcache is one of several different caching methods available for Apache/PHP web servers. It is designed to speed up websites and web apps, especially those utilizing databases, by caching frequently-accessed data and objects in RAM for quicker access. Installing Memcache on a cPanel server or cPanel VPS is a simple, and effective way to begin optimizing […]
Follow the steps below to change the password for your Windows server instance. The password you will change is the password of the Administrator user, which is used to access the server with RDP (remote desktop). Changing the password requires access to the server. How to Change the Administrator Password First, log in your Windows Server instance […]
In this guide, we will show you how to install a valid, commercially-signed SSL certificate on a cPanel/WHM server. This will provide verified security for cPanel services like the cPanel user login portal, WHM admin login portal, Webmail, and FTP. First, log in to the WHM administrator interface as the root user. In the left-hand navigation, […]
Many features of Windows 8 are available in Windows Server 2012 R2. Follow the steps below to enable access to the Windows Store and related programs on a Windows Server 2012 R2 system. How to Enable Windows Store on Server 2012 R2 Open Server Manager. Click Add Roles and Features. Click Next through the default […]
In this post we will look at a simple way to continuously and accurately synchronize system time on a Windows server. There are many applications that might require accurate timekeeping down to the millisecond, and this is an excellent solution for those situations. Install NTP with NetTime First, download and install NetTime from their official website: http://www.timesynctool.com/ […]
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