Linux iptables basics
There is a powerful tool to control traffic in the Linux operating system – firewall, which is called iptables. In addition to the basic features related to security, iptables and related kernel modules can be used for many applications: providing broadcast addresses and ports, setting priorities, etc. Let’s look at examples of using iptables for […]
Read moreVesta – free and powerful server control panel
It’s not a secret that many users of VDS and dedicated servers prefer to perform administrative tasks using the control panel. The products such as ISPManager and popular DirectAdmin or CPanel, are commercial, paid software. Today we would like to tell about the great free alternative – Vesta Control Panel. One of the first mentions […]
Read moreConfiguring VPN-server on Ubuntu
Nowadays VPN services are particularly popular among “advanced” users in those countries, where freedom of expression and free access to information is restricted (China, Belarus, Russia and others). Leaving the politics aside, we note that the free access to information has made the Internet a popular and useful phenomenon. Let’s try to make own VPN-server […]
Read moreWhich operating system to choose?
Our technical support is often being asked which OS to choose. Let us leave aside the most obvious answer, and let’s see what OS is preferable. We note that we will focus on the operating system for i386 processors and over, without taking any exotic hosting RISC-systems into account. Let’s start with FreeBSD. Among many […]
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