Cloud Service Provider
By default it’s not possible to establish a direct SSH connection to a Proxmox’s default Ubuntu 14.x or 16.x LXC VPS.
In order to SSH into a Ubuntu 14.x and 16.x LXC VPS you need to use NoVNC Console to apply following commands:
Modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config
nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Change Config
PermitRootLogin without-password to PermitRootLogin yes
Restart SSH Service
service ssh restart
-bash: wget: command not found
You get this error when wget isn’t installed
To install wget on CentOS 5, 6 or 7 use this command:
yum install wget -y
To install weget on Debian or Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install wget
Install epel-release. Epel-release provide you an extended set of packages
yum install epel-release -y
Install certbot
yum install certbot -y
Need to create a folder where the Let’s encrypt verification files will be stored
mkdir -p /var/www/public/letsencrypt
We need to configure Gitlab to pass any /.well-known requests to the desired folder.
Edit following file
vi /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
Find following Line below web_server[‘home’]
# web_server['home'] = '/var/opt/gitlab/nginx'
nginx['custom_gitlab_server_config'] = "location ^~ /.well-known {
root /var/www/public/letsencrypt;
}"
Reconfigure Gitlab
gitlab-ctl reconfigure
Now ready to request Let’s Encrypt Certificate
Use following command to request certificate
certbot certonly --webroot --webroot-path=/var/www/public/letsencrypt -d git.hostfav.com
You will get following message.
IMPORTANT NOTES: - Congratulations! Your certificate and chain have been saved at /etc/letsencrypt/live/git.hostfav.com/fullchain.pem. Your cert will expire on 2017-10-25. To obtain a new or tweaked version of this certificate in the future, simply run certbot again. To non-interactively renew *all* of your certificates, run "certbot renew" - Your account credentials have been saved in your Certbot configuration directory at /etc/letsencrypt. You should make a secure backup of this folder now. This configuration directory will also contain certificates and private keys obtained by Certbot so making regular backups of this folder is ideal. - If you like Certbot, please consider supporting our work by:
Configure GitLab for new Certificate
vi /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
Change External URL path
external_url 'https://git.hostfav.com'
Uuncomment this line. Change false to true
nginx['redirect_http_to_https'] = true
Change Certificate and Key files’ path
Find following two lines and uncomment them
# nginx['ssl_certificate'] = "/etc/gitlab/ssl/#{node['fqdn']}.crt"
# nginx['ssl_certificate_key'] = "/etc/gitlab/ssl/#{node['fqdn']}.key"
Update path
nginx['ssl_certificate'] = "/etc/letsencrypt/live/git.hostfav.com/fullchain.pem" nginx['ssl_certificate_key'] = "/etc/letsencrypt/live/git.hostfav.com/privkey.pem"
Reconfigure GitLab and Apply changes
gitlab-ctl reconfigure
Let’s Encrypt certificate is only valid for 90 days. To renew automatically add following line to your corn job.
0 1 1 * * /usr/bin/certbot renew --quiet --renew-hook "/usr/bin/gitlab-ctl restart nginx"
This corn job will renew your GitLab Certificate every Month.
This improves the security of both the GitLab Server and the users who use it.
Login to Webmin site using https://your-domain-name.com:10000
Once you log in, you will see Webmin Dashboard.
Click on your server’s hostname
You will be presented Hostname and DNS Client page.
Enter a fully qualified Domain Name into hostname filed and click on Save.
Go to Webmin Configuration then select SSL Encryption
Using following screen obtains and renew certificate.
We can setup Webmin to automatically renew certificate.
Hostname for certificate: Make sure you have typed correct Fully Qualified Domain Name
Website root directory for validation file: Enter /var/www/html/
Months between automatic renewal: Select the radio button to the left of the input box and type 1 in the input box
Click on Request Certificate Button
After a few seconds, you will see a confirmation screen.
Restart Webmin
Reload the Webmin page and you browser will show valid certificate.
HostFav wins Great User Experience Award from FinancesOnline!
We are excited to announce that the experts at FinancesOnline have awarded HostFav with the 2017 Rising Star and Great User Experience Awards in the Hosting and Cloud Services Category.
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Recently FinancesOnline published a detailed review of HostFav in which their praised our system as one that genuinely meets users’ expectations.
The Great User Experience Award is awarded to products that offer an especially good user experience. FinancesOnline evaluates how easy it is to start using the product and how well-designed its interface and features are to facilitate the work process.
