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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Install and use Vim Text Editor on your Cloud Server

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, Tutorial, VPS 7 January 2021
Introduction If you’ve never heard of Vim, or “vi” for short, this article will change your life*. One of the most powerful text editors accessible from the command line is the vim editor. Built on…
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How to install Go (golang) 1.9 on CentOS 7

James Ensor 5wire, Tutorial, VPS 21 January 2018
Introduction Go, often referred to as golang, is an open-source programming language developed by Google. It takes a minimalist approach to development and makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software. This tutorial will…
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Jump start in to CentOS – How to Create a new Sudo User

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, Tutorial 21 January 2018
Introduction If you haven’t set up your new server yet, read this guide. The sudo command provides a mechanism for granting administrator privileges, ordinarily only available to the root user, to normal users. This guide…
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What is SSH? SSH Essentials, and how to use SSH

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, CentOS, Security, Servers, Tutorial 21 January 2018
Introduction SSH is a secure protocol used as the primary means of connecting to Linux servers remotely. It provides a text-based interface by spawning a remote shell. After connecting, all commands you type in your…
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Now accepting Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero!

James Ensor 5wire, Blog 18 January 2018
Now accepting Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero! We also accept Bitcoin! Following the crypto-boom of late 2017 we have now adopted Monero (XMR), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH) and Litecoin (LTC) as payment methods…
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