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Dallas network upgrade
Dallas is our busiest location. We have many, many cabinets there filled with wonderfully shiny servers (all black, as befits our Kiwi origins). That setup has grown somewhat organically since 2005. Our core networking wiring was starting to be a little scary. And network capacity (ports and bandwidth was staring to be an issue). So…
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Brute force SSH protection
We have implemented some brute force SSH attack protection on VMs. Your servers should start to receive fewer connections from bots trying to bruteforce crack passwords on your server user accounts. Behind the scenes we have setup honey trap servers. Botnets with no good reason to connect to these servers attempt to connect to the…
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deghost ridding the world of the ghost vulnerability one host at a time
As part of our mission to wipe the ‘ghost’ vulnerability (CVE-2015-0235) from our customers servers we have created ‘deghost’. Deghost is a cross-distro script to determine the vulnerability of a libc library on a server and then patch that where possible. https://github.com/pbkwee/distrorejuve In most cases this is as simple as apt-get install libc6 or yum…
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Next gen Haswell-EP systems available
Intel have just released their next generation dual proc Haswell-EP-based servers. We ordered a batch from our trusty systems integrator. And this morning the servers arrived at our Dallas data center loading dock! Those same servers are now available now on our dedicated server ordering page. Pricing is from USD 409/m with a base config…
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Replace webmin self-signed certificate to avoid sec_error_invalid_key error
Recent browser versions (e.g. Firefox 33) refuse to work with older Webmin installs. They give a sec_error_invalid_key error, offer a ‘Try again’ button, but do not offer an option to add an exception. Firefox 33 no longer supports certificates with private keys smaller than 1024 bits. You can replace your webmin certificate with a new…
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CPU usage graphs
A quick new feature: You can now view CPU graphs for your VMs the RimuHosting control panel.
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Two Factor Authentication
We have just added optional two factor authentication to the RimuHosting control panel. You can enable it at http://rimuhosting.com/cp/twofactor.jsp It uses Time-based One Time Password (TOTP) so you will need an application like Google Authenticator or Authy. To enable 2FA scan the QR code to your TOTP application then enter the 6 digit token your…
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Preventing brute force WordPress login attacks
Over the last month or two we have seen an increase in WordPress brute force login attacks. The symptom is typically higher CPU usage on your server (often resulting in slower page load times). It can be particularly painful on servers running php through fast CGI (like Plesk server setups). For a good summary of…
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Now accepting bitcoins
Currently is trial/manual mode. You can make a one off account payment with Bitcoins per the details on our payment page. As an introductory offer we will add an extra 20% credit on payments up to 1BTC. For more information on bitcoins visit Commodity.com.
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10th Anniversay $100-off Sale
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 with us. This offer applies to new VPS, VPS-on-dedicated and regular dedicated servers. Pricing starts…