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Managing firewall

Your UpCloud control panel offers an L3 Firewall that is positioned just before the network interface connecting your cloud server to the internet.

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How to use SSH keys for authentication

Follow along to learn how to set up your first SSH keys using OpenSSH or PuTTYTray.

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How to manage Linux user account security

Follow the examples in this guide to find out how to perform some of the basic user account management tasks, and how to implement a few added security measures.

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How to install Snort on Ubuntu

This guide shows how to configure and run Snort in NIDS mode with a basic setup that you can later expand as needed.

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How to secure your Linux cloud server

In this how-to guide, you can find some commonly recommended steps in order to protect your cloud server.

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How to configure iptables on CentOS

In this guide, we'll show you some helpful commands for using iptables to secure your CentOS server.

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How to configure iptables on Ubuntu

In this guide, we'll show you some helpful commands for using iptables to secure your Ubuntu server.

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How to configure iptables on Debian

In this guide, we'll show you some helpful commands for using iptables to secure your Debian server.

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How to scan CentOS server for malware

This guide goes over a couple of scanning software you can utilise for checking your system for malware.

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How to scan Ubuntu server for malware

This guide goes over a couple of scanning software you can utilise for checking your system for malware.

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How to scan Debian server for malware

This guide goes over a couple of scanning software you can utilise for checking your system for malware.

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How to install Fail2ban on Debian

Fail2ban is an intrusion prevention framework, which works together with a packet-control system or firewall installed on your server.

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How to install Fail2ban on CentOS

Fail2ban is an intrusion prevention framework, which works together with a packet-control system or firewall installed on your server.

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How to install Fail2ban on Ubuntu

Fail2ban is an intrusion prevention framework, which works together with a packet-control system or firewall installed on your server.

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How to install Snort on CentOS

This guide shows how to configure and run Snort in NIDS mode with a basic setup that you can later expand as needed.

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How to install Snort on Debian

This guide shows how to configure and run Snort in NIDS mode with a basic setup that you can later expand as needed.

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2FA - Two-factor authentication

For additional security, UpCloud supports two-factor authentication also known as 2FA.

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How to install Let's Encrypt on Apache2

This guide outlines the steps for installing the Let's Encrypt certbot client and how to use it to manage certificates on Ubuntu 16.04 or later running Apache2.

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How to install Let's Encrypt on Nginx

This guide outlines the steps for installing their Certbot client and how to use it to manage certificates on your CentOS 7 server running Nginx.

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How to reset root password on Cloud Server

Resetting the root password of your cloud server is fairly straightforward and will only take a few minutes to complete.

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How to setup iptables firewall effortlessly using 'recent' triggering and ipset

In this quick guide to iptables and ipset we'll put a stop to the ever so prevalent issue of brute force SSH attempts on Linux cloud servers.

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How to reset Windows administrator password

Resetting the administrator password of your Windows cloud server is fairly straightforward and will only take a few minutes to complete by following our step by step guide.

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How to get started with WireGuard VPN

WireGuard is a fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. In this tutorial, we will set up WireGuard on Ubuntu 18.04 server.

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How to install Shadowsocks-libev SOCKS5 proxy server

Shadowsocks-libev is a lighter and faster open-source port of the Shadowsocks SOCKS5 proxy ideal to protect privacy on the Internet.

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How to install DNSCrypt on Cloud Server

DNSCrypt enabled authenticating communications between DNS clients and DNS resolvers which is easy to install on your Cloud Server.

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How to set up secure access to UpCloud with Perimeter 81

Perimeter 81 makes securing the connection to cloud resources extremely easy with simple setup on Cloud Servers and an easy to use client.

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How to set up a private VPN Server using UpCloud and UTunnel

UTunnel is an easy-to-setup VPN as a Service (VPNaaS) provider, offering robust VPN and Zero Trust networking solutions targeted towards small and medium businesses. UTunnel enables easy VPN server deployment and administration, as well as trouble-free user management. UTunnel offers two options to set up your VPN server on UpCloud: the Integrated Cloud option and […]

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