• How To Disable Root Logins

  In the last tutorial, we saw how to give a user sudo privileges. One of the main benefits, is that we're now free to disable root logins on Linux. So why is important? Most Linux installations come with the root user by default. Ubuntu is one notable exception where root is disabled. The problem with the "root" user is that it can do everything, and isn't linked to any particular user. It's a sort ofSome readers

• Choosing A Web Server For Your VPS Hosting Package

  At Name Hero we currently have three different options for web servers for our VPS hosting packages: Apache, LiteSpeed, and Nginx. Apache Without a doubt Apache is the most popular as it’s an open-source, cross-platform web server that powers an estimate of 46% of the top 43% of the websites online. If you don’t know what web server you’re currenFew readers

• How To Run Sudo Commands In Linux

  Linux's "secure by design" philosophy places many constraints on the default permissions granted to every new user. Some of these precautions include disabling the ability to run commands with "sudo". Sudo is a special command that permits running admin level command without actually being root. Sometimes however, you need to let people run these commands for server maintenance etc. In this article, I show you how to do this and add users to something called the "sudoers" file. Testing for SuFew readers

• How To Change Your SSH Port

  Change Your SSH Port In Web Host Manager By default, SSH listens on port 22. This is the first thing a potential attacker is going to try. I recommend changing this to a random four-digit number such as 5622. To do this, you have to first open the port in the CSF firewall: Login to Web Host Manager Click on Configure Firewall and Security Click on Firewall Configuration Enter 5622 in the TCPIN field Click on ChangFew readers

• How To Setup Private Nameservers On Your VPS

  If you’ve ever used web hosting, it’s likely you’re familiar with nameservers. Nameservers are what links your domain to your web host so it can serve your website. This is how you’re able to register a domain with a company such as GoDaddy but then use whatever web host you would like. Also Read: Should You Register Your Domain At The Same Company As Buying Web Hosting? If you work with us on our basic LitespeedFew readers

• How To Setup A Web Hosting Business On Your VPS Using WHMCS

  Since we specialize in Reseller Hosting, we’ve designed our Virtual Private Servers (VPS) to be extremely flexible for our customers here at Name Hero. While our Reseller Hosting packages are the perfect way to start your own Managed Shared Hosting business, some may also want to offer their customers the ability to buy Reseller Hosting packages of their own. Or if you have customers that have multipFew readers

• When To Use Cloudlinux On Your Virtual Private Server (VPS)

  If you’re using your VPS hosting package to resell web hosting, then you probably want to look into using Cloudlinux. Cloudlinux allows you the ability to set cPanel specific limits where you can define a set amount of member, I/O usage, Inodes (files), etc. protecting the entire machine from becoming overloaded. Back in the “old days” when one customer started using too many resources, entire servers would become sluggFew readers

• How To Offer Reseller Hosting On Your VPS

  Here at Name Hero we consider ourselves experts at Reseller Hosting. We provide thousands of clients across the globe the ability to resell web hosting to their customers using our feature rich packages and high-speed cloud infrastructure. A common question we get from many of our Resellers is: How Can I Offer Reseller Hosting To My Customers? If you’re a web hosting reseller you most likely want to be able to offer a higher priced product tFew readers

• How To Disable Root Logins & Replace With SSH Key

  The next thing you want to do is disable root logins on your VPS so in order for someone to SSH they must have their RSA key on the server. This is one sure way to make sure only appropriate users have access to your server. ​ ​ To see if you already have an SSH key setup (on a Mac) go to Utilities -Terminateand type: And then: If you see a file called idrsa.pub then you already have a key, you jFew readers

• How To Integrate Your VPS With WHMCS

  If you want to offer your customers Reseller Hosting packages, then you have to integrate your WHMCS billing system with your Virtual Private Server (VPS). Since all of our VPS instances at NameHero are on the cloud, many customers find this an easy way to get started with their business as they can add more resources onFew readers

• How To Resell Hosting On Your VPS

  A lot of our Reseller hosting customers eventually start branching out their business to include reselling on Virtual Private Servers (VPS). With the power of the cloud, building a VPS is now very affordable and scalable. Meaning that customers can start with a low amount of space and instantly scale as their business grows. Most Resellers start going this route so they can also offer Reseller Hosting packages to their customers and include impoFew readers

• How To Setup Backups On Your Virtual Private Server

  I’ve worked online long enough to know backups are essential to your business. If you’re running your own VPS then you best have a good backup system and disaster recovery plan in place as you never know what is going to happen! By default, backups aren’t included in our VPS hosting packages, you must add them during initial sign-up. Still though, I recommend having at least two more backups available for your own use. Three Points Of Backups OFew readers

• How To Signup For VPS Hosting

  Setup and deploy your Managed Cloud account with NameHero in five minutes: 1) Select your VPS Hosting Package (https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/997582797/21f7f07fbd785f73667da0e5/Screenshot+2024-03-20+143446.png?expires=1728570600&signature=f1f7fb3a6c8489cf914b6db4407124ab0fdd3a3c9bc54ffc61ecfe8f9b2db219&req=fSkgE8F8mohYFb4f3HP0gH%2BeY%2FKrHMoYskZPc5jEPEz9aHrg6cKrbQM%2F2sadFew readers

• How To Add Websites To Your VPS

  One of the main benefits to our VPS hosting packages is the ability to host as many websites as your resources will support. Since all of our Virtual Private Servers are deployed on the cloud, and you can upgrade at anytime, this gives you a ton of flexibility. Personally, I’ve always ran my own servers as I only want my websites on the server and I use SSH for many of my daily tasks. Therefore I’ve not only designed our VPS hosting packages for rFew readers

• The Ultimate Affiliate VPS

  Ugh. The cringe I have in my stomach when it comes time to register another domain or setup web hosting for my latest campaign. I have no idea why, but for at least the last decade, it’s like pulling teeth to separate out all the domains / hosting for my campaigns. Now granted, I know that any given campaign has the potential to earn me in the six-figure profit range a month, it’s still a “chore” to go and register that extra domain! Anyway, this step is very important. EspecialFew readers

• How to enable cPanel backups on VPS

  You should assume 'something' will go wrong. Over the course of many decades I have seen customers who never had backups enabled and it is really a sad situation when they need it. Some have even gone out of business because of it! That's why I highly recommend, at a minimum, having local cPanel backups enabled and then for ultimate security and peace of mind, have NameHero enable snapshot backups for offsite storage. Those options combined will save your business one day! Like NOT havingFew readers