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  • RimuHosting becomes a .nz domain name registrar

    RimuHosting recently acquired the NetValue Hosting service. As part of this transition, RimuHosting Ltd has been managing domain name registrations for .nz domains by acting as a reseller to NetValue Ltd. Over the last few months we have been working with the NZ Domain Name Commission to apply to become a .nz registrar in our…

  • Would you use co-location hosting if it was easier?

    Would you use co-location hosting if it was easier?

    We are excited to announce the launch of InfrAssembly, a digital infrastructure assembly service designed to simplify the complexities of co-locating servers and networking gear in data centers. Understanding co-location Your own equipment in a data center. Co-location hosting allows you to own or lease your servers and networking equipment, while contracting space and power…

  • Looney Tunables: ld.so library local privilege escalation (CVE-2023-4911)

    Recently, Qualsys discovered a vulnerability (a buffer overflow) in the dynamic loader’s processing of the GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. Which can result in an escalation from local user access to root. This has been labeled as CVE-2023-4911 Running package updates on your server will address this.

  • Announcing a new partnership: RimuHosting acquires NetValue’s hosting operations

    On Monday, 2 October 2023, a significant partnership is forged as RimuHosting officially takes over the NetValue Hosting operations. This collaboration marks the beginning of a new chapter for both companies, ensuring enhanced and comprehensive hosting services for all our wonderful clients. Hosting Operations: RimuHosting is now at the helm of NetValue Hosting services, including…

  • Introducing multi-user access for your RimuHosting account

    We’ve heard your requests for a way to allow multiple team members to manage your RimuHosting services without sharing login credentials. Today, we’re excited to introduce the first version of this much-anticipated feature. Why Multi-User Access? Imagine you’re a business owner who initially set up the RimuHosting account. Now, you want to delegate day-to-day operations…

  • Zero-effort WordPress host migrations

    Need to get your WordPress from one host to another? It can be a lot easier than you think. This blog post walks you through the steps to migrate your WordPress website from one host to another. You’ve been with your current host for a while. But perhaps their price is starting to feel a…

  • Worried about privacy on public meeting apps? Try Big Blue Button

    Recently its come to light that Zoom were keeping video footage of meetings in their T&C. The Software Freedom Conservency calls on its members to eschew Zoom and instead use Open Source (and self-hosted) alternatives. If you are a company and want something a little more secure, that works easily with a nice web interface,…

  • Text prompt AI image creation using Stable Diffusion and an NVIDIA A10 GPU on a RimuHosting VM

    First, order a RimuHosting VM with a GPU. When prompted you would register or login to complete the order. For most GPU applications you will need a good amount of memory (10GB+) and disk (30GB+). We recommend the Debian 12 (bookworm) distro. At the time of writing only the Dallas data center has GPU-enabled hosts.…

  • Case study: Nextcloud to the rescue for unhappy tradies using Office365

    Providing effective IT solutions to franchisees is crucial for optimizing operations and streamlining business processes. In this case study, we explore how Paul, an IT support specialist at a master franchisor, successfully implemented a self-hosted alternative to Office 365 using Nextcloud on a RimuHosting VM. By doing so, he enabled franchisees, primarily tradespeople such as…

  • Adding VM GPU options

    We are excited to announce that we will be adding GPU options (e.g. NVIDIA A10 and A6000 GPUs) to our virtual machine offerings. With the addition of a GPU, you will have access to specialized software packages that can take advantage of GPU acceleration, including: These software packages can be used to train deep learning…

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