A VPS or Virtual Private Server is a virtual machine hosted by a VPS provider and accessible only via the internet. It may also be called VDS or cloud server. The most common VPS types are OpenVZ, KVM, Xen and VMWare.
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Can't login to VPS with newly created account via ssh
Recently I've bought a VPS Server. I decided to install Ubuntu on it. I want to set up a git server on it but I have problem.
I've read I should create new account for this purpose. I've already ...
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How to switch accounts on a VPS running ubnutu 12.10?
I need help, is there a terminal command or what? I need to login to a non-root account because.
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What is the best pratice to host a website on a Ubuntu server machine? [closed]
I wonder what the best practice where we put a website/application on a server. Commonly there that we should not put them in our folder /var/wwwfor several reasons.
I was searching and found two ...
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How to create a new FTP user and specify which folders they can view
I was wondering how to create a new FTP user, set the password and whatnot, and also specify which folders they can view. I want to be able to use the users in filezilla. Thanks!
Note: I am doing ...
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How to use juju with a VPS host?
Is possible to use juju with a VPS hosting provider?
I think "local enviroment" is the most close option, but I realize that is not possible to have access to it through other enveriments.
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Ubuntu freezing during generating locales
I'm trying to install airtime on vps with ubuntu (both 10 and 12) os.
But when it received
Generating locales
Generating locales...
it comes to crashed.I can connect to ssh during it hardly and ...
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What features should I check on my VPS in order to have a secure box?
I have a VPS with Ubuntu 12.10 server edition, an I connect to it from public/university. I host some web applications on it. I have always been concerned with security issues. What features is needed ...
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+30 sites using 1gb ram on nginx
I have a LEMP setup (Ubuntu 12.04, Nginx, Mysql, PHP 5.3 and APC) and I have 30 sites hosted on it. They all are wordpress sites. It uses about 1GB RAM. Is this normal? I thought nginx would use less ...
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Reading package lists in update apt-get Ubuntu 12.04 VPS
I have VPS and I try to install some packages but I can't, when I try to update my package list, I get an error.
I'm using
sudo apt-get update
At the end of all process display:
Reading package ...
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Trying to start nginx on VPS, I get “nginx: unrecognized service”
Following the How to install rails and nginx with passenger on Ubuntu tutorial from DigitalOcean.com, the seventh step manually starts nginx:
sudo service nginx start
but fails with the following ...
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Are there software like Hyper-vm or Kloxo on ubuntu?
I know a very powerful panel to manage linux called Hyper-vm and Kloxo.
but both of them can't run on ubuntu, seem run only centos and other linux os.
Are there software like them on ubuntu?
I have ...
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cannot establish TCP connection with VPS
Vince Stewart
I have a VPS on Ubuntu 12 and a home computer on Ubuntu 12. I have a Java application on the VPS which opens a tcp socket listening on port 4000 and also an Http listener. My ssh service ...
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having trouble installing programs on server
I tried to install Tor on my VPS. When I tried it, I got this:
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
LANGUAGE = (unset),
LC_ALL = ...
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Should I install GRUB while upgrading Ubuntu from 10.04 to 12.04 on a VPS?
I just purchased a VPS running Ubuntu 10.04. During the installation, it asked if I would like to install GRUB. I actually don't know if I want to install GRUB or not. I'm afraid that I may mess ...
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How much memory does Ubuntu Server on a VPS need?
I'm wondering will I be able to run Ubuntu 10.04 on a VPS with 256 RAM, and if not, what's the best OS to run on that VPS?
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How to run app “quietly” on ubuntu vps via ssh
I have an ubuntu vps and I want to run an app through ssh but I want to do it "quietly". I mean, when I for example start top, it is displayed in my ssh console and I don't have access to my vps ...
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Lag spikes on my website
I have a heavy traffic site that gets about +200 concurrent users and receives 4k+ uniques daily. My site seems to load slow for a few minutes and then fast for a few minutes and the pattern continues ...
