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If you get Encryption error on login using root then try following. Login as root in shell/ssh 1. try setting new password for root user. passwd if this does not help then try 2. Check hashing (hashing needs to be md5…
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Elasticsearch is flexible and powerful open-source, distributed real-time search and analytics engine. Using a simple set of APIs provides the ability for full-text search. Elastic search is freely available under the…
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You can check the current version of apache by running /usr/sbin/httpd -v CustomBuild - current If you're using custombuild (as most new boxes are), run the following cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild ./build update…
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Installing FTP on Windows Server 2012 (R2) Open the Server Manager from the task bar. From the Server Manager Dashboard click Add Roles and Features. From the Installation Type section select Role-based or feature-based…
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As of DA 1.50.0, DirectAdmin have added a new feature that allows you to make use of LetsEncrypt, a tool offering free basic SSL certificates. There is a script written in such a manner that you can also setup SSL for…
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Connect to the server using RDP. Specify passive FTP port range in IIS Manager: 2.1. Open Internet Information Service (IIS) Manager: In Windows Server 2012 and newer: go to Start > Server Manager > Tools > Internet…
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Sometimes inside WHM when clicking the “change hostname” link or by running / usr /local/ cpanel /bin/set_hostname yourhostname.first2host.co.uk you may get presented with the following error message: "Your previous…
Read ArticleFor installing IIS, you need to login to server using RDP, using administrator access. Press the [Windows] key and select Server Manager. In the Server Manager Dashboard , click Manage > Add Roles and Features. Click…
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You can switch DirectAdmin to use SSL instead of plain text. -> https instead of http on port 2222. Creating a Self-Signed Certificate If you do not have your own certificates, you'll need to create your own…
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Increase your Linux server Internet speed with TCP BBR congestion control I recently read that TCP BBR has significantly increased throughput and reduced latency for connections on Google’s internal backbone networks…
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