Proxmox. Choosing the right virtualisation tool between LXC and VM

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, Hosting, Proxmox, Security, Servers, Support, Tutorial, VPS 20 March 2024
Proxmox offers two main virtualisation options: LXC containers and VMs (Virtual Machines). Both allow you to run multiple isolated environments on a single server, but they differ in their approach and ideal use cases. This…
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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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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 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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How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04

James Ensor 5wire, Servers, Tutorial 4 January 2021
In this tutorial, you will learn how to secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04, using the Apache client Certbot to obtain a free SSL certificate and set up your certificate to renew automatically.
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How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 20.04

James Ensor 5wire, Servers, Tutorial 16 November 2020
In this tutorial, you will use the Let's Encrypt client Certbot to obtain a free SSL certificate for Apache on Ubuntu 20.04 and set up your certificate to renew automatically.
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Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 20.04

James Ensor 5wire, Servers, Tutorial 30 October 2020
This guide should cover everything needed for initial server setup with Ubuntu 20.04.
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How To Install the Apache Web Server on Ubuntu 20.04

James Ensor 5wire, Servers, Tutorial 21 October 2020
In this guide, we’ll explain how to install an Apache web server on your Ubuntu 20.04 server.
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