Configuring Articles

Update Your DNS Software (Linux)

Some of the information in this article is advanced material we make available as a...

Configuring Your Linux Server as a DNS Server (No Control Panel)

You need to perform several tasks to configure your Linux server as a DNS server. This...

Configuring the SMTP Relay Server on Your Linux Server Using Simple Control Panel

Note: Before configuring your SMTP relay server, check the Hosting Control Panel...

How do I update my max clients setting?

To update your max clients setting using SSH: Connect to your server via SSH (...

Setting up DNS with Your Parallels Plesk Panel 9 Server and Domain with Us

There are three steps to setting up DNS for websites hosted on your dedicated or...

Partition Your Second Harddrive (Linux)

Note: This guide only applies to Linux dedicated servers with Hosting Control...

Access Your Second Hard Drive

How you access a secondary drive on your dedicated server depends on which operating...

How to Set up a Reverse Proxy

A proxy is an application that processes resource requests between client computers...

Changing Your Tomcat Login Credentials

After installing Tomcat on your server, you need to change the credentials to log in...

To Upgrade from Red Hat 5 to CentOS 5.2 Using the Hosting Control Panel

You can migrate from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 to CentOS 5.3 using our Hosting...

Create Strong Passwords

A password is your first and last line of defense in computer security. Typically...

Adding IP Addresses to Your Linux Server (Traditional)

Warning: We have multiple configuration methods for our servers' networking. To...

Adding IP Addresses to Your Linux Server (Loopback)

Warning: Do not complete these steps if you have a Virtual Private Server...

Add More IP Addresses

After requesting additional IPs, you must configure your server to accept traffic on...

Enabling Mailman in Parallels Plesk Panel

If you need to use the mailing lists in Plesk you first need to enable Mailman or the...

Increasing User File Upload Limits Using php.ini on Your Linux Server

Warning: For the shared hosting version of these instructions, see PHP upload...

Purchasing Your Own Red Hat Enterprise Linux License

Some of the information in this article is advanced material we make available as a...

Configuring the SMTP Relay Server on Your Linux Server Using cPanel

Note: Before configuring your SMTP relay server, check the Hosting Control Panel...

Configuring Your SMTP Relay Server on Your Linux Server Using Parallels Plesk Panel

Note: Before configuring your SMTP relay server, check the Hosting Control Panel...

What can I install on my server?

You may install anything you want on your dedicated server, as long as the installed...

To Upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 to CentOS 5.3 Using Yum

Some of the information in this article is advanced material we make available as a...

Synchronizing Your Server's Passwords

Syncing your server password will update the login credentials on file for the server...

How long does it take to set up my server?

It may take up to 72 hours for the server option to appear in your account. Once this...

Which control panels can I install on my server?

You can purchase and install any control panel on your dedicated server that you...

Do you restrict what content I can keep on my server?

As long as the material or content does not violate the regulations listed in the...

Can I communicate with Tomcat through port 8080?

The Parallels Plesk Panel configuration of Tomcat uses port 9080 instead of the...

To Upgrade from Red Hat 4 to Cent OS 4.7 Using Yum

Some of the information in this article is advanced material we make available as a...