Redirects with non-existent PHP files
There may be times when you need to move a website that was previously built with URLs that ended in “.php“. For example: www.website.com/about.php. To ensure that you don’t lose any of the SEO benefits for these pages, you’ll need to set up 301 redirects for them to point to their new URL. If you’d like […]
How to setup Netdata on your vCanopy Servers
Netdata is a very cool (and totally FREE!) server monitoring tool and alert system. We’ve recently been asked about it, and while we can’t provide support for it, for those of you who are interested in checking it out, this guide is for you. Also, big thanks to “WordPresseh” for contributing the original KB to […]
Add New System Users and Manage Existing Users on Your vCanopy Servers
Introduction System users are an important part of your WordPress security systems. Unlike most traditional hosting where all of the websites on your account are owned by one individual system user, vCanopy makes it extremely easy to add each of the websites you host to their own, individual system users. TABLE OF CONTENTS Always Use […]
Add/Remove an SSH Key to/from an Active vCanopy Server
Introduction If you wish to securely access your server by SSH or SFTP then you will need to add your Public SSH key to it. vCanopy makes it easy to add or remove your SSH Key to any Active Server. TABLE OF CONTENTS Adding SSH Keys to Your vCanopy Account Mark your SSH Keys as […]
Server Status and the vCanopy Token
The vCanopy Token The vCanopy token is our API token and it allows your servers to talk to vCanopy, and allows us to do all the things we need to do to ensure your stack stays up-to-date. Server Status and Scripts On the servers page in your account, the status of each of your servers […]
How to use the top command to monitor system processes and resource usage
Part 1. Introduction One of the many great things about Linux is that it comes with system monitoring tools like top and htop built right in. In this article, we’ll dive into the top command and how you can use it to monitor your systems processes and resource usage. htop can actually be a better tool for pinpointing some performance issues, but both […]