Fanatical VPS tutorial

tutorial:archlinux

2012-02-06T17:45:22+00:00

Getting Arch Linux running First head to your VPS control panel, you'll see “Reinstall OS” on the main page, click this and then check either Arch Linux 32, or Arch Linux 64. They're marked as broken, but this tutorial will run you through the fix. Please also refer to which may assist with other problems/errors.

tutorial:backup

2011-03-30T17:03:44+00:00

Fanatical VPS now offers “central backup” as an addon to any VPS account. The pricing can be seen here. The first backup is free. Once your central backup slots are active, you should see a new option in the SolusVM control panel for “central backup”. Click this and you will see an empty list containing no backups, from here you can create new backups and also restore old backups.

tutorial:basic_ssh_commands

2011-04-11T20:17:09+00:00

To list the files/folders in the current location: ls To change to another directory: cd To locate files: find /var/www/*.html

tutorial:compiling_programs_from_source

2011-03-01T23:03:25+00:00

Often on Linux it's required to compile programs yourself from source. Normally this is a very simple process. Start by untar/zipping the files, then enter the new folder and configure like so (options can be set during configuration): ./configure

tutorial:connecting

2011-04-11T20:18:30+00:00

To connect to your VPS, you will need to use SSH. On Windows, you'll need to make use of a SSH client such as PuTTY, if you're on OSX, you can use the pre-installed Termial app (under applications > utilities). Those running Linux can also connect via the command line.

tutorial:first_steps

2011-06-24T11:19:17+00:00

This page contains a few starting tips/pointers to do when you first get your new VPS. We've split it up according to our two main distro groups. Please note all steps are optional, just a set of 'guidelines' as it were. Red Hat (CentOS/Fedora/etc) * Check your installed yum packages, remove whatever you don't need (reduce bloat!) yum list installed

tutorial:home

2011-03-26T20:20:24+00:00

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tutorial:ipv6

2011-03-26T20:19:18+00:00

Fanatical VPS now supports IPv6 across all nodes & VPS plans. All new orders will be auto-provisioned with one IPv4 and one IPv6, if you currently have a VPS and wish to be assigned an IPv6 just send in a support ticket. Unfortunately there are a few limitations with the SolusVM/OpenVZ/IPv6 combination, as described here:

tutorial:minecraft

2011-06-16T15:47:10+00:00

Setting up your Minecraft Server This guide provides steps for Ubuntu. You can install Ubuntu on your VPS from the VPS Control Panel. Your standard Minecraft Server requires a Java environment, so let's install this first. Installing Java Since Java isn't on your standard repo list, we have to manually add it.

tutorial:stack

2010-11-25T19:28:35+00:00

A stack is simply a name for the “setup” of a server's set of applications to provide whatever function. For example, a basic website will need a webserver, such as Apache running on the Linux operating system, PHP for dynamic pages and MySQL to store information in a database. Many servers use a LAMP stack. LAMP stands for Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP as they're what will be used.

tutorial:webmin_ubuntu

2011-04-02T21:25:58+00:00

"Bootup and Shutdown" page and Webmin/Usermin "Start at boot time" feature Due to the way Ubuntu works (using Upstart instead of inittab), if you're using Webmin/Usermin with Ubuntu, simply delete the following file to make the “Bootup and Shutdown” page and the “Start at boot time” feature working: