Creating backups is a very important task for every server administrator. A loss of data often occurs suddenly without a warning. It is possible to create backups manually, but we would recommend to configure automatic backups. The steps below were tested by us, but you should always check yourself if the backups are still running …
The new Plesk Obsidian is available for quite a while now. Time for us to introduce it and, as the title of the posting suggests, make you aware of our exclusive promotion with Plesk: You can try Plesk Obsidian one month for free in combination with every VPS and dedicated server at Contabo! Just select …
While it is still pretty hot outside in Germany (as we let you know in our blog post last week) we joined forces with our partner Plesk and created a special summer promotion for you! As you surely know, you can try Plesk one month for free. However, this promotion was limited to our VPS …
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Easter is just around the corner and we from Contabo have a very special offer for you! 😀 As of today, you will receive a 500 GB SSD free of charge when ordering a dedicated server Dual Xeon, 10-Core or Dual 10-Core! The offer is available for a short period of time only and while …
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Softaculous offers a huge number of scripts which can be installed by the popular „Auto Installer“ under the Plesk and cPanel administration. For Plesk you can activate Softaculous only on a Linux operating system. The free version gives you access to more than 50 scripts whereas the fee-based, fully-licensed version offers around 450 scripts. An …
The summer is coming to an end here in Germany and the vacation time is over as well. This can be frustrating for some and in order to not to let it get that far, we currently have some special offers for our Dedicated Servers, which hopefully will make you feel good. The best thing: …
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With RDP it is not only possible to connect to a Windows server. You can also mount local HDDs on the remote Windows server in order to directly transfer data. In this tutorial this process is described step by step. By the way: In a separate tutorial, we explain how you can connect to your …
In this tutorial you will find a guide on how to establish a connection via SSH to your Linux server. Please note that you will have to replace the place holder <IP Address> in the complete tutorial with the IP address of your server. Linux In case you are using a Linux operating system on …
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This is a follow-up to the tutorial How to install an e-mail server in Windows, directed to those who already have an hMailserver and want to increase the security. Spam protection To activate the spam protection, please go to Settings >> Anti-spam in the hMailserver Administrator. In the tab “General” you can leave the settings …
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You want to send and receive e-mails with your Windows server and connect to it by using your clients on PC, smartphone or tablet? In this tutorial we will explain how you can setup your own e-mail server on a Windows system with a static public IP. This tutorial will work for our VPS as …
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