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Securing your Ubuntu/Debian based VPS using IPTABLES/Netfilter firewall

December 19, 2022August 7, 2014 by Jeff Wilson

In the following article we will show you how you can secure and protect your Ubuntu or Debian based virtual server using a firewall application, called iptables.

What is iptables?

It is is a user space application program that allows a system administrator to configure the tables provided by the Linux kernel firewall (implemented as different Netfilter modules) and the chains and rules it stores.

In order to keep down the number of attempted break-ins and to filter the ports opened on your virtual server, it is necessary to properly configure your firewall.

OpenVPN setup script for Debian and Ubuntu

April 5, 2023May 14, 2014 by Jeff Wilson

OpenVPN is a free and open-source software application that can be used to securely link two or more private networks using an encrypted tunnel over the Internet. OpenVPN is bound to the OpenSSL library and derives much of its crypto capabilities from it.

Today we will share a script you can use to install and configure OpenVPN on an Ubuntu VPS. The script is pretty much self-explanatory.

How to install Chive on a Debian Wheezy VPS

June 3, 2022February 26, 2014 by Jeff Wilson

Chive is another web based tool for managing MySQL databases just like the popular phpMyAdmin. It is free and open source tool written in PHP. Chive is used by thousands of customers because its administration is very easy and the user-interface is fast and simple. If you are looking for a replacement for phpMyAdmin, you should definitely install Chive on your Debian VPS.

How to Install MediaWiki on Debian

June 3, 2022December 18, 2013 by Jeff Wilson

We’ll show you, How to install MediaWiki on Debian. MediaWiki is an open source PHP-based software application developed by the Wikimedia Foundation. MediaWiki requires Apache web server, PHP 5 and a database server (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite) installed and running on the server. This is a short tutorial on how to install MediaWiki on a virtual server with Debian Wheezy.

Install Silex on Debian Wheezy

June 3, 2022November 28, 2013 by Jeff Wilson

In this article we will show you how to install Silex via composer on Debian Wheezy VPS with PHP-FPM and Nginx . Silex is a PHP micro-framework based on the Symfony2 Components and Pimple. Silex is an open source product licensed under a MIT License and developed by Fabien Potencier, the creator of the Symfony framework.

Install and setup SpamAssassin in Debian 6 (Squeeze)

June 3, 2022November 16, 2013 by Jeff Wilson

In one of our previous articles we explained how one can setup and configure a simple but powerful mail server with Postfix, Dovecot, SASL and virtual users in a Debian Squeeze VPS.

In the following article we’re going to implement SpamAssassin into the mail server setup so that it can be used to identify and tag spam email messages.

How to install Mantis Bug Tracker on Debian 7 (wheezy)

June 3, 2022November 6, 2013 by Jeff Wilson

The following article will teach you how to install and set-up Mantis BT on your Debian Wheezy Linux VPS.

What is Mantis Bug Tracker?

It is open-source, free, web-based bugtracking system written in PHP which works with MySQL, PostgreSQL and MS SQL databases.

Mantis BT has the following main features:

Install php-login.net script on Debian Wheezy

June 3, 2022October 28, 2013 by Jeff Wilson

In this article we will show you how to install php-login.net’s script on Debian Wheezy VPS with PHP-FPM, Nginx and MySQL. According to the developer, the php-login script is a simple, secure, clean, stylish, non-nerdy, well documented, object-oriented, totally free and reduced to the max PHP login script. The script is available in 4 versions, one-file version, minimal version, advanced version and full mvc framework. Today we will show you how to install php-login full mvc framework version.