Install MediaWiki on the One-Click LEMP Application

Introduction MediaWiki is a popular open-source wiki software package. In this article, we will show you how to install MediaWiki on a Vultr server based on the One-Click LEMP application.... Read more

Change Hostname on Ubuntu

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

How-To Install VNC Desktop on Ubuntu 14.04

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

Install Lighttpd and PHP on Ubuntu

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

Memory (RAM) usage monitoring on Linux

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

Install Simple Machines Forum on the One-Click LEMP Application

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

Recovering Your WordPress Admin Password

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

How To Fix Corrupt Worlds in Minecraft

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

How to Install Counter-Strike 1.6 Server on Linux

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

Using Mytop to Monitor MySQL Performance

Introduction Mytop is a free console-based tool for monitoring performance of MySQL. It is similar to the “top” utility, but it displays MySQL queries. With mytop, you can instantaneously monitor... Read more