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Useful Technical Articles, Notes and Instructions.

HTTP Status Codes
HTTP - Status Codes - Server Response Code it is server response 3-digit integer, the first digit it is defines the class of response and the last two digits do not have any categorization role. Below you can find the most popular the Server Response Codes: 1XX Informational 100 Continue - This is a kind of confirmation from the server that the initial request has been successfully accepted, you ...
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How to make password entry in the terminal visible
How to make password entry in the terminal visible — Each time when you use sudo, the terminal asks you to enter the user password. This is a great security measure! But the terminal does not offer any visual feedback when entering the password. This is often confusing. Adding such a relationship is quite simple, as a result of which we will see “an asterisk” when entering. Open the terminal ...
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What is IPMI
What is IPMI - IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is an interface for remotely monitoring and managing the physical state of a server. IPMI is analogous to the well-known IP-KVM, iLo, iDRAC, IMM. IPMI features: - remote power on/off and restart of the server; - monitoring of temperature, voltage and cooling system; - remote connection to the media server (for example, for installing OS and software); - account ...
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What you need to know about cPanel
What you need to know about cPanel - For convenient and easy management of your hosting were created control panels. If you have no experience in hosting service and you are new in this field - it doesn't matter: this type of software is intended for a wide range of users and gives everyone the opportunity to understand how it works. An intuitive interface connects a wide range ...
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What is VPS? And types of virtualization: OpenVZ and KVM
What is VPS? And types of virtualization: OpenVZ and KVM - VPS it is a virtual private server and it is a single machine is partitioned into separate servers that each act like a dedicated mac. You have full root access and there is possibility to setup different OS on you VPS, install various software, make changes to server settings, build tables, etc. Below you can check some ...
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Who needs a dedicated server?
Who needs a dedicated server? And why you need to choose it from VIKHOST - Dedicated server it is a separate physical machine which is used for client’s needs. When dedicated server is ordered, client has own dedicated machine with resources like space, bandwidth & more without any restriction. Below you can find benefits when renting dedicated server: - For dedicated server can be chosen configuration and OS ...
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Why is reliable and fast SSD VPS important for an online business.
Why is reliable and fast SSD VPS important for an online business. - You need to understand how to choose the best VPS hosting for your needs. VPS is suitable for small or medium scale businesses. When you want to buy VPS, there are some requirement which should pay attention like as great uptime, fast SSD, technical support 24x7, network connection and etc. Below you can check some advantage ...
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How connect to SSH
How connect to SSH — After activation of your VPS and receiving access credentials to your Linux VPS, you can log in to the server using SSH protocol. At first you need to download SSH-client PuTTy. ➤ https://www.putty.org/ 1. Run the program 2. Fill in the required fields: • Host name (or IP address): IP address of your VPS • Saved Sessions: vikhost.com • Port: 22 • Connection type: SSH ...
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Unix/Linux Command Reference
Unix/Linux Command Reference — System Info date – show the current date and time
cal – show this month's calendar
uptime – show current uptime
w – display who is online
whoami – who you are logged in as
finger user – display information about user
uname -a – show kernel information
cat /proc/cpuinfo – cpu information
cat /proc/meminfo – memory information
man command – show the manual for command
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cal – show this month's calendar
uptime – show current uptime
w – display who is online
whoami – who you are logged in as
finger user – display information about user
uname -a – show kernel information
cat /proc/cpuinfo – cpu information
cat /proc/meminfo – memory information
man command – show the manual for command
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How To: Remount /etc/fstab Without Rebooting in Linux
How To: Remount /etc/fstab Without Reloading in Linux — The file /etc/fstab contains necessary information for automatic mountingof partitions. Usually, after this file editing, you reload the Linux system for the changes to take effect. There is an easiest way to remount fstab in Linux without reloading the system.. You need to run the following command from root: # mount -a This simple command remounts all file systems which specified ...
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