The process of setting up new server instances can be very annoying and time-consuming. While Docker can be used to replicate a certain software environment, Cloud-Init can be used to replicate the whole server with all of its programs and configurations.

Despite all the hype, virtual machines are not likely to be fully substituted by containers in the future. Those are complementary technologies, not rivals – containers and virtual machines are often used in the same cloud infrastructure.

User rights is one of the first concepts you have to understand when dealing with Linux. This guide is ideal for users who just installed their first Linux on the computer, or for users who are starting out with their first Linux server. We wrote this article in mind to help our customers as well

Simply password-protecting your Linux server no longer cuts it (they’re vulnerable to online and offline brute force and dictionary attacks, and people historically are terrible with maintaining secure password practices): you have to secure it with SSH keys. This tutorial will teach you what are SSH keys and how to replace the default Linux password

In the first article of this series, we explained that the existence of virtual instances like VPS is possible thanks to technology called virtualization. But how does virtualization itself work in detail? In the second part of Cloud Explained Series, we’re going to talk about how a virtual machine is connected to the hardware, what

A virtual private server (VPS) allows users to set up their own virtual machine without the need to pay for using the whole capacity of a bare metal server (i.e., vps hosting in a nutshell). Studying the technology behind a VPS is a good start towards understanding the cloud as a whole because VPS instances

CentOS 8 Reached End-of-Life on December 31, 2021 With Red Hat officially ending support for CentOS 8, users are forced to migrate to a different operating system. While CentOS 7 remains supported till end of 2024, the life cycle of the newer CentOS 8 was cut short by Red Hat for the end of 2021.

In this guide, we will walk you through the necessary steps to use your Contabo server. From accessing your Customer Control Panel for the first time to hardening your security, we’ll show you all the essentials to run a server. After you read this article, we recommend you dig deeper by following links to more