I'm experiencing a problem with my VPS
This article helps you investigate problems on your VPS by providing troubleshooting steps and also listing the information our support department needs to help with problems.
This article helps you investigate problems on your VPS by providing troubleshooting steps and also listing the information our support department needs to help with problems.
Big Storage allows you to add an extra disk with considerable storage capacity to your VPS. This is for example useful for data storage such as media files or back-ups. Read more...
When using CentOS 6.x or 7.x on your VPS, or when using our pre-installed images of DirectAdmin, Plesk or cPanel (which also use CentOS), you will have an older version of PHP active by default (with the latest security-updates being backported). This is because CentOS prefers stability over new features, but some (popul...
When your VPS turns out to be sending unwanted 'spam' to one or more recipients, you are likely to receive an 'abuse report' from a one of these recipients (or forwarded by us). These notifications will usually also contain the headers of these mails which can be used to determine the source of the spam. In th...
Tutorial on how to extend a partition in Linux.
Our default 'pre installed' version of DirectAdmin always comes with CentOS 7.x as the underlying OS. When using your own license or using a 'DirectAdmin lifetime license' you can use this on the following operation systems our VPS-platform offers: CentOS: 6.x, 7.x, 8.x FreeBSD: 11.x, 12.x Debian: 8.x, ...
Your VPS is supplied unmanaged and without a Control Panel. This allows you the freedom to choose your operating system and server configuration. We currently offer the following operating systems for your VPS: Archlinux CentOS 6 & 7 Debian FreeBSD Gentoo Linux OpenBSD Ubuntu Fedora CoreO...
At TransIP you have the freedom to choose an Operating System that you want to use on your server. Should you skip this step during the initial purchase, you can always do this at a later date.
After upgrading your VPS, or adding an SSD add-on, you can use the guides in this article to expand your existing partition or create new partitions.
Before you can utilize new disk space a new partition needs to be created. In this FAQ we will present a six step explanation to guide you through the process of creating a partition for your BladeVPS. Note: If not mentioned, a command is always followed by an enter. Read more...
Once you have added your VPSs to a Private Network, you will first have to set up internal IP addresses before you can make full use of them. Read more...
When you happen to lose the root password of your VPS and your VPS uses GRUB bootloader (almost all Linux distributions use this) you can follow the steps in the article below to set a new root password: Read more...
Unfortunately there are a lot of active botnets on the Internet, which are constantly scanning IP-ranges to see if they get a hit on port 22 (SSH) and in some cases port 21 (FTP) as well. Because this is done by a very large amount of IP-addresses we can't block or ban all of these from our network. Read more...
This FAQ-article explains how to make sure RPC Portmapper can't be used as reflector in distributed reflected denial of service attacks. We will show you the steps for the commonly used firewalls. Read more...
In this article we explain how to measure packet loss experienced on a remote server.
When you are using a BladeVPS at TransIP you can always use our mail service free of charge, also referred to as 'Carefree Mailing'.
When you are using a BladeVPS at TransIP you can always use our mail service free of charge, also referred to as 'Carefree Mailing'.
In this article we show how to install an SSL certificate in Apache for CentOS and Ubuntu
When using Ubuntu or Debian on your VPS this will usually come with a recent version of PHP (depending on the release you are using). Ubuntu 14.04 comes with PHP 5.5 and Ubuntu 16.04 with 7.0 by default. For Debian 7 the default PHP version is 5.4, Debian 8 uses 5.6. Important! - It is not without risk to update the PHP ...
In this article you'll find an overview of all security related articles for VPSs in our knowledge base. This includes information about what you can do to secure your VPS, but also what we do (e.g. DDoS protection).
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This article shows how to install and configure Fail2Ban bruteforce protection for your Linux server. Fail2Ban scans log files and bans IP’s performing brute force attacks.
An open Memcache service can be abused as a reflector in a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. In this article we'll show you how to restrict access to the Memcache service on your VPS, or close the Memcache port.
This article shows you how to update the software and the kernel on the Operating System of your VPS.
In this article we show you how to change the SSH port of your Linux VPS
In this article we demonstrate how to deny root SSH access on a Linux VPS
In this article we provide a guide for the installation process of Ubuntu 16.04.
