How to Install and Configure OpenSSH on Windows Server 2019

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Jeff VanDellen
Category: Tutorials | Tags: Administrator, Encryption, Firewall, OpenSSH, OpenSSH-Server, Passphrase, Password, Password Policy, Permissions, Root, Security, Security Policy, Security Practices, selinux, Server, SFTP, SSH, SSH Keys, SSH Ports, SSL, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Server

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What is OpenSSH?

OpenSSH is an open-source utility developed by The OpenBSD Project. SSH stands for “Secure SHell.” This service encrypts traffic on both ends, eliminating security risks from hackers or eavesdroppers. It can be used for remote operations like file transfers and offers key-based passwordless authentication. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to harness the power of SSH’s on your Windows server to send basic remote commands and transfer files using password authentication.

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How to Install Wireguard on Ubuntu 18

Posted on April 3, 2020 by David Singer | Updated: April 15, 2020
Category: Tutorials | Tags: End Point, IFConfig, IPConfig, Kernel, Kernel Module, Keypair, Netmask, Network, Network Interface, Permissions, Point-to-Point, PPA, Private Keys, Public Keys, SSH, Systemctl, Tunnel, Tunneling, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 18.04, ufw, Umask, vpn, VPN Port, Wireguard

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A Fast, Modern and Secure VPN Tunnel

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In this tutorial we will learn what Wireguard is, what it is used for, how to install and configure it, and lastly, how to use it to it wisely.

What is Wireguard?

Wireguard is an open-source, dependable, advanced, VPN tunneling software you can install and use right now to create a secure, point-to-point connection to a server.

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Use SFTP To Connect To WordPress Optimized Template

Posted on March 25, 2020 by David Singer
Category: Series, Tutorials | Tags: Encryption, File Transfer, Filezilla, FTP, Login, Quick Connect, Self Signed Certificate, SFTP, SSH, SSH File Transfer Protocol, SSL, Transfer, Unknown Host Key, WordPress

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In this article, we will be reviewing how to connect to your WordPress Optimized Template using SFTP as the connection medium.

SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is the most secure way to upload files to your WordPress Optimized Template site. This article is intended specifically for connecting to a WordPress Optimized Template site using the free, cross-platform FTP client FileZilla, but the connection details should apply to any FTP client.

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Please note that this article is considered legacy documentation for an older account management system. The information, however, is current.

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How to Install and Configuring NTP on CentOS and Ubuntu

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Joseph Molloy | Updated: June 11, 2020
Category: Tutorials | Tags: CentOS, CentOS 7, Chrony, Coordinated Universal Time, cPanel, Daemon, Firewall, Firewalld, Nano, Network Time Protocol, NTP, Plesk, Port, SSH, Systemctl, Systemd-Timesyncd, Time, Timedatectl, Timezone, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 18.04, UDP, UTC, Vim, Yum

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Introduction

In this article we will learn what the Network Time protocol (NTP) is and how to install it on the two Linux distributions most commonly used on Liquid Web’s servers. We will be focusing on using CentOS 7 and Ubuntu 18.04 servers, but the process is largely the same on other recent versions of each. Before we start, make sure we are familiar with using SSH (Secure Shell) as we’ll need it to connect to the server. Here’s a link to one of our articles on the basics of SSH if you are unfamiliar with its usage.

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Installing WordPress using WP-CLI

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Luke Cavanagh
Category: Featured Articles, Other | Tags: Apache, CLI, cPanel, Database, Flags, GUI, Interworx, MySQL, NginX, PHP, Plesk, SSH, Terminal, VHost, WordPress, WP-CLI, Wp-Config.php

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WordPress has a great GUI-based installation process however some use cases call for CLI! Or, maybe you just feel more at home in a terminal, either way this article will show you how to get your WordPress site setup with just a terminal, using WP-CLI, and maybe a sprinkle of SSH.

In order to be able to install WordPress manually using WP-CLI you will first need to create a new database for the WordPress install. You will need to know how to find your SSH credentials as well as being used to using Terminal or Putty and WP-CLI.