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How enable desktop sharing for VPS server ubuntu 12.04
I just got a vps server running 12.04, I have ssh access but I don't know how access GUI and remote desktop
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How to set up a cross-platform proxy/vpn server
I want to set up and manage a proxy server on my vps, with PPTP vpn support. It should support clients from all OS platforms.
(I want something that works exactly like "nettacmon plus" for Windows ...
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SSH Connection time out
Whenever I try to SSH my VPS account it says:
SSH connection time out during banner exchange.
I want to know the reason behind this problem and a solution. My VPS is running Ubuntu 12.04 Server ...
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Can't ssh into my ubuntu vps
I have a vps running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I have installed openSSH but I can't connect to it with putty. I get error saying Network error:Connection timed out. How to fix this?
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wkhtmltopdf Only working with SUDO
I installed wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage on my VPS. (linode server) with ABC as logged in user (admin rights granted. I found now wkhtmltoimage is working very well with my PHP'sshell_exec` command, ...
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I modified the permissions of /var what have I broken?
So I did a dumb thing, I chowned /var to a single user and now I am getting errors everywhere,I had to add permissions so that mysql and lighthttpd would start, any easy way to revert changes or must ...
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Best control panel for Ubuntu 12.04 server [closed]
I am looking for up-to-date control panel that is compatible with 12.04 and easy to install. Most of the open source control panels I've seen have been out of development for years now. zPanel looks ...
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Removing unwanted packages in Ubuntu [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I free up disk space?
I am running Ubuntu 11.10 in my VPS and it's occupying quite a lot of my disk space, how do I remove the packages that are not being ...
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Can I test the physical memory of a VPS or virtual machine?
Is there a memory test program I can run on an online VPS hosted instance?
Since it is a VPS I don't have access to the console or the memtest grub option.
I am troubleshooting random crashes (with ...
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Setting up VPS: Bad argument `lo' iptables
I am trying to set up a VPS which I bought at RamNode.
I am following these instructions: http://endofweb.co.uk/2010/10/ubuntu-vps-nginx-mysql-php-fpm-phpmyadmin-wordpress/
I am now at the part ...
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Why do I get the “start Google Chrome as normal user” error even if I am starting it as a normal user?
I tried to install and run Chrome browser on my VPS. I login over SSH as user not root. My Ubuntu version is 12.04 LTS 64bit.
I downloaded Chrome package to my ~/ directory.
wget ...
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Is there any midnight commander alternative that allows me to see the folder size?
I want any alternative for Ubuntu 11.04 that runs on the command window that allows me to see which folder use up a lot of space.
P.S. It's for my VPS.
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What is the named daemon and why is it running?
I want to know why the named daemon is running, do I need it running for my VPS to work properly ?
Can I stop or remove it ?
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How change what kernel boots Ubuntu XEN VPS?
I have a VPS running Ubuntu server 12.04. A while ago, my host installed an alternative kernel (one of Amazon's EC2 kernels) to fix a boot issue I was having. Now, 2 Ubuntu releases later, this kernel ...
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I'm trying to connect to my VPS through freenx, but authentication fails [closed]
I've followed the following guide to set-up freenx on my vps. (I'm connected to the VPU using puTTY).
-- START OF GUIDE --
1) Add the FreeNX PPA:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freenx-team
2) As ...
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Removing the period from a hostname
My machine's hostname is ev.er, and I want to change it to ever. I tried editing /etc/hosts and replacing ev with ever, and also replacing ev.er with ever, saving, and editing the ev that was in ...
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Why does 11.04-to-12.10 upgrade on OpenVZ VPS fail with “libc - kernel 2.6.24” error? [closed]
I have an OpenVZ VPS, and am trying to upgrade Ubuntu Server from 11.10 to 12.04. But the upgrade aborts half-way with this error:
WARNING: this version of the GNU libc requires kernel version
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Why did my upgrade to 12.04 fail with “glibc not found” or “libc6” or “requires kernel 2.6.24” error?
