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,…
Category: Server
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….
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…
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…
How to Clear Cache on Linux and Windows Servers
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). Cache is a temporary storage of data that helps improve the performance and efficiency of your system. However,…
How to Upgrade an IONOS Cloud Server
Check Plesk backups If you have a Plesk server, and you’re considering upgrading because you’ve ran out of space, I would first recommend checking the Plesk backups saved on your server. If they are consuming too much space, you should adjust the backup schedule and delete older backups. Plesk Global Backup Settings:https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/administrator-guide/backing-up-and-restoration/global-backup-settings.59265/ Removing Backup Files…
Online KDE Installer
For those interested, We’ve just updated XellIX to include a KDE + xRDP installer for Ubuntu and Debian server/core. Check it out if you’re interested! You’re now ready to connect to your Linux server using Remote Desktop. Side note: Be sure to allow port 3389 in your Cloud Firewall and ufw if applicable.