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 Adding a secondary IP to Linux without cPanel.

Using ifconfig If you want to add a secondary IP address to a NIC already in use in Linux, and...

 How do I set up custom name servers?

You can make your own name servers and use them instead of ours with any hosting, reseller, VPS,...

 How to add MediaInfo to a VPS or Dedicated Server

wget http://mediaarea.net/download/binary/libzen0/0.4.29/libzen0-0.4.29-1.x86_64.CentOS_6.rpmwget...

 How to change the hostname of a VPS or Server via SSH

Finding the current server's hostname: Login with SSH as root.. You will see whether your...

 How to disable root cron job emails

First you'll need  to log in as root via SSH. Once logged in, I suggest choosing your favorite...

 How to flush your server's firewall and IP tables

All servers use IP tables to decide what can access the server and how. If you are blocked from a...

 How to force cPanel backups through SSH

All you need to do is run this one line from SSH from your cPanel based server that has the new...

 How to install DirectAdmin

Step 1: System requirements? Clean OS install: check install.php to ensure you've got a...

 How to set up a VPS or Server with cPanel and CSF

You will need a free program like Putty  or Tera Term to access the command line for your VPS or...

 No free leases

When checking your messages file on a Linux server tail -f /var/log/messages you might see...

 One of the configured repositories failed

Sometimes there is a connection error or problem with the EPEL repository. This will make all...

 Root paths to SSL certificates on cPanel

I you have cPanel on your VPS or Dedicated server, you can access the SSL details directly in...

 What is the biggest IP range you can block?

You can block /8 (16,777,216 IPs) though I would recommend /16 (65,536 IPs) or less unless you...

 What is the code to update the Kernel from the root command line?

Using YUM is the easiest way to update your Kernel to the latest version within it's major...