I upgraded my server installation form 11.04 to 11.10, then to 12.04 over ssh. All seems almost ok - but there is a small issue with glibc, which is messing up my apt.
I tried sudo apt-get install -f ...
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Trouble setting up openVPN/VPN
I'm having trouble setting up a VPN on my VPS that's running Ubuntu 11.04. I'm been following this guide http://tipupdate.com/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu-vps/
I'm able to start the VPN, but the ...
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Why is UFW blocking outgoing connections?
UFW is blocking some outgoing connections on my server, such as Akismet, the spam killing plugin for my Wordpress site. According to Akismet's firewall info I need to allow contact with four IPs. My ...
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Record audio from Skype on VPS?
I have impossible task to do! Going crazy!
On fresh Ubuntu server 10.04. install, via SSH I've installed desktop and VNC server.
Then Skype.
Problem is that Ubuntu is VPS! And it don't have physical ...
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Gtk-warning cannot open display
I run ubuntu 10.04 and I'm trying to disable suspend and hibernate mode so I typed this:
Code:
sudo gedit /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.upower.policy
but I get this error:
Code:
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How Can I install A Rhythmbox Plugin On My Ubuntu VPS?
I am trying to install a Rhythmbox Plugin (File Organizer https://launchpad.net/rb-fileorganizer) on my VPS Ubuntu installation. On the desktop, I would be required to open the folder then double ...
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Can I determine if a Grub menu.lst is valid on a virtual machine without rebooting?
There's a problem with Ubuntu running on my hosted VPS. All I have access to is a recovery console which allows me to mount the devices.
I've narrowed the problem down to a messed menu.lst. I have ...
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How do I troubleshoot network issues with my VPS?
Problem: I occasionally have network issues with my Ubuntu VPS. I cannot SSH to the box, I cannot ping the box by IP address. I can access the box via host Serial terminal. When I access the box via ...
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Monitor all incoming pings/requests
I have installed Ubuntu Lucid on a VPS. I installed a webserver, and also a mail server (POSTFIX).
What I noticed is that some websites are continuously pinging my domain*. I have also received a ...
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What should the source be when using OpenVPN?
I'm trying to use OpenVPN on my Ubuntu 10 VPS.
I'm trying to route my traffic using this command:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.8.0.0/24 -j SNAT -to
The error I get is:
iptables v1.4.4: ...
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Upgrade remote server from 9.04 to Ubuntu LTS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Skipping intermediate Ubuntu OS upgrade to latest one,How do I upgrade from 9.04 to 10.04.2?
My situation: I'm stuck with a VPS which I have no physical access to. The ...
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How to reinstall production Ubuntu Server on VPS and minimize downtime? [closed]
I moved this question to serverfault.com.
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Best Way To Learn How To Set Up OpenVPN On Amazon EC2/a VPS?
What is the best way to learn how to set up a VPN using OpenVPN on an Amazon EC2 server/a VPS? What level of proficiency is required in Linux System Administration for this?
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Setting up ACL on a VPS?
I am relatively new at using Linux and have just installed a fresh(ish) copy of Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Minimal install running on a HyperVM VPS.
How would I enable ACL? I have a question on Superuser ...
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debootstrap or virt-install Ubuntu Server Maverick fails
Oki so running any kind of variation of debootsrap i get the following error
I: Extracting zlib1g...
W: Failure trying to run: chroot /lxc/iso/dodo mount -t proc proc /proc
debootstrap.log :
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How can I run Dwarf Fortress in text mode (ncurses) on my Linux VPS?
I installed Dwarf Fortress on my Linux VPS to use with dfterm. It's running Ubuntu 10.04 Server x86-32. I'm fairly certain I have all the dependencies:
I've installed:
ncurses
ncursesw
libsdl
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