You should not bother with CPU mining cryptocurrency anywhere. But if you are tempted by the ultra low prices of a VPS with IONOS here is why you should not even consider it: The primary reason you should not do this is that it is simply not profitable. In our example we are using a…
In this article we will go over the benefits of choosing a Dedicated Server today vs a Cloud Server. In our example we will be comparing the newly released AMD-based server by IONOS: Dedicated Server: AR8-64 NVMe – $100/Month Cloud Server: Cloud Server XXL – $100/Month Name CPU Cores/Threads Ram Storage Price AR8-64 NVMe 8c16t…
1). Load the Knoppix DVD 2). Reboot the server 3). Connect with the KVM console in your Cloud Panel. 4). Once connected open a Terminal. 5). Run: 6). Connect with SSH to make things easier. 7). Run commands: 8). Your data is now mounted under /mnt
First, make sure to attempt and follow our previous guide on this error: But if you still have issues proceed with the following: It is possible that the cause of the error is an overwhelming number of requests to RDP port 3389. Proceed with one of the following options: A1). Edit the firewall rules for…
In this guide we will show you how to properly setup and configure a VM running pi-hole for use as an ad filter on your home connection. While traditionally Pi-Hole is ran on a device hosted in your LAN it can also be ran remotely if proper precautions are taken. One of the benefits of…
In this guide we will setup a PPTP VPN Server on a CentOS 7 Linux server and connect from a Windows pc. 1). Open TCP port 1723 and allow GRE in your firewall 2). Login to the server with SSH. 3). yum -y install epel-release 4). yum -y install ppp pptpd net-tools iptables-services 5). mv…
In this guide we will show you how to setup a Windows VPN Server. In this example we will be using Server 2016 but this should apply to all recent Windows Server versions. 1). Open TCP port 1723 and allow GRE in your firewall 2). Login to the Server with RDP 3). Go to Server…
In this guide we will walk through the process on how to enable a 10GB connection on a IONOS Server. Before we begin you must be made aware of the following limitations: Currently this is only possible on High-End Dedicated Servers such as the XXL. This is currently intended for internal traffic between Dedicated Servers…
In this guide you will convert your filesystem from ext3/4 to xfs. Please be sure to have another server or host to store your backup file to during this process. 1). Reboot to rescue2). mount /dev/vg00/lv01 /mnt/3). tar -czvf /mnt/backup.tar.gz /mnt/4). scp /mnt/backup.tar.gz root@74.208.1.1:/5). umount /mnt6). mkfs.xfs -f /dev/mapper/vg00-lv017). mount /dev/vg00/lv01 /mnt8). cd /mnt9). scp…
The process for resetting the password of an Administrator user on Windows Server 2019 is more complex then in the past. This is due to new default security rules which cause Windows Defender to block any attempts on privilege escalation in order to execute a Password reset. Follow the steps below to reset the Password:…