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Backing Up a Server More than backing up sites.WHAT TO BACK UPSite files Databases Mail, if you host it Configuration... Basic Server Commands You Should Know A working minimum.WHAT TO LEARNMoving around the file system Listing files and their permissions... Connecting to Your Server With SSH Remote access.WHAT SSH ISAn encrypted connection to your server's command line.WHAT YOU NEEDThe... Firewalls and Access Control Controlling what reaches your server.THE PRINCIPLEDeny by default. Allow only what is needed.WHAT... First Steps With a New Server What to do before anything else.THE ORDER THAT MATTERSSecure it before you use it.STEP ONE:... Handing Over a Server to Someone Else Transfer of responsibility.WHAT TO PROVIDEAccess credentials Documentation of the setup What is... Handling a Server Incident When something breaks.THE ORDEREstablish what is affectedContain, if something is actively... Hosting Multiple Sites on One Server Managing several.WHAT YOU NEEDWeb server configuration per site A separate database per site... Installing Software on Your Server Adding what you need.USE THE PACKAGE MANAGERYour system's package manager installs software with... Keeping a Server Updated The maintenance that matters most.WHY IT MATTERSMost compromises exploit known vulnerabilities... Logs and What They Tell You Where the answers are.WHAT LOGS EXISTWeb server access and error logs System logs Authentication... Managed Versus Self-Managed The decision that matters most.SELF-MANAGEDYou handle everything: operating system updates,... Managing Email on Your Own Server Harder than people expect.WHAT IT INVOLVESA mail server Spam filteringAuthentication: SPF, DKIM,... Managing SSL Certificates on a Server HTTPS without a control panel.WHAT YOU NEEDA certificate per domain, renewed before expiry.FREE... Monitoring Your Server Knowing when something is wrong.WHAT TO MONITORWhether the server responds Whether your sites... Moving From Shared Hosting to a VPS Making the transition.BEFORE YOU MOVEConfirm you actually need it Decide managed or self-managed... Protecting Against Common Server Attacks What actually happens.BRUTE FORCE ON REMOTE ACCESSContinuous automated password guessing.Defeated... Scaling a Server When one is not enough.THE SIGNSConsistently high resource use Slowness under load rather than... Scheduled Tasks and Cron on a Server Automated jobs.WHAT CRON DOESRuns commands on a schedule.WHAT IT IS USED FORApplication scheduled... Securing a New Server The essentials.THE FIRST HOURApply all updates Change default credentials Create a non-root user... Server Maintenance Routine What to do regularly.WEEKLYCheck for and apply security updates Review monitoring alerts Check... Servers and VPS: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.BEFORE BUYING ONEName the specific thing you cannot do on shared... Shared Hosting, VPS or Dedicated Server? Choosing honestly.SHARED HOSTINGYour site runs alongside others on one server, with your own... The True Cost of Running Your Own Server What it actually takes.THE MONEYThe server itself Backups, if not included Monitoring, if not... Understanding File Permissions Who can do what.THE THREE PERMISSIONSRead, write, execute.THE THREE GROUPSThe owner, the group,... Using a Control Panel on a VPS Managing without the command line.WHAT A CONTROL PANEL GIVES YOUA web interface for sites, email,... What Root Access Actually Means Control and responsibility.WHAT IT GIVES YOUThe ability to install any software Change any... When to Move Back to Shared Hosting A legitimate decision.THE SIGNSYou are not maintaining the server You dread touching it The...

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