How to install cPanel on your AlmaLinux Server

James Ensor 5wire, cpanel, Hosting, Servers, VPS 19 March 2024
Here’s a tutorial on installing cPanel on AlmaLinux: Prerequisites A fresh AlmaLinux installation (recommended for a smooth process). Root access to your AlmaLinux server. A cPanel/WHM license (you can find licensing information and trials on…
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Learn the best practices with SU and SUDO

James Ensor 5wire, Hosting, Servers, VPS 16 March 2024
For security reasons, root is disabled by default with our Linux Cloud Virtual Servers (Cloud Servers). This guide will explain how to use SU and SUDO. Note: if you need to gain access to the…
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Learn how to enable root user with SUDO

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, Support, Tutorial, VPS 16 March 2024
The root user in Linux grants unrestricted access to the system. While convenient, it can be a security risk. For this reason, many distributions disable root login by default. With our Cloud Servers, root is…
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Using our Cloud Server for your load balancing requirements

James Ensor 5wire, Servers, VPS 15 March 2024
You can achieve load balancing by deploying a dedicated load balancer software as a cloud server. Here’s a tutorial on how to set this up: 1. Choose Your Load Balancer Software Popular options include: HAProxy: Open-source…
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How to migrate a Linux VPS Cloud Server with rsync

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, cpanel, Hosting, Servers, Tutorial, VPS 9 March 2024
If you’re looking to move to a different Virtual Server Cloud Hosting Provider for your Linux Server,  you will be looking to do so with minimal effort. We recommend using rsync to manage the migration…
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Migrate from CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 8 [Easy Guide]

James Ensor 5wire, Hosting, Servers, Tutorial, VPS 7 September 2023
With CentOS 7 fast approaching End of Life in June 2024, this article explains how easy it is to upgrade from CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux 8 using the ELevate tool. What is Elevate? ELevate is…
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How To Install Linux Kernel 5.x on Almalinux 8 or Rocky

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, CentOS, Hosting, Servers, Tutorial, VPS 6 September 2023
By default both AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux 8.x come packaged with Linux Kernel 4.x, whereas the latest stable long term was 5.4 and stable mainline kernels 5.18. This guide will show you how to install/upgrade…
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Why is our Web Hosting WordPress ready?

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, cpanel, Hosting, PHP, VPS, WordPress 1 August 2022
When looking for somebody to host your website, it’s essential to ensure that your web hosting provider’s servers are configured correctly to provide the best experience. We completely understand that it is critical to make…
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How to create a Proxmox Template with a Cloud-Init image

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, CentOS, Hosting, Proxmox, Servers, Support, Tutorial, VPS 29 July 2022
This guide will show you how to create a Proxmox KVM Template from a Cloud-Init Image. You will need to have a prepared Cloud Image with Cloud-Init. Check out this guide to see how to…
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How to prepare a Cloud-Init OS Templates for Proxmox

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, Hosting, Proxmox, Servers, VPS 29 July 2022
This guide will show you how to prepare a Cloud Image for a Proxmox VM Template. The same process works for any Cloud-Init OpenStack based image.  We deploy Cloud-Init based KVM Cloud Servers from WHMCS.…
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