Running vCanopy on a Local Virtual Machine (VM) Demo
INFO Special thanks to Hubert Nguyen for putting this demo together. This walkthrough was originally a part of our live HostingMBA event. The above video offers a walkthrough for setting up vCanopy with VirtualBox. The same steps should work with any virtual machine (VM), but please note that this kind of setup is beyond the […]
Troubleshooting: Custom Server Won’t Provision and is Stuck at 10%
Introduction Having a server fail to provision can be frustrating, but hopefully the tips in this article will help you get yours up and running. Before anything else, these are generally when we see servers fail on the rare occasions that they do: 10% – We couldn’t connect to the server 25% – Nginx install […]
Provision a Katapult Server using our Custom Server Option
Introduction Katapult is a new, up-and-coming IaaS provider based out of the UK, with datacenters in London, and USA East and West Coast. Many more datacenters are planned, including multiple locations in Europe and Asia – the bottom of their homepage We ourselves at vCanopy use Katapult for numerous projects and highly recommend them. Not […]
Provision a Custom VPS from the Google Cloud Platform (or any other provider)
IMPORTANT vCanopy requires a BRAND NEW KVM virtualised VPS or bare metal server with only a standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or 20.04 LTS image installed (NOT a Minimal version). Once initial provisioning is complete at the provider, log in to your server via console or SSH and run the following command as ROOT. Please do […]
How to Provision a Custom Server – A General Guide
IMPORTANT vCanopy requires a BRAND NEW KVM virtualised VPS or bare metal server with only a standard Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or 20.04 LTS image installed (NOT a Minimal version). Once initial provisioning is complete at the provider, log in to your server via console or SSH and run the following command as ROOT. Please do […]
Getting Started: Choosing Your First Servers and Common Server Questions
Introduction When first getting started managing your own servers an entire world of new, incredibly cost-effective options are now open to you. This can be a little overwhelming in the beginning, and some of the common questions that you may yourself have as well include: Which provider should you use? What server size should you […]