In this article, we explain the installation process of Ubuntu 18.04.
In this article we show how to change your hostname in Ubuntu 16.04
In this article we show how to change your hostname in Ubuntu 18.04
In this article we explain what sudo and root are in Linux.
In this article we show how you can change your password in Ubuntu 16.04.
In this article we show how you can change your password in Ubuntu 18.04.
In this article we show how to install an SSH server in Ubuntu 16.
In this article we show how to install an SSH server in Ubuntu 16.
In this article, we show you how to change your keyboard language in Ubuntu 16.04
In this article, we show you how to change your keyboard language in Ubuntu 18.04
In this article we explain the concept of 'packages' in Linux. Simply put they're install-ready software containers.
In this article, we show you how to install software packages in Ubuntu 16.04 and how to find out in which repository the software can be found.
In this article, we show you how to install software packages in Ubuntu 18.04 and how to find out in which repository the software can be found.
Nano is an often used text editor in Linux. In this article we explain how to use it.
In this article we explain which common tools are available for editing files in Linux.
Guide for updating all packages on your Ubuntu 16.04, specific software, or update your entire OS to a newer version.
Guide for updating all packages on your Ubuntu 18.04 VPS, specific software, or update your entire OS to a newer version.
Tutorial for installing and configuring ClamAV in Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04
In this article we show how to use uncomplicated firewall (UFW) in Ubuntu 16.04
In this article we show how to use uncomplicated firewall (UFW) in Ubuntu 18.04
In this article we explain how to investigate high CPU load problems on a VPS.
In this article we explain the usage of the top command in Linux.
In this article, we explain the installation and initial configuration of an Apache web server with PHP support in Ubuntu 18.04.
In this article we show you how to install a Plex Media Server in Ubuntu 16 & 18
As the names indicate, static websites are (relatively) unchangeable and dynamic websites change regularly.
In this tutorial we show how to set up an FTP server in Ubuntu using VSFTPD.
In this article we show how to use SFTP in Ubuntu 16 & 18 without the SFTP users having SSH access on your server.
Easily secure your VPSs from your control panel using our free VPS Firewall. In this guide we explain how the VPS Firewall works.
In this tutorial we show you how you can optimize your Plex media files so you don't need to transcode them live when you play them on your television.
In this article we show how to install and configure a MariaDB server in Ubuntu 16.04.
In this article we show how to install and configure a MariaDB server in Ubuntu 18.04
In this article you'll find an overview of our Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 documentation.
In this article, we explain what you can do to solve problems after an update of Apache.
In this article we explain the basics of managing MariaDB using command-line.
In this tutorial we show how to install and configure phpMyAdmin in Ubuntu 16.04.
In this tutorial we show how to install and configure phpMyAdmin in Ubuntu 18.04.
In this article we explain how to statically add an extra IPv4 or IPv6 address to your Ubuntu 16.04 VPS.
In this article we explain how to statically add an extra IPv4 or IPv6 address to your Ubuntu 14.04 VPS.
This overview shows our documentation which helps you configure a mail server.
In this tutorial we show you how to install and configure Exim & Dovecot in Ubuntu or Debian.
In this article, we explain how to make your Big Storage drive available on your other VPSs using SSHFS.
In this article, we show you how to use ClamAV as a virus scanner for a mail server with Exim and Dovecot.
In this tutorial, we show you how to use SpamAssassin as spam protection for a mail server with Exim and Dovecot.
In this article we show how you can check incoming sender domains against blacklists on your Exim mailserver in Ubuntu & Debian.
In this tutorial, we show you how to sign outgoing mail with DKIM on a VPS with Ubuntu / Debian and Exim.
Composer is a tool for dependency management in PHP. In this tutorial we show how to install composer in various Linux distros.
In this tutorial we show you how to set up a TeamSpeak 3 server in Ubuntu, CentOS, or Debian.
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In this article, we provide more information about the CVE-2020-1967 vulnerability and explain how to protect your VPS against it.
In this article we explain how to statically add an extra IPv4 or IPv6 address to your Ubuntu 20.04 VPS.
In this article we show how to install and configure a MariaDB server in Ubuntu 20.04
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