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Installing CSF firewall on cPanel

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First you would need to login as root via ssh, then as root issue the following commands;

wget http://www.configserver.com/free/csf.tgz

tar zxfv csf.tgz

cd csf

./install.cpanel.sh

At this point the CSF installation is complete and the configuration file should suit your needs, to edit the CSF configuration issue this command

nano /etc/csf/csf.conf

Set the TESTING variable to 1 instead of and make sure that the MONOLITHIC_KERNEL variable is set to 1 this is important for OpenVZ VPS servers

You may open/filter incoming and outgoing ports by editing the TCP_IN and TCP_OUT variables.

Save your configuration by pressing CTRL + x, when asked press “y” then press the enter key

Now start CSF by issuing;

/etc/init.d/csf start

cPanel VPS basic configuration

Posted by admin under Tutorials, VPS, cPanel, cPanel VPS

After you have build your VPS server with the cPanel OS template and confirmed with our sales department that your cPanel VPS license is active, point your browser at http://Your_Dedicated_VPS_IP:2086/ and login with username root and the password you received in the account information email.

After you have logged in, you will be prompted to do a basic cPanel setup.

Under “Main Shared Virtual Host IP” make sure to insert your dedicated IP address, since our cPanel OS template inherits the IP address of the VPS server we created the template on.

The AIM password, username and server options aren’t required, but useful nonetheless. If filled the server will send you alerts about your server status via AIM.

However the “Server Contact E-Mail Address” option is required and it is advisable to insert a valid email address that you check often so you can get timely alerts about the status of your server.

You may leave all the other options unset/default until you reach the option “Hostname” It is important to use a FQDN (fully qualified domain name) and to resolve properly to your VPS IP address.

You may leave all the other options unset/default until you reach the option “Primary Nameserver“. Before you set any values here login to your domain’s registar such as godaddy and follow these instructions;

Login into your domain’s register panel and look for links labeled “Custom nameservers/Register nameservers/Host summery” etc. Under godaddy’s panel click My domains, then click on the domain name, scroll to the bottom of the page and you should see a link labeled “Host Summary (add)” in the left corner.

Click the add link, then on the top of the page you should see something like this

Under Host Name: enter ns1 and under Host IP 1: enter your dedicated VPS IP, then click the OK button. Repeat the same steps again, but this time under Host Name: enter ns2.

Then enter the appropriate values next to “Primary Nameserver” and “Secondary Nameserver”

You may leave the rest of the option blank/default, then click save.

cPanel VPS

Posted by admin under VPS, cPanel, cPanel VPS

cPanel is one of the oldest and most widely used hosting panel. Most people who have websites are accustomed to cPanel and its interface.

cPanel provides security, stability and speed. It’s a system administration tool as well as a hosting panel. Multiple addons such as fantastico provide great user-friendliness for managing and creating websites.

If you’re serious about starting a webhosting business cPanel is the right tool for the job. It’s a widely familiar panel, secure, fast and stable.

Our cPanel OS template comes with CentOS 5 with the latest cPanel version installed, so you can get your hosting business running in matter of minutes right after you have finished the initial cPanel configuration.

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