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VPS Windows ISO Install, no network interface or disk during install

If you're installing Windows on our VPS manually from an ISO you must install the proper Virtio...
CentOS 8 ifup "unknown connection" - Add Second IP

"Error: Unknown Connection" when running ifup on new interface or alias.Network scripts are...
Change MySQL Data Directory in Linux

There's many reasons that you might want to change the directory that your MySQL data is stored...
Crontab add cron line from single command

How to add a single root crontab entry automatically from a single command. crontab -l|sed...
Disable root SSH access and setup sudo user on CentOS

Disabling root SSH logins and adding an additional sudo user is a good security measure for any...
ExtraVM - FreeBSD Network Route Fix

When using a *BSD (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc) operating system on some of our locations, you must add...
Force HTTPS / SSL for cPanel domain

Add the following to the top of the .htaccess file in your websites document root to force...
How to open Java .jnlp (web start) KVM IPMI on Windows 10, 11, Chrome

Some IPMI / KVM for older servers only work with Java Web Start which is not supported anymore or...
How to use iperf3 to test network throughput

iperf3 is a commonly used tool to test network throughput on servers, and is regarded as a more...
Install Java 8 JDK on CentOS / AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux (single command)

UPDATE April 2019: Oracle now requires you to create an Oracle account to download packages. You...
Linux Change SSH Port (CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky, Ubuntu, Debian, etc)

Changing the SSH port from the default 22 is a good idea for a few reasons, and it will cut out...
Linux ISO installer hangs on loading vmlinuz

If your OS (particularly Almalinux) ISO install via IPMI gets stuck on "loading vmlinuz" after...
Linux SSH key chmod permissions, .ssh. id_rsa, authorized_keys

Many times SSH key auth issues come down to incorrect file permissions. Make sure your servers...
Linux replace string / text in multiple files with grep and sed

src: https://www.internalpointers.com/post/linux-find-and-replace-text-multiple-filesHow to...
Mojang Authentication Down (OpenJDK - Ubuntu/Debian)

If you're using Linux Ubuntu / Debian with Java OpenJDK (Spigot, Craftbukkit, Forge, etc.) and...
OpenLiteSpeed Enable Directory Listing

To enable directory listing (autoindex) on a domain in OpenLiteSpeed make the following changes...
Resize KVM VPS Partition with GParted ISO

Resize a Linux OS partition to use extra drive space allocated after an upgrade. A few notes:1)...
Setup Longvinter Dedicated Server on Almalinux 8

This will show you how to setup a Longvinter dedicated server on Almalinux 8. In this guide we...
Setup Spigot Minecraft Server on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / CentOS

If you run a Minecraft server, Spigot (Or PaperMC, a Spigot fork with additional performance...
Setup Teamspeak 3 Server on Linux (CentOS)

If you run a gaming community, a Teamspeak 3 server is probably a popular choice for you to have...
U.2/U.3 NVMe Won't Format Linux / Windows but detected in BIOS

When using an enterprise U.2/U.3 NVMe the sector size might be set to 520b (520 bytes) which...
Windows Server Account Lockout Disable/Change

Windows Account Lockout Policy Disable/Change As a security precaution, the user account has...
Windows VM / VMWare / VirtualBox Bypass TPM Secureboot Install Requirement

If you're trying to install a newer Windows OS such as Windows 11 on a virtual machine you may...