Chronograf is a time-series data grapher, similar to Grafana, which uses InfluxDB as it’s backend. Chronograf is far more than just a data visualization tool though; through Kapacitor, an entire... Read more
If you’re assigning a private network to an existing machine (or deploying your own operating system), you’ll need to configure the IP addresses on the private interface. The control panel... Read more
This guide will show you how to setup a Counter-Strike: 1.6 server on Linux. The steps here will work for most Linux distros that support SteamCMD. First, download SteamCMD. mkdir... Read more
Icinga 2 is a widely used open source network resource monitoring system, and Icinga Web 2 is the official web interface for Icinga 2. In this tutorial, I will explain... Read more
Using a Different System? How to Install Vanilla Forum on CentOS 7 Are we missing a guide for your target system? Request one, or submit your own! Vanilla forum is... Read more
Introduction In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install WordPress on a freshly created instance. I’ll demonstrate the installation on an Ubuntu 14.04 server. These instructions may also work on... Read more
Connecting to a Linux server for the first time may seem confusing, especially if you have a strong Windows background. When connecting to a Linux (or UNIX) based server, a... Read more
Introduction Autobackup is an automated backup system which retrieves data to backup from a remote server and stores it on the server. In our case, we can use a Vultr... Read more
A common usage of a Vultr virtual server is to host WordPress websites. This guide shows you how to automate the configuration of a virtual server from scratch (using Ansible)... Read more
Ghost is a free and open source blogging platform written in node.js, completely customizable and dedicated for publishing. Prepare the server: Update packages, Install Node.js and NPM We’ll demonstrate the... Read more