Under Linux, many objects are considered a file, regardless of whether the object is actually a file, device, directory, or socket. Listing a file is easy, there is the shell... Read more

In this tutorial, we will assume that the hostname you want is “pluto”. For Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) On your SSH Terminal, type: hostname pluto Using nano, you can then... Read more

This guide will walk you through installing a VNC desktop on Ubuntu 14.04 with the free VNC software, TightVNC. Step 1: Install components We need to install the following components... Read more

Lighttpd is an easy, fast, and flexible web-server that runs on low-resources (CPU/RAM) while running on a small server. In this tutorial, I will show how to configure lighttpd with... Read more

Monitoring RAM resources of your VPS is very important. Especially, if you use caching systems such as Redis or Memcached. If your server runs out of memory, or runs short... Read more

Introduction Simple Machines Forum (SMF) is a popular open-source forum. In this article, I will show you how to install Simple Machines Forum on a Vultr VPS. At the time... Read more

Sometimes, you just forget the password of the admin account of your WordPress install. The easiest solution to recover your password is to use WordPress’ emergency password reset script. This... Read more

Sometimes, worlds in Minecraft can become corrupted. This article explains how to fix broken worlds. Unfortunately though, corrupt worlds cannot be repaired on all maps. This article assumes that you... 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