How to setup PPTP VPN ON OPENVZ VPS ( tested with ubuntu 11.04 with 32 mb...
Hey I have already confirmed that ipxcore have enable by default both of these required modules Required kernel support: ppp MPPE mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0 apt-get update apt-get install pptpd vim...
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Create a uptime checking system for your site/host/ect
This is a pretty basic uptime checker I just put together. You will need: database, knowledge of programming(not lots of knowledge) for this I created a api.php file so you can use it as a api, call...
View ArticleRsync out of memory? Try this...
If you do proper backups and are a shell type person, you probably are an rsync user. In the lowend market, where there is limited RAM available, rsync can really fail in a big way. Failure is out of...
View ArticleHow to do a grub-install on KVM guest with virtio disks?
I am trying to do a grub-install on KVM guest and not succeeding. Does anyone know how? I have done some googling and tried some examples but it is still now working. Any ideas?
View ArticleRsync out of memory? Try this...
If you do proper backups and are a shell type person, you probably are an rsync user. In the lowend market, where there is limited RAM available, rsync can really fail in a big way. Failure is out of...
View ArticleMake your own cloud storage
Script: http://pastebin.com/g3gcSDz5 (updated) Function: Install, configure all needed items to create your own cloud Required OS: Ubuntu 10.x-12.x Unsupported: Below Ubuntu 10.x How to use (if not...
View ArticleMicro-Tutorial: Schedule a One-Time Job
BuyVM is relocating from San Jose to and I need to shut down my KVM node cleanly before 9pm on Saturday. I could login and do it then but...laziness is a virtue. I could put it in cron, but I only want...
View ArticleHow to Install ConfigServer Firewall (CSF) on VPS
ConfigServer Firewall, or CSF, is a common Linux security suite. Log in to your VPS as the root user and run the following commands to install CSF: # rm -fv csf.tgz # wget...
View Article[How To] Install NewzNab on Ubuntu 12.04
**** Basic Tutorial on How To Install NewzNab on Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit. **** This tutorial is optimized for speed and intended to be setup on a server dedicated to Newznab ONLY Perform a clean...
View ArticleHow to create a SolusVM Private Internal Network
This guide shows you how to setup a Private Internal Network. This guide has been tested and works with KVM nodes. I have not tested this with XEN. This will not work on OpenVZ. This guide presumes...
View ArticleEvaluate your provider's uplinks
I've been a unix and network admin for a while now. I've had the pleasure of working with plenty of backbone providers, some of them seem better than others. One I absolutely love is Hurricane...
View ArticleBlock all subnets of a certain country using iptables
Hi everybody, We were experiencing extremely high loads on one of our web-servers, generating enormous loads on Apache, eventually resulting in the server running out of memory and just locking up....
View ArticleAny lowendscript with NGINX/MySQL/PHP & Mail Server with Frontend?
Hello! I'm searching for a lowendscript which contain these services: Nginx MySQL PHP PHPMyAdmin Mail Server Mail Frontend Is there any script with contain these services? If not, is there a mail...
View ArticleParse simple config files in Python
I was looking for a clean way to parse simple config files in Python, i.e. var = val, and came up with this. It parses variables into a namedtuple. Maybe someone else will find it useful. from...
View ArticleCheck deta center detail and server configuration with a IP
Hi, Is there any way by which I can find out data center name / detail and web server configuration by Web Server IP address.
View ArticleTutorial: Basic website and database backups with Duplicity
This tutorial will show you how you can back up your website and database with Duplicity. Duplicity is a very useful tool to make remote unassisted backups. The backups can be incremental, encrypted,...
View ArticleDedicated Ram/ Guaranteed Ram... an oldie but a goody that deserves being...
After reading another thread here and after answering a similar question a few times on IRC I thought I would bring this one back in to the lime light....
View Articlenginx failed to start after apt-get upgrade
Recently if did an apt-get update and apt-get upgrade on my debian 6 VPS and after that the nginx started showing the below error /etc/init.d/nginx restart Restarting nginx: nginxnginx: [emerg] bind()...
View ArticleImprove LET search
I think pretty much everyone around here knows how awful LET's search is. If you don't, go ahead, try it. I'll wait. Yeah, could use some work, right? You know who does a better job with search?...
View ArticleHow to Block WHMCS licensedebug
So I was recently reminded (thanks @Spencer) that if you call any WHMCS .php with ?licensedebug&forceremote, you get back some info that frankly I'm not wild about giving out. For example:...
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