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Setup a DNS Nameserver Using NSD

You can still buy little 128MB VPSes for $10-15 per year and they are perfect for serving DNS.  A nameserver does not take much memory or CPU. Indeed, once it's setup, you'll probably find your nameserver isn't doing much at all, because so much is cached with other DNS servers. It just serves as the authority.  Of course, if you have bigger VPSes, they can do double duty as DNS nameservers as well. Why not just use your...

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Setup a DNS Nameserver Using NSD

Keeping A (log)Watchful Eye on Your VPS With logwatch

Your logs are an invaluable source of information about what's going on inside your system and can alert you to security issues, service issues, and hardware problems.  But you are only aware of what...

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Keeping A (log)Watchful Eye on Your VPS With logwatch

Nginx vs. OpenLiteSpeed vs. Apache

This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd - a provider of shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, DRaaS, colocation, and more. A web server is an integra...

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Nginx vs. OpenLiteSpeed vs. Apache

How to Set Up Nameservers on a VPS

If you’re new here to the Low End Box community we’d like to thank you for stopping by, you have likely stopped by to find your new VPS provider, and most likely you have questions! Within the comment...

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How to Set Up Nameservers on a VPS

Top Ten Things That Should Be In Your Dot Files

"Dot files" are Unix configuration files that live in your home directory.  They're often used to store user-specific choices and preferences.  For example: .bash_profile is executed whenever you logi...

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Top Ten Things That Should Be In Your Dot Files

How to Configure Reverse Proxy with NGINX

NGINX is a light-weight web server first released in 2004 which can also be used as a reverse proxy. We have made many tutorials over NGINX at LowEndBox, and recently setup a Node.js Application, it a...

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How to Configure Reverse Proxy with NGINX

Shields Up! Protecting Your WordPress Site with Wordfence

Server and application security are important factors to consider when running a website -- especially a website based on Wordpress. This easy to use guide will help take you through the steps of ensu...

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Shields Up! Protecting Your WordPress Site with Wordfence

How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on CentOS 8

WireGuard is a modern VPN solution that runs on state-of-the-art cryptography such as the Noise protocol framework, and Curve25519. It provides a much faster experience and outperforms its competitors...

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How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on CentOS 8

Frequently Asked Questions: Windows VPS

In August we continued our "Frequently Asked Questions" series with a piece about KVM VPS plans which came after the release of our major FAQ on hosting, LowEndBox and VPS plans. Today we are covering...

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Frequently Asked Questions: Windows VPS

Increasing Security on Your Linux VPS

The internet is the source of income for millions of people, and it could be considered one of the best creations of technology. However, with time, the internet has become vulnerable to security thre...

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Increasing Security on Your Linux VPS

Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 3

In previous tutorials in this series, we went over generating SSH keys and how to use them.  We'll wrap up the series by showing you how to turn off password authentication on your server. Why Configu...

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Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 3

How to Access a Windows VPS using Remote Desktop

Windows VPS’s are widely used nowadays. They can be used for numerous purposes and could be set up according to your needs. A typical scenario is to use Windows VPS as a web host for a website. This p...

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How to Access a Windows VPS using Remote Desktop

How to secure your WordPress Site

WordPress is a powerful and open-source CMS based on PHP. It is no doubt that it is one of the most used platform for a blog, e-commerce stores, portfolios, and much more. According to some sources, W...

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How to secure your WordPress Site

What is 2-Factor Authentication?

This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros from RackNerd. If you are looking for a new VPS or web hosting service, be sure to check out RackNerd’s latest LowEndBox specials! In this article, w...

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What is 2-Factor Authentication?

Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 2

In the previous tutorial, we showed you how to generate an SSH key pair.  In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use it to login. Assumptions In this tutorial: Your ssh key file is called "my-ssh-key...

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Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 2

Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 1

Traditionally, authentication in Unix-based systems is done with passwords.  This tests "something you know".  SSH keys offer a higher level of security by adding "something you have"- in this case, a...

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Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 1

Signs That You’ve Outgrown Shared Hosting and Should Upgrade to a VPS

This article was written by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd, a seasoned hosting industry veteran who has contributed this article piece for the community. Sometimes, growth is inevitable - and it’s imp...

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Signs That You’ve Outgrown Shared Hosting and Should Upgrade to a VPS

Installing Docker Compose on Ubuntu 20.04

This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd - LowEndBox appreciates your contribution as always! Looking for a KVM VPS to run your Docker applications on? Be sure to check out RackN...

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Installing Docker Compose on Ubuntu 20.04

How to Install Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 with XRDP

This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd - LowEndBox appreciates your contribution as always! Looking for a KVM VPS to run Remote Desktop on? Be sure to check out RackNerd’s late...

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How to Install Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 with XRDP

Setup Detachable and Reattachable Terminal Sessions With tmux on your VPS

tmux (Terminal Multiplexer) is a program that you can use to have a detachable terminal session on your VPS. This means you can login, execute some commands, and then disconnect, returning hours or da...

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Setup Detachable and Reattachable Terminal Sessions With tmux on your VPS

Take Control of Your Cron Jobs With Rundeck

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to setup and get started with Rundeck, a free (as in beer) job control solution. Why Rundeck? For some simple needs, crontab suffices.  If you have a job you want...

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Take Control of Your Cron Jobs With Rundeck

Frequently Asked Questions: KVM VPS Explained

As part of our continued "Frequently Asked Questions" Series on Virtualization we've published a short starter's friendly FAQ On KVM based VPS plans. If you're looking to learn more beyond this articl...

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Frequently Asked Questions: KVM VPS Explained

Using Google Authenticator for SSH and Console Connections to Your VPS

In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to setup your VPS to use two-factor authentication for both normal SSH connections and console logins with Google Authenticator. What is Two-Factor Authen...

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Using Google Authenticator for SSH and Console Connections to Your VPS

How to Setup a Browser-Based Desktop with a Single Script

In August 2020, @dedipromo posted a neat script on LowEndTalk that he'd developed.  The script sets up Guacamole, Nginx, the xfce4 desktop GUI, Firefox, VNC, and Let's Encrypt.  After running it, you...

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How to Setup a Browser-Based Desktop with a Single Script

Catching Intruders With a Trip Wire: The AIDE Package

Your Linux VPS lives in a hostile, dangerous world: the Internet.  Left unsecured, your system is vulnerable to compromise, which can result in lost data, incurred charges, and general unpleasantness....

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Catching Intruders With a Trip Wire: The AIDE Package

How to install Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04

This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros from RackNerd, a seasoned contributor of the hosting industry for 12+ years. If you are looking for VPS hosting services - take a look at their lates...

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How to install Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04

Billing Software/Platforms for Your Hosting Business Compared

Billing platforms make your life easier when running a hosting business, as billing platforms are just not limited to, billing your customers, but also to provide complete automation of services. Ever...

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Billing Software/Platforms for Your Hosting Business Compared

How to Run a TOR Node on Your VPS

TOR (The Onion Router) is FOSS software to allow onion routing. It is designed to defeat traffic analysis. In this tutorial, we'll talk about the three kinds of routers you can run to contribute to th...

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How to Run a TOR Node on Your VPS
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