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Using swap within a VPS
In a virtual environment, disk io can be about the most expensive operation there is. And swap (virtual memory) depends on that heavily. By default we configure a small swap partition for each VPS server so conditions where memory is exhausted can be detected more consistently,
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Easy application hosting using StandingCloud and RimuHosting
Imagine being able to configure a server, pre-setup and ready to run your favorite webapp, with a push of a button. Need a bug tracking system? Just hit a button, and wait a minute, then log into your own Bugzilla app. No sysadmin skills required. No wondering about best practices or security upgrades. StandingCloud are…
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Checking a potentially hacked machine and reinstalling packages when you break things
Sometimes you may see something odd go past in the logs, on the screen, or something might just seem a bit ‘off’ somehow. Its a good idea when this happens to just double check that things are as they should be, verify packages, binaries, check logs etc Here are a few things i find helpful…
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VPS-on-dedicated server hosting v2.0
Today RimuHosting introduce our version 2.0 of our VPS-on-dedicated server hosting. With this upgrade you get: Instant dedicated server setups. Great discounts on selected dedicated servers (starting at $120/m). The power of dedicated servers with the convenience of cloud virtualization. Dedicated server hosting billed by the minute or hour or day or month. VPS-on-dedicated-server hosting…
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DigiNotar and SSL certificates
Great news! We were pretty sure, but a recent notification from our certificate supplier told us that none of the certificates ordered on behalf of our customers are signed by DigiNotar. For those of you not aware, DigiNotar is a Certificate Authority who provided signed SSL Certificates against their own trust chain. Which was recognized…
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Why is your server sending spam? why does it keep crashing with high load?
We get asked these questions regularly, and 9 out of 10 times it may be because your server may have been hacked, either on a user level, web application, or more. Here are some ways to quickly check for the most common things we see , and some of the processes we go through to…
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Could not perform immediate configuration on already unpacked ‘util-linux’.Please see man 5 apt.conf under APT::Immediate-Configure for details
Today we had a customer who had somehow broken his apt package manager doing an upgrade from the looks. I googled and found the same error in many places, most resorting to reinstalling or purging the package to clear it, or reinstall. The error looked like this
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Hurricane Irene approaching New York
As you may be aware there is a hurricane approaching New York. We have posted an operations notice https://rimuhosting.com/maintenance.jsp?server_maint_oid=597636491 Now may be a good time for customers (especially NY-based ones) to take a moment to check their backup and recovery procedures. And ensure you are well prepared for any resulting incidents. Things to consider: Always know…
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Apache exploit may crash your server – heres how to fix it
We have picked up that there was an exploit in Apache which can result in your server running out of memory. the discovery was noticed quiet some time ago, but never fixed, and it seems to have reared its head publicly resulting in some people actively attacking. There is no patch for apache as yet,…
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RimuHosting turns on redundant PSU and redundant power feed options
We are happy to announce that we now able to offer dedicated servers with redundant power supplies as well as servers on redundant (A+B) power feeds. The redundant power supply means that your server gets two power connections. Each drawing about 50% of the servers power. If one PSU fails then the other takes over.