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  • 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…

  • RimuHosting 20th anniversary Cyclone Gabrielle fundraising

    RimuHosting is marking it’s 20th anniversary in March. 20 years in business with some amazing clients and staff has left us in a strong position. We recently launched our ‘being useful’ policy which lets us support community organisations who use technology to help others. The recent weather events around New Zealand shows the need for…

  • Employee profit-sharing

    In March 2023 RimuHosting will have been providing Linux servers for 20 years.   For this occasion, and in a break from our typical technical posts, I’ll be writing about a recent RimuHosting business initiative.  One that will help us continue to fulfil our mission to provide our customers a hassle free hosting experience. 20 years…

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