Minimum system requirements to install Drupal on a virtual dedicated server Drupal is a popular open source content management system and serves as a back-end system for many different types of websites, ranging from small personal blogs to large corporate sites. Minimum RAM needed only for Drupal installation is 512 MB. Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V Bronze plan […]

Minimum system requirements for installing Joomla 1.0.12 on a virtual dedicated server Joomla! is an open source content management system for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets. Following is the system requirement for installing Joomla 1.0.12. Please ensure that the following options are selected in the signup form when using signing up […]

Preventing server account access due to brute force attacks on web servers. If you have web-servers on Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V offering then preventing a Brute force attack on your server should be one of the foremost things in your mind. This will add a layer of security. Brute force attacks are designed to gain access to […]

Instructions to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) using IIS in Windows Before you purchase an SSL Certificate, you need to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for the server or Hyper-V virtual dedicated server where the certificate will be installed. 1. Open IIS after logging into the server. 2. Expand the left hand side […]

Changing time on Linux servers Run the commands below by logging into the server using root credentials. ntpdate-u pool.ntp.org /sbin/hwclock –systohc The above discussion refers to linux servers hosted on Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V virtual dedicated servers. Related Links: MOSS 2007 Windows Hyper-V Hosting Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) Hyper-V Price Plans Hyper-V Features Server Administration Plan

Changing SSH port in Fedora Core To change the SSH port you need to update your sshd_config file and finally reload the configuration so that it can take effect. NOTE: The steps provided here are on a best effort basis. If you change the port incorrectly then you would loose connectivity to your server via […]

Adding additional IPs in Fedora core server This discussion refers to Fedora Linux servers hosted on Apps4Rent’s Hyper-v virtual dedicated server platform. You would need to contact support for additional IPs. Additional IPs are billed separately. Login to FC (Fedora Core ) server. Please use the command: cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts To check the file run command […]

Changing SSH port in Centos The discussion below refers to any CentOS Linux servers on Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V Virtual Dedicated Server platform To change the SSH port you need to update your sshd_config file and finally reload the configuration so that it can take effect. NOTE: The steps provided here are on a best effort basis. […]

Instructions to change Remote Desktop/terminal service port? (Windows) 1. Start Registry Editor from Start>>Run>> write cmd >> press enter 2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber 3. On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then click Decimal. 4. Type the new port number, and then click OK. 5. Quit Registry Editor. Reboot […]

No. Hyper-V servers are setup without reflecting Apps4Rent’s domain name. You will be the Administrator of the Hyper-V virtual dedicated server (VDS) and will have full control over the server. Related Links: MOSS Hosting Apps4Rent’s Hyper-V Hosting Services Help Setup IIS on Hyper-V Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) How many have full server admin rights on […]