HostFav’s contribution to the hosting market has recently been acknowledged by one of the most popular software and hosting review platforms FinancesOnline. The platform’s experts prepared a detailed analysis of our service and were very positive about the results of their test. In fact, we won the prestigious 2017 Great User Experience Award in the best hosting services category, and this award is given only to products with outstandingly intuitive interfaces and reliable service.
The award made us extremely proud and confirms the effectiveness of our commitment to top quality and innovative service. Most of all, it inspires us to continue pleasing our clients with top-notch uptime and support.
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You can manually configure your mail client using the settings below:
Secure SSL/TLS Settings (Recommended)
| Username: | email@yourdomain.com |
| Password: | Use the email account’s password. |
| Incoming Server: | cpanel.hostfav.com
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| Outgoing Server: | cpanel.hostfav.com
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Authentication is required for IMAP, POP3, and SMTP.
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Non-SSL Settings (NOT Recommended)
| Username: | email@yourdomain.com |
| Password: | Use the email account’s password. |
| Incoming Server: | mail.yourdomain.com
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| Outgoing Server: | mail.yourdomain.com
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Authentication is required for IMAP, POP3, and SMTP.
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Notes:
1. Sign into your Namecheap account (The Sign In option is available in the top hat of the page).
2. Select Domain List from the left sidebar and click the Manage button next to your do
3. Find the Nameservers section and select Custom DNS from the drop-down menu. Type following HostFav’s Nameservers and Click on the green checkmark to save the changes.
4. Apply Changes
NOTE: Once the nameservers are changed, all the custom DNS records for your domain will be overwritten to our hosting ones. You will be able to re-create them in your cPanel Advanced DNS Editor and MX Entry menu where you can manage domain’s email settings.
Nameserver changes do not propagate instantly. Once your nameservers are changed, it may take up to 24 hours (more, in rare cases) for local ISPs to update their DNS caches so that everyone can see your website.
Pointing HostFav’s Nameservers in GoDaddy
If you purchased your domain name from GoDaddy, you’ll need to point it to HostFav in order to use it with HostFav’s Hosting. The best way to point your domain to HostFav is to update the nameservers in your GoDaddy account to HostFav’s nameservers. In other words, you will be telling GoDaddy to make HostFav the web host and email host for that domain.
1. Log in to your GoDaddy account.
There are currently multiple versions of the GoDaddy interface in production. If your GoDaddy dashboard does not match the steps and/or screenshots listed in this article, try following the steps in Set Custom Nameservers for Domains Registered With GoDaddy, then refer to our list of HostFav nameservers.
2. Go to Domains.
3. Click on Manage and then Manage DNS
Or
4. Go to Nameservers Section and Click on Change button
5. Type HostFav’s Nameservers
6. Click on Save to apply changes
After updating your nameservers, allow 4 to 8 hours for other networks to access information for .com and .net domain names, and allow 24 to 48 hours for other networks to access information for all other domain extensions. If you have difficulty, contact our 24/7 technical support team for assistance.
By default it’s not possible to establish a direct SSH connection to a Proxmox’s LXC VPS.
In order to SSH into a LXC VPS you need to login to HostFav’s account and use NoVNC Console to apply following command:
Install SSH Server:
yum install openssh-server
Start SSH Service
systemctl start sshd.service
Enable Auto Start
systemctl enable sshd.service
Listed below are the available mail client auto-configuration scripts. Select the script for your mail client and operating system.
You can download scripts from your cPanel accounts –> Email Account –> Set Up Mail Client.
| Application | Protocols |
|---|---|
| iOS for iPhone/iPad/iPod and MacOS® Mail.app® for Mountain Lion (10.8+) | IMAP over SSL/TLS IMAP |
| MacOS® Mail.app® for “Lion” (10.7+) | IMAP over SSL/TLS IMAP |
| MacOS® Mail.app® for “Pre Lion” (10.4+) | IMAP over SSL/TLS IMAP |
| Windows Live Mail® | IMAP over SSL/TLS POP3 over SSL/TLS IMAP POP3 (Post Office Protocol v3) |
| Microsoft Outlook 2000® for Windows® | IMAP over SSL/TLS POP3 over SSL/TLS IMAP POP3 (Post Office Protocol v3) |
| Microsoft Outlook Express® for Windows® | IMAP over SSL/TLS POP3 over SSL/TLS IMAP POP3 (Post Office Protocol v3) |