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.
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We talked with Jan-Jaap Jager, Chief Revenue Officer at Acronis, about the importance of Disaster Recovery Plans and what measures you should take to get prepared for an emergency.
Popular Control Panels like Plesk, cPanel or Webmin ensure that you can manage your server easily and automate tasks like regular Updates and Backups. At the same time, Control Panels offer built-in tools for Monitoring and advanced Security settings.
This tutorial will show you how to create a blog and publish it world wide in just a couple of minutes. The requirement for the Softaculous automatic WordPress installation is a Webspace package L or higher.Alternatively, WordPress can be installed manually by uploading files via FTP. 1. Login to your cPanel account after receiving the
The migration of a website is always a challenging task for the webmaster. Beside a loss of reputation and ranking on search engines, dead links or famous 404-errors, there are some other risks during such a migration. But often it is more dangerous to leave the website on an old server, since old software can
Time and again we receive inquiries asking which product is best suited for your personal requirements. In the following we would like to give you an overview of our products and their applications: Webspace Packages: Let’s start with our Webspace Packages, which are ideal for hosting smaller websites, blogs and forums. The intuitive and simple
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The new Plesk Onyx 17.8 is available for some time now, and maybe you are using it already. If not, you might consider to order your next (virtual) server with Plesk Onyx. In case you are still unsure if Plesk is the right administration panel for your needs, we would like to introduce some of
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We pimped our webspace plans for you – to a higher level than ever before. As of now all Contabo webspace plans include an auto-installer that allows the installation of more than 300 different web applications such as WordPress, Drupal, Typo3, Magento, Joomla and many more with just a single click. It was our aim
One recurring question affects mostly our webspace packages, but should be interesting for many others as well: How can I move the content of my main domain to a sub-folder without affecting its appearance? cPanel always assigns one domain as the main domain for a user account. Add-On domains can be added easily, but they