How to change a Windows Virtual Machine on Proxmox disk type from SATA to SCSI

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, Proxmox, Tutorial 8 April 2024
Problem 1: Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it. Red Hat VirtIO SCSI pass-through controller A problem was encountered while attempting to add the driver to…
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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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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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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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How to install and configure PHP Zend Opcache

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, cpanel, PHP, Tutorial 18 January 2017
What is Opcache you ask? Opcache is a PHP extensions that will help to improve server & applications performance. There are many popular opcode caches like eaccelerator, xcache, apc, etc.  Opcache is recommended in almost all…
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25% off Virtual Servers for Life!

James Ensor 5wire 18 November 2015
[h1]Virtual Servers from £4 per month![/h1] [small_space] Get 25% off our Virtual Servers for life with discount code WEBOFF. Select the perfect Virtual Server from the list below, upgrade at anytime! [small_space] [pricing_table columns=”5″] [pricing_column…
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London, UK based SSD Virtual Servers now available!

James Ensor Blog 27 July 2014
Our London based SSD Virtual Servers provide you with the speed and connectivity you need to provide your customers and website users with a quick, and reliable service. All of our Virtual Servers are placed…
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