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VPS2 Administrator's Guide


This section provides basic instructions for the majority of the common tasks associated with VPS2 administration. Because the new VPS2's are designed to function like free standing UNIX servers, additional information about many of the utilities and commands covered here can be found online or in UNIX manuals.

User Accounts

VPS2 user accounts grant specific people access to services such as FTP, E-mail, and shell, depending on the permissions of the account.

The UNIX Shell

The UNIX Shell is a command line interface to the VPS which provides a fast, powerful tool for experienced users and Administrators.

File Transfer Protocol

FTP is the standard method for moving files between computers. The ProFTPd server on your VPS is flexible and powerful.

E-mail Services

The configurable sendmail server is a reliable tool for sending and receiving E-mail. Your VPS allows you to manage E-mail aliases, mailing lists, and anti spam tools, as well as Web based E-mail clients and more.

The Apache Web Server

Web content is served using the popular Apache Web Server. Apache is easy to configure for multiple domain hosting, and can be extended using modules to allow support for PHP, databases, Java, and more.

The FreeBSD Ports Collection

The FreeBSD Ports collection is a library of programs that are already configured to run on the server. There are a large number of different tools available in the ports.

Imanager - Web Based Control Panel

The Imanager control panel allows you to perform many important administrative tasks from an easy-to-use Web based environment.

CPX - Web Based Control Panel

CPX is a powerful control panel that provides an intuitive web interface to administer your VPS v2 or MPS v2 accounts. Many of the day-to-day account management tasks can now be performed through CPX. In addition to user and domain management, CPX also offers an enhanced web-based email interface and mail management modules.

Backup Retrieval

As a Virtual Private Server administrator, you have the luxury of restoring files directly from our disk and tape backups. We have created a file retrieval command called getback which will walk you through the file retrieval process step by step.

Migrating from VPS to VPS2

This PDF document outlines the steps required to upgrade and migrate from a VPSv1 Hosting Plan to a VPS2 Hosting Plan.


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