Guides

Guides, walk-throughs, howtos.. for accomplishing various tasks.

Basic VPS install/operation

• Robert Gauld's VPS Setup Guide.
• Using the self-serve net installer.

Recovering from unfortunate situations

• Resetting your VPS's root password.
• Using Softdog to restart your VPS if userland is crashed.
• Using the Bitfolk Rescue Environment to fix a VPS that will not boot.

Setting up an Email Server

I have successfully used http://workaround.org/ispmail to set up an email server for several domains. You may want to make use of Bitfolk's SpamAssassin servers, details here: http://www.bitfolk.com/customer_information.html#toc_2_SpamAssassin

Networking

• IPv6 - Configuring IPv6 on a BitFolk VPS.
• VPNs - Using VPNs with IPv6.
• Adding an additional IP address you've been assigned

Upgrading Your OS

• Upgrading your Debian VPS from Lenny to Squeeze
• Upgrading your Debian VPS from Squeeze to Wheezy - Stable to testing
• Migrating to a new VPS

Installing Unsupported OS's

• Installing Arch Linux
• Installing Gentoo
• Installing Slackware
• Installing Slackware 14.1
• Installing Slackware 14.2

Security

• Protecting against SSH dictionary attacks

Setting up WordPress sites

• WordPress setup