You've built your base server and are about to take an image of it. If only there were some way to know whether the RackConnect portion of the build process would succeed before you spent the time necessary to create the image...
NOTE: This article is written for our New Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article for our Classic Cloud Control Panel is also available.
When should I use Rescue Mode?
If your Linux system has become non-bootable or is...
You've built your base server and are about to take an image of it. If only there were some way to know whether the RackConnect portion of the build process would succeed before you spent the time necessary to create the image...
If you’re looking for an easier approach to migrating your Linux server, we have a script that can be run from the command line that automates some of the work surrounding the syncing of your data to a new instance.
NOTE: This article is written for our New Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article for our Classic Cloud Control Panel is also available.
When should I use Rescue Mode?
If your Linux system has become non-bootable or is...
This article will walk you through setting up a Linux user with read and write permissions for your web document root, usually the /var/www/ directory. Connecting with this user via SFTP will let you upload your website content...
Although Rackspace Cloud has taken steps to make your default Cloud Server image as secure as possible, the first line of defense lies in the hands of you, our customer. Follow these steps immediately after creating your Cloud...
NOTE: This article is written for our New Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article for our Classic Cloud Control Panel is also available.
When should I use Rescue Mode?
If your Linux system has become non-bootable or is...
NOTE: This article is written for our New Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article for our Classic Cloud Control Panel is also available.
When should I use Rescue Mode?
If your Linux system has become non-bootable or is...
NOTE: This article is written for our New Cloud Control Panel. A version of this article for our Classic Cloud Control Panel is also available.
When should I use Rescue Mode?
If your Linux system has become non-bootable or is...
When creating a new Rackspace Cloud Server, you'll make several important selections that determine the success of your deployment. Two major decisions are:
What operating system/distribution to use
What size Cloud Server you...
Manual DNS
There may be times you need to change your server's DNS settings, either because you find they're misconfigured or because you want to use your own. Fortunately there isn't a lot of work involved in changing the DNS...
Although Rackspace Cloud has taken steps to make your default Cloud Server image as secure as possible, the first line of defense lies in the hands of you, our customer. Follow these steps immediately after creating your Cloud...
Nginx is a popular lightweight server for those who do not need the bulk and extra services that Apache may offer.
This article will look at installing Nginx on an Ubuntu Intrepid Server using the 'aptitude' package manager....
NOTE: This article is written for our Classic Cloud Control Panel. You can access this interface from the New Cloud Control Panel by clicking your username in the upper-right of the control panel and selecting "Classic Cloud...
You can use the following in a .htaccess file to change the default document on your PHP based sites:
DirectoryIndex filename.htmlThis would cause filename.html to be treated as your default page, or default directory page. You...
In this guide we will discuss the different Web Technologies available to you on The Rackspace Cloud Sites. We'll take a look at using Linux technologies as well as ASP/.NET. We'll also briefly learn how Cloud Sites can be...
In this article we're going to take a look at the .htaccess file and the web.config file. We'll discuss what they are, and how they're used with Cloud Sites.
If you are using Windowa IIS, ASP/.NET then please click the web.config...
In this guide we will discuss the different Web Technologies available to you on The Rackspace Cloud Sites. We'll take a look at using Linux technologies as well as ASP/.NET. We'll also briefly learn how Cloud Sites can be...
In this article we're going to take a look at the .htaccess file and the web.config file. We'll discuss what they are, and how they're used with Cloud Sites.
If you are using Windowa IIS, ASP/.NET then please click the web.config...
You can test PHP SMTP functions with the following two examples. The first one is standard SMTP while the second one is SMTP with SSL.
We strongly recommend using an SMTP relay that requires authentication. Sending mail through...
NOTE: This article is written for our Classic Cloud Control Panel. You can access this interface from the New Cloud Control Panel by clicking your username in the upper-right of the control panel and selecting "Classic Cloud...
NOTE: This article is written for our Classic Cloud Control Panel. You can access this interface from the New Cloud Control Panel by clicking your username in the upper-right of the control panel and selecting "Classic Control...
Session state servers are being implemented for PHP applications. This will improve the performance of most sites by setting the default session handler to the state servers. Session data will be accessible from all PHP web nodes...
NOTE: This article is written for our Classic Cloud Control Panel. You can access this interface from the New Cloud Control Panel by clicking your username in the upper-right of the control panel and selecting "First-Generation...
Cloud Server Migration
There are occasions when cloud server instances must be migrated to different host clusters, typically as part of an upgrade or server maintenance. When this happens an affected customer will be notified in...
This article will walk you through setting up a Linux user with read and write permissions for your web document root, usually the /var/www/ directory. Connecting with this user via SFTP will let you upload your website content...
Manual DNS
There may be times you need to change your server's DNS settings, either because you find they're misconfigured or because you want to use your own. Fortunately there isn't a lot of work involved in changing the DNS...
Choosing a Linux distribution
If you're new to Linux you'll face a choice between some unfamiliar distributions. In this article we try to de-mystify those choices.
So many options
When you're creating a server instance you have...
Although Rackspace Cloud has taken steps to make your default Cloud Server image as secure as possible, the first line of defense lies in the hands of you, our customer. Follow these steps immediately after creating your Cloud...
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Read These If You're New To Cloud Servers
3 Read These If You're New To Linux
4 Secure Your Server
4.1 Policies
4.2 Monitoring
4.3 Access Control
4.3.1 Firewalls
Although Rackspace Cloud has taken steps to make your default Cloud Server image as secure as possible, the first line of defense lies in the hands of you, our customer. Follow these steps immediately after creating your Cloud...
Although Rackspace Cloud has taken steps to make your default Cloud Server image as secure as possible, the first line of defense lies in the hands of you, our customer. Follow these steps immediately after creating your Cloud...
Although Rackspace Cloud has taken steps to make your default Cloud Server image as secure as possible, the first line of defense lies in the hands of you, our customer. Follow these steps immediately after creating your Cloud...
Note: We've had reports of problems using Magento with Cloud Sites. We cannot provide support for Magento on Cloud Sites so we do not recommend using it at this time. This article is made available for archival purposes only....
Note: We've had reports of problems using Magento with Cloud Sites. We cannot provide support for Magento on Cloud Sites so we do not recommend using it at this time. This article is made available for archival purposes only....