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10th Anniversay $100-off Sale

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Peter Bryant

Happy birthday to us!  RimuHosting has now been providing VPS hosting for 10 years. Let's do some fun things to celebrate.  First up a sale!  We will add a $100 credit to your account when you order a new server … Continue reading →

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Debian 7.0 and Ubuntu 13.04 Install Images

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Abdallah Deeb

We’re happy to announce the availability of Debian 7.0 (release notes) and Ubuntu 13.04 (release notes) images for new VPS installations. Both releases are pretty stable and there is not much to report. It seems that the biggest news (for Ubuntu) … Continue reading →

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How to restore your root password after forgetting or being exploited via Single user mode

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Liz Quilty

I have been seeing a few people unsure what to do when they lose or forget their root password. Some are resorting to reinstalling their server thinking this is the only option, however there is another option with Rimuhosting.

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Identifying exploits and exploited websites

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Liz Quilty

I have made posts before regarding how to find exploits, and what to do about those previously, however it has come to my attention that some people are not even realizing what the basics are to look for. In this … Continue reading →

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DNS amplification DoS attacks

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Peter Bryant

If you are running a DNS server, then you need to check it is not being co-opted into 'DNS amplification attacks'. Random nasty servers (typically part of virus created bot-nets) send your DNS server a short request but use a … Continue reading →

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Happy holidays 2012

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Peter Bryant

Thank you to all our wonderful customers for your business in 2012. A number of our staff are taking a break over Christmas and the New Year to be with friends and family. And to take advantage of this beautiful … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal install images

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Juan Rossi

We are proud to announce the release of the new installer images for Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Server Edition. It is available as an reinstall option for existing servers, or in the new servers orders page The version is intended … Continue reading →

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Custom VPS Image via API

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Paul Quilty

The RimuHosting server management API can be used to create new servers (and shut them down and reinstall them and more). The API lets you pass in scripts that run during setup.  And to provide links to external files. This … Continue reading →

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Servers for Hurricane Sandy refugees

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Peter Bryant

Has your hosting been affected by Hurricane Sandy?  We would like to offer you free hosting. Order a server from http://launchtimevps.com In the order comments say "My server xyz.com is affected by Hurricane Sandy.  May I please have the $50 … Continue reading →

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Installing Oracle RDBMS Server

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Elton Labajo

Oracle is a very popular database.  Particularly for enterprise customers running on dedicated servers with lots of CPU and fast RAID setups. This tutorial will guide you to install Oracle database server on CentOS Linux distro.  Hopefully the steps are … Continue reading →

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