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Installing Microsoft Powershell on Ubuntu 18.04

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Matt Holtz | Updated: March 25, 2020
Category: Tutorials | Tags: Apt-Get, CLI, Cmdlet, Command-line, File Manager, GitHub, Install, Linux, Microsoft, PowerShell, Remote, Script, Server, Snap, SSH, Terminal, Ubuntu Ubuntu 18, Windows

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If you are a Windows administrator who has recently been tasked with administering a Linux-based Ubuntu server, you may find that utilizing Microsoft Powershell may help ease the transition into Linux, and allow you to be more productive. If you are a Linux administrator who is interested in exploring the options that Powershell provides, then this tutorial is for you as well.

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Install Fail2Ban On CentOS 7

Posted on December 13, 2019 by David Singer | Updated: June 23, 2020
Category: Tutorials | Tags: Attack, Brute Force, CentOS, CentOS 7, EPEL, fail2ban, Firewall, Firewalld, GitHub, Security, Security Practices, SSH, Systemctl

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What Is Fail2Ban?

Fail2ban is an open-source software that actively scans the servers log files in real-time for any brute force login attempts, and if found, summarily blocks the attack using the servers firewall software (firewalld or iptables). Fail2Ban runs as a background process and continuously scans the log files for unusual login patterns and security breach attempts.

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Top 15 Server Security Practices for 2020

Posted on November 29, 2019 by David Singer | Updated: June 11, 2020
Category: Featured Articles, Getting Started, Tutorials | Tags: Backups, CentOS, Email, Encryption, fail2ban, Firewall, grub, luks, Passphrase, Password, Password Policy, Permissions, Root, Security, Security Policy, Security Practices, selinux, Server, SFTP, SSH, SSH Keys, SSH Ports, SSL, Ubuntu, vpn

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In this article, we will denote the security best practices for 2020 and beyond. Because security is such a challenging subject for many, it often goes unheeded, and as such, many are caught unaware when an issue arises. By following these best practices, you can significantly lower your risk of being compromised by a malicious actor.

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How to Enable an EPEL repository

Posted on October 10, 2019 by David Singer | Updated: July 31, 2020
Category: Common Fixes | Tags: CentOS, CentOS 6, CentOS 7, CLI, EPEL, rpm, SSH

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe EPEL repository is an additional package repository that provides easy access to install packages for commonly used software. This repo was created because Fedora contributors wanted to use Fedora packages they maintain on RHEL and other compatible distributions.

To put it simply the goal of this repo was to provide greater ease of access to software on Enterprise Linux compatible distributions.

What’s an ‘EPEL repository’?

The EPEL repository is managed by the EPEL group, which is a Special Interest Group within the Fedora Project. The ‘EPEL’ part is an abbreviation that stands for Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux. The EPEL group creates, maintains and manages a high-quality set of additional packages. These packages may be software not included in the core repository, or sometimes updates which haven’t been provided yet.
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InterWorx vs. cPanel: Part 3

Posted on October 9, 2019 by David Singer | Updated: October 30, 2019
Category: Tutorials | Tags: Clustering, Control Panel, cPanel, DNS, Interworx, MySQL, NFS, SSH, Web Server

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In part 3 of our series of InterWorx vs. cPanel, we’ll be reviewing the following sections: MySQL, DNS, and NFS/Clustering. In InterWorx, there are three divisions under each main section.

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How to Install and Configure OpenSSH on Windows Server 2019

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How to Install Wireguard on Ubuntu 18

A Fast, Modern and Secure VPN Tunnel

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What is Wireguard?

How to Install and Configuring NTP on CentOS and Ubuntu

Introduction

Installing WordPress using WP-CLI

Installing Microsoft Powershell on Ubuntu 18.04

Install Fail2Ban On CentOS 7

What Is Fail2Ban?

Top 15 Server Security Practices for 2020

How to Enable an EPEL repository

What’s an ‘EPEL repository’?

InterWorx vs. cPanel: Part 3

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