It’s important to understand the basics of checking your server’s logs. It is necessary for the investigation and administration of your server. The way to view your server’s logs is all done within the server itself, and depends on the type of server. All servers Checking Your Server’s Log Files:https://www.ionos.com/help/index.php?id=4737 Windows Opening Windows Event Viewer:https://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/6-ways-to-open-event-viewer-in-windows-10.html…
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Checking IONOS server firewall and networking settings
If you can not access your server, or your server appears down or unresponsive, I recommend checking your Cloud Firewall policies first. Confirm that the correct ports you are trying to access are added to your server’s Cloud Firewall. Then move on to the server firewall, networking, and application configuration next. Checking Cloud Firewall First,…
Backing up data from an IONOS server
There are several ways to back up the data from your IONOS server, depending on the operating system and if the server is accessible remotely. Cloud Backup is a product offered by IONOS that provides a scheduled backup of your server. The plan can be configured for entire server backups or individual folders and files….
Accessing remote console on IONOS
If you’re not able to access your server remotely, it can be caused by networking misconfigurations or something else. When this happens, you should be able to connect to the provided remote console instead. A remote console would show the same output as if you had a monitor plugged into the server, regardless of networking….
Too Many Redirects on WordPress Site or WP-Admin
If your website or wp-login page is giving a “too many redirects” error in the browser, many times it’s caused by an SSL mishap, proxy configuration, or plugins. Let’s take a look at the way to fix these most common causes! Cloudflare Infinite Redirects If you have your domain behind Cloudflare nameservers, and you are…
Your Windows Server Was Encrypted, What Next?
Updated June 10, 2024 to include DoNex Ransomeware decryptors from Avast. It can happen to the best of us. You open an unknown attachment from an email, install sketchy software, or the latest unpatched 0Day is running wild on your Windows Server 2022. What’s next? These are some of the possible options you have if…
20 Ways To Increase Email Deliverability From a Plesk Server
1. Consider a professional email hosting service If you are hosting your email on your own dedicated, cloud, or VPS server, by using your own SMTP application, you should first understand the reprocussions of being your own mail system admin. By maintaining your own mail server, you leave your device susceptible to any and all…
Performance Tuning A Linux Web Server
It is always mandatory to create a backup before making any changes to any server. If you do not have a backup: Purchase the IONOS Cloud Backup, follow the installation instructions, and complete a manual backup (video). If you are the administrator of a Linux web server using nginx, Apache, or Plesk, you may be…
Regaining Access To An IONOS Account
Most of us have several dozen accounts that we must memory the username, email, and password for. It’s not unlikely that you’ve forgotten the password for one of your accounts in the past. If you have lost your IONOS account, or are unable to access your account, you may be panicking. But don’t worry, we…
Troubleshooting Ubuntu 22.04 With Netplan
Since Ubuntu 16.10, the developers switched to using systemd-networkd by default on the server editions, moving away from ifupdown. On their Ubuntu Desktop editions, NetworkManager is still used. Having to determine and differentiate between two different networking configurations became confusing. Thus, Netplan was born in Ubuntu 18.04 and continues to be used. Netplan reads .yaml…