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CSF/LFD firewall installation guide for Plesk
Apr 25, 2011
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Updated on: 01 Apr 2020
Config Server Firewall (csf) and Login Failure Daemon (lfd) is a robust firewall solution having Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Login/Intrusion Detection and Security application for Linux servers. Although it is more compatible with CPanel we have been able to use the same for the Plesk hosting control panel also and it is running fine. Please […]
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Vmware Zimbra – The open source messaging alternative to Google Apps and MS Exchange
Feb 18, 2011
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Updated on: 16 Aug 2022
Zimbra Collaboration Server is a fully-featured open source messaging and collaboration application that supports email messaging, group calendars, blackberry sync and other features using an advanced Ajax web interface that enables tool tips, drag-and-drop items, advanced searching capabilities and right-click menus in the UI. The software consists of both client and server components. Two versions […]category:
Email and server security features on Diadem servers
Oct 14, 2010
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Diagram of Various Tiers of security in datacenter network and at server level At Diadem Technologies we take extreme precaution and safeguard of our mailing services to ensure continuous and reliable availability of our mailing services to our clients. We have all our servers located in the world’s leading datacenter which has a very secure […]category:
Some useful Linux shell commands
Sep 13, 2010
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Below are some useful commands in Linux (applicable for RedHat Enterprise Linux, Fedora and CentOS) for regular server admin activities. To find a word string in the files under a folder(s). # find . | xargs grep ‘your-string’ -sl To get the disk usages for the individual sub-directory run: # ls -d /your/path/* | xargs […]category:
64 bit Linux Hosting – Now Available
Jun 02, 2010
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Keeping in view the ever growing needs of our clients for faster and higher performance web hosting servers, we have recently provisioned our first 64 bit Linux Web Hosting Server which is deployed with the 64-bit RHEL 5 Enterprise OS. 64 bit web servers are a significant step up in computer architecture and deliver higher […]category:
http port 80 redirection
Mar 20, 2010
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If you want to redirect all incoming TCP traffic on port 80 to a custom port say 8089 on the local machine, then xinetd is a good option. Xinetd, the Extended Internet Daemon, is an open-source super-server daemon which runs on many Unix-like systems and manages Internet-based connectivity. Follow the below steps redirect to the […]category:
How to hide Apache and PHP Versions from remote users
Nov 01, 2009
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Hide Apache Information To hide the information, add/change the following two apache directives in Apache configuration file /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf ServerTokens ProductOnly ServerSignature Off Now you need to restart your web server using the following command # service httpd restart Now the output for apache header looks like below Server: Apache Hide PHP Version in Apache from […]category:
Alternate SMTP port through Plesk for Linux
Sep 12, 2009
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Nowadays, quite a few ISPs block port# 25 which is the default SMTP port for relaying email for security purposes, so you need to configure an alternative port for SMTP connection. Use instructions below to configure an additional alternate SMTP port in a Plesk Server running in Redhat Enterprise Linux Version 4/5 or CentOS version […]category:
Greylisting – A great way to block incoming spam emails
May 18, 2009
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Greylisting is a new weapon to use against spam. With this new shielding method, by which you may block out huge amounts of spam, you are sure to please your email users! In name, as well as operation, greylisting is related to whitelisting and blacklisting. What happens is that each time a given mailbox receives […]category:
Creation of additional FTP users for Plesk Linux
Mar 15, 2009
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Updated on: 01 Apr 2020
Plesk is a great Control Panel in the shared hosting environment, but there are a few things that are not available in the Control Panel. For example, you cannot create additional FTP user in Plesk Control panel for Linux (this support is enabled in Plesk for windows). But some time it is required to have […]