In Windows Server 2016, the administration of the (automatic) Windows Updates has changed slightly. The following tutorial will show you how to check and manage the Windows updates for your Windows Server 2016 system. 1. Please connect to your server using RDP and open the Settings App via the Start menu. Afterwards you can click […]
At the end of the year, we would like to thank you, our long and loyal customers, for the trustful cooperation in the past 12 months. The entire Contabo-Team wishes you and your families Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! In case any issues occur: We are available on the public holidays, in between
Great news: From now on we offer you a completely new operating system, namely Arch Linux! It is available for all your VPS and Dedicated Servers! What’s even better: Arch Linux will always be up to date, which means you will always get the latest version! You can combine it with the Software RAID 1
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From now on, we offer you Fedora in its latest version 25, it replaces the previous version 24. Likewise, Suse Leap received an update and the new version 42.2 is available now at Contabo! Both operating systems can be combined with the Software RAID 1 and Webmin. In addition, Fedora 25 can be installed via
Not long ago, Microsoft officially launched its latest operating system for server systems, Windows Server 2016. We immediately went to work and performed numerous functionality tests and thus ensured a smooth integration in our systems. Today we can finally say: Windows Server 2016 is available as an upgrade for all our root servers and VPS
Some of you have probably clicked on the link “Server Status” on our website contabo.com already and were forwarded to our status website. In the very rare case of irregular issues occurring in one of our data centers, we inform you about it on this website. Recently we have revised our status site and added
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We offer you the latest Linux distribution Ubuntu 16.10 for free for all your VPS and Dedicated Servers! You can combine it with Software RAID 1, Webmin, LAMP and Webmin+LAMP. Important to know: In contrast to Ubuntu 16.04, there is no long term support (LTS) for Ubuntu 16.10. New features include, among others, a revised
With this short tutorial we will show you how to upgrade your Plesk installation to Plesk Obsidian. Before proceeding you should perform a backup of all important data. An upgrade always bears the risk of data loss. On an SSD VPS you will have the ability to create a snapshot, creating a snapshot will give
As of today, we offer you the latest version of the administration panel Plesk Onyx for your VPS and Dedicated Servers. Just released by Parallels, you can get this brand-new version from us already – after all, we always want to offer you the latest version of every software and we do not want to
The web hosting portal Webhostlist continuously examines hosting providers and honors the best in each quarterly period. In the second quarter of 2016, Contabo was awarded first place in the categories “Best Service” and “Best Price-Performance Ratio”! The selection procedure is based on high requirements. Based on strict criteria the website reviews each provider and
Summer break? Not at Contabo! We have worked extremely hard and updated our entire VPS portfolio for you. The result? Massive performance boosts combined with price reductions. The VPS of our 100% SSD series especially benefit from this extensive overhaul. In the host systems of these VPS, we have built in only the latest and
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We are happy to offer you further upgrades for our operating systems: CentOS 7.2 is available now, replacing the version 7.1! You may combine it with Software RAID 1, Webmin, LAMP, Webmin+LAMP, Plesk and cPanel. Plus, the installation via VNC is possible! Also, Proxmox is available now in version 4.0, replacing 3.2. It is not
Recently, two operating systems received an upgrade: Fedora is now available in version 24, replacing version 23. Also, CentOS 6.6 upgraded to 6.8. The latest versions are available at Contabo now! Fedora 24 can be combined with Software RAID 1 and Webmin, the installation via VNC is possible! You may combine CentOS 6.8 optionally with
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DomainKeys and DKIM can help you to increase the reputation of your e-mail server and preventing others to manipulate or fake your e-mails. In this tutorial, we want to show you how you can activate this feature in cPanel and Plesk. Firstly, we have to clarify that Plesk allows you to activate DomainKeys in the
Sometimes, it is necessary to change your partition layout in order to create new partitions or extend an existing partition, for example after a VPS / VDS upgrade. This tutorial shows how to easily change your partition layout on your VPS or VDS. Please be advised to perform a backup of all important data before
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