VPS hosting

☰ Getting started with your VPS Your VPS is your own virtual server in our data center in the Netherlands. You get root access and a fixed IPv4 and IPv6 address,... ☰ Reading and setting file permissions on your VPS correctly Every file and folder on your VPS has an owner, a group and permissions. If they're too loose, a hacked website or service can wri... ☰ The first commands on your VPS: finding your way around the command line You've logged in to your VPS for the first time and all you see is a blinking cursor. A handful of commands will help you find you... ☰ Managing services with systemctl on your VPS Your VPS runs programs that always need to be there: the SSH server, a web server, a database. These programs are called services.... ☰ Mount your own ISO or reinstall your VPS Two ways to start with a clean slate or install something special. Reinstall Open your VPS in My WebOké and choose the Advanced ta... ☰ Adding a security.txt to your website If someone finds a security vulnerability in your website, such as an open directory or an outdated plugin, you want that person t... ☰ Using your own cloud-init when installing your VPS When installing or reinstalling your VPS, you can provide your own cloud-init. Your VPS runs that file itself on first boot: it in... ☰ Locked out of your VPS: what now? Can't get in anymore? Work through these steps from top to bottom. 1. Is your VPS running? Check Power in your VPS screen. If it's... ☰ Logging in to your VPS with SSH (and creating an SSH key) You manage your VPS via SSH: an encrypted connection to your server's command line. Logging in with an SSH key is safer and easier... ☰ Securing your VPS: the first five minutes A new server on the internet gets scanned within minutes by bots trying passwords. These steps keep you well ahead of them. Run th... ☰ Upgrading your VPS to a new version of Debian or Ubuntu Every version of Debian and Ubuntu gets security updates for a fixed period. After that it is end of life: your server keeps runni... ☰ Keeping your VPS secure: hardening, Lynis and a maintenance routine With Securing your VPS: the first five minutes you lay the foundation: updates, logging in with a key, a firewall and fail2ban. Bu... ☰ Shorter Let's Encrypt certificate lifetimes: what does it mean for you? Let's Encrypt is the free certificate authority used by most websites, including at WebOké. A Let's Encrypt certificate is current... ☰ Sending mail from your VPS and setting up reverse DNS Want to send mail from your VPS, for example with your own mail server or from an online store? Then two things matter: port 25 an... ☰ Increasing your VPS disk space If you choose a larger VPS package, your VPS's virtual disk gets bigger. A disk can't shrink, so you can't switch to a package wit... ☰ Snapshots and backups of your VPS Your VPS has two safety nets. They look alike, but they serve different purposes. Snapshot: a quick capture A snapshot captures yo... ☰ Revoking SSH access to your VPS for a former employee or a lost laptop A former employee, a web developer whose job is done, or a stolen laptop: anyone who had an SSH key on your server can still log i... ☰ Which VPS plan suits me? All VPS plans run on the same fast hardware in the Netherlands, with the same features: root access, daily backups, snapshots, gra... ☰ Which services are listening on your VPS, and what can be reached from the outside? Every program that accepts connections listens on a port: SSH on 22, a web server on 80 and 443, MariaDB on 3306. Every port that... ☰ Installing a different operating system on your VPS yourself (WebOké netboot) Want an operating system that isn't in the list under Reinstall, such as Fedora, Arch Linux, Alpine or openSUSE? Then install it y...