Ready to setup your own IRC server on Ubuntu? IRC is better known as Internet Relay Chat and it is an old school method of creating and hosting your own chat room. Using the InspIRCd app on a low end VPS, you can begin hosting your own IRC chat rooms to instantly communicate with your family and friends. To get started, go ahead and spin up an Ubuntu 16.04 VPS and login using SSH. Once you follow these steps, you'll be ab...
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This editorial has been written by Anthony Smith from Inception Hosting. Thank you, Anthony, for your valued contribution to LowEndBox! This overview is intended to be just that, this is just the firs...
Read MoreIf you want to learn how to build your own web crawler using a VPS, have you considered using Scrapy? In this installment of LowEndTutorials, we’ll go over the basic functions of the Scrapy web crawli...
Read MoreHave you ever wanted to use your VPS to host a Shoutcast Radio stream? In this article we will talk about how to install SHOUTcast Distributed Network Audio Server (DNAS 2.0) on your Ubuntu 16.04 VPS....
Read MoreHobbyists who look to have maximum control over the image files that they host online may look into purchasing a virtual private server. If you are looking for an alternative to Flickr, a VPS could be...
Read MoreToday, we will go over the basics of how to install a TeamSpeak 3 server on your Ubuntu 16.04 VPS. Before you install TeamSpeak 3, it is recommended that you check your VPS provider’s terms and condit...
Read MoreMonitoring the uptime of your virtual private servers is an essential part of guaranteeing maximum uptime for your web facing assets. As a result, many VPS enthusiasts have exclusively chosen Nagios a...
Read MoreLimeSurvey provides you with instant feedback from your users. When compared to services that sell survey services, hosting your own VPS to conduct online surveys could potentially save you some money...
Read MoreHardening the security on your VPS should be one of the first tasks you perform when buying a new VPS. As a result, we’ve provided several tips that will help you increase the security on your VPS. Wh...
Read MoreManaging multiple websites with a control panel on your VPS can be cumbersome, time consuming and complicated. To simplify the deployment of websites and apps, you can install a control panel app that...
Read MoreSecurity is a critical component of any database application. Did you know that a default MySQL installation can leave your database vulnerable to cyber threats? There several different implementation...
Read MoreDevelopers commonly use virtual private servers to build applications for their clients. Securing the data stored on your VPS can help protect against the accidental exposure of your data in case of a...
Read MoreThere's a variety of reasons as to why you may want to turn your VPS into a private instant messaging server. Regardless of your motivations, we've compiled a guide that will help you understand the b...
Read MoreHave you thought about setting up your own private Git server on a spare VPS? Thanks to the popularity of services like GitHub, Git has become very widespread among the developer community. You don't...
Read MoreMariaDB is forked from MySQL, MariaDB has been known to be a drop-in replacement that brings enhancements and performance optimizations over MySQL. This tutorial will show you how to install, optimize...
Read MoreOne of your essential addons for your web browsers is almost definitely some sort of ad blocker. Resources like bandwidth are a precious resource, especially when your ISP is of the many that limit it...
Read MorePowerShell is now open source, and available for Linux and Mac. You can download official packages from Microsoft for the 64-bit versions of Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, CentOS 7, Red Hat Enterprise Li...
Read MoreHave you been looking for a way to send SMS messages from your virtual private server (VPS)? With the help of the TextBelt app, you can do just that. TextBelt is a project created by Ian Webster that...
Read MoreEncrypting the connections to your website will help you keep your customer’s data safe and secure. Without encryption, a malicious actor could sniff the connection of your users and intercept the pac...
Read MoreAutomatically backing up files from a VPS to your DropBox account is simpler than you might think. When you configure your VPS to automatically send backups to your DropBox storage account, you can be...
Read MoreTwitter's versatile platform makes it easy for people to stay up to date on the latest information and news. Did you know that Twitter's API can be rapidly configured to integrate directly into almost...
Read MoreSecurity risks are discovered each and every day. How can you know that your VPS is protected against the latest threats? One of the best methods of keeping your server safe is to implement automatic...
Read MoreIn order to migrate the files on a VPS box from one provider to another, one of the best solutions for the job is to use a tool called Rsync. Let’s take a closer look at Rsync and see how it can help...
Read MoreMumble is a high-quality, low-latency voice chat app that was primarily developed for those in the gaming community. If you've got a spare low end server, you could consider implementing Mumble to fac...
Read MoreIn order to enable your website to send e-mails, you will need to install additional components to facilitate this service. On your Linux VPS, many system administrators choose Postfix. Getting Starte...
Read MorePerhaps you've wanted to set up a virtual private server (VPS) to anonymize HTTP traffic on the TOR network. OpenSSH would be the first solution that admins would turn to, given the fact that OpenSSH...
Read MoreIf you're like me, you find yourself running processes every now and then that don't have init scripts and simply remain active in your session. One common example of that would be a Minecraft server...
Read MorePerhaps you're using a Low End Box to host a game or some type of application that requires the Java Runtime Environment. Perhaps you'd like to use your VPS as a dev environment for your Java app? Whi...
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