We are pleased to announce that we have just added Private Networks as a new feature for all MVPS servers. The private network is an isolated dedicated VLAN which is available on all servers in a specific location belonging to the same customer. Access to the private network is done with a secondary network interface (usually eth1). After the private network feature is enabled on a server, the...
MVPS is proud to announce the expansion to a new server location in Sweden. Located in a Stockholm datacenter, in the capital of Sweden, our services are dedicated to all customers interested in a reliable VPS server with a fast network connection. With an excellent internet infrastructure and exceptionally fast connection, the Sweden VPS servers are available for immediate use. Choosing a cheap...
Finding made easy At one point , some if not all, applications make some changes to their files infrastructure to some degree that a file like a cfg is no longer where it was “some time ago” leading to a broken script or just frustration and lost time searching the documentation. Here comes mlocate into play. It’s one of the simplest and quickest tools for finding the location...
The online thing One of the most important things in the online world is the humble dedicated server. It may have many shapes and forms, different hardware specs and capabilities but its role is the same. A dedicated server is an online machine leased to a single customer with full access to the available resources and not shared with anyone else. This is alot more flexible than a shared hosting...
Mount that drive You just got a brand new shiny USB stick for moving things around your devices fast and easy but your NAS or home server does not see the newly plugged in device. In this tutorial, you will learn how to mount it as folder in the linux OS using the console commands. Find the drive Run the following command to display the attached disks: fdisk -l The output should look similar to...
Yet another linux desktop Following up on the RDP tutorial found here , there is yet another Linux flavor available for a smooth desktop experience: Lubuntu (LXDE) . The install process is basically the same with a few minor changes. Make sure to use Ubuntu 16 or 18 as the OS in order to make sure this actually works. After logging in with Putty via SSH, run the following command to update Ubuntu...
Also known as the cloud Definition A Virtual Private Server (VPS) is a virtual server which acts as a dedicated or private server even though it is hosted using virtualization on a physical server which runs several operating systems. It is perceived as private/dedicated because the user has exclusive access and it can run its own operating system instance. Function To better understand the...
The essential tool You got to a point where the Linux vps server is ready to serve your content to the world but fail to see how to upload your work from your pc. Don’t worry, the solution is simple. WinSCP is one of the many graphical SSH clients capable of transferring files from a Windows platform to a Linux one. It works over SSH using SFTP on port 22 of the remote machine therefore...
Secure Copy over SSH As the name implies, SCP stands for SecureCopy and is a Linux command for copying files to and from different hosts. It does this by using the SSH protocol ensuring encryption on both filenames and the password. Unlike other protocols like FTP , the filenames or the password is not visible in case someone is snooping the network making SCP a very secure and powerful tool. By...
Easier than it sounds You may come across a situation where you must change the linux password of a user be it root or any other. Luckily , the process is rather simple and easy to do. First step is to connect to the VPS or Linux machine with the root account via your desired SSH client and run the following command: passwd user After pressing enter, you will be prompted to insert the new...