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Guides, tutorials and reference docs for MHOST VPS hosting.
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How to log in to VMmanager 6 — the control panel for your VPS
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VNC console and first connection (SSH/RDP)
3
Ready-made VMmanager 6 recipes: what you can set up in one click
4
Installing Google Chrome on a Windows server using a ready-made recipe
Getting started
5 articles
How to log in to VMmanager 6 — the control panel for your VPS
Ready-made VMmanager 6 recipes: what you can set up in one click
Installing Google Chrome on a Windows server using a ready-made recipe
Reinstalling the OS and choosing a template
VNC console and first connection (SSH/RDP)
Web servers
5 articles
Nginx: install and your first site
Apache: install and virtual hosts
Caddy: automatic HTTPS
Free SSL with Let's Encrypt (certbot)
The LEMP and LAMP web stacks
Development
5 articles
Python and FastAPI: production deployment
Deploying Django on a VPS
Node.js apps with PM2 and Nginx
Docker and Docker Compose
Deploying from Git
Databases
4 articles
PostgreSQL: install and configure
MySQL / MariaDB: install and configure
Redis: install and configure
Database backups (pg_dump / mysqldump)
Domains & DNS
3 articles
DNS records: A, AAAA, CNAME and more
Pointing a domain at your server
Cloudflare in front of your VPS
Security
5 articles
The ufw firewall: managing ports
Fail2ban: protection against brute-force
Hardening SSH
Basic VPS security checklist
iptables basics
Backups
3 articles
Backups with rsync
Incremental backups with restic
Scheduled backups with cron
Self-hosted services
5 articles
WireGuard VPN: server and clients
OpenVPN server
A Minecraft game server
Monitoring with Zabbix
Nextcloud: your own cloud
Windows servers
3 articles
Connecting to a Windows server via RDP
Installing software on a Windows server
Windows Server updates
Troubleshooting
5 articles
Can’t connect via SSH
My website won't load
A service won't start
Running out of disk space
High server load