Update/Install FreeBSD Port Tree If this is from a fresh installation (and not a CustomISO), then you will likely need to install the port tree....
This article assumes you have a AKLWEB Host VPS with 2 CPU and 2GB of ram. Please change any settings accordingly to your VPS type. This...
This article walks you through setting up OpenBSD 5.5 (64-bit) on KVM with a AKLWEB HOST VPS. Step 1. Login to the AKLWEB HOST control...
Since version 9.2, FreeBSD has introduced a new tool to replace the old pkg_*-commands – pkg, also known as pkgng. It’s very similar to Debian’s apt or Fedora’s yum but has...
While ejabberd is very widespread, a competitor has gained a lot of popularity recently – Prosody. This tutorial will show you how to set up Prosody on FreeBSD...
In this article, you will learn how easy and quick it is to have your own caching resolving DNS server (unbound), as well as an...
Since SSH access is the most important entry point for administrating your server, it has become a widely used attack vector. Basic steps to secure...
This tutorial will show you how to setup OpenBSD 5.6 with a fully encrypted disk on your AKLWEB HOST VPS. A note on the encryption...
This tutorial will show you how to get a simple mail server on FreeBSD 10, with Postfix as MTA, Dovecot as MDA and Sieve for...
When upgrading a VPS instance on AKLWEB HOST, a Linux file system is automatically resized. When running FreeBSD with the advanced ZFS file system, some...
Using a sudo user to access a server and execute commands at root level is a very common practice among Linux and Unix Systems Administrator. The use...
This tutorial will show you how to install the groupware iRedMail on a fresh installation of FreeBSD 10. You should use a server with at...
Installing OpenBSD on a AKLWEB HOST instance is fairly straightforward, with a couple of minor caveats. These instructions are tested with OpenBSD 5.5 and 5.6,...
Requirements Basic knowledge of UNIX. FreeBSD x64 with Nginx installed. Install Tools You will need several programs that are not shipped with FreeBSD. Run the...
This tutorial will show you how to protect your FreeBSD server using OpenBSD PF firewall. We will assume that you have a clean FreeBSD installation...
This tutorial will show you how to configure a DNS service that is easy to maintain, easy to configure, and that is generally more secure...
Introduction OpenBSD 5.6 introduced a new daemon called httpd, which supports CGI (via FastCGI) and TLS. No additional work is needed to install the new...
OpenBSD is mostly used in firewall implementations, however, many people around the world are using OpenBSD as a web server. This includes programmers and sysadmins....
The following tutorial explains how to set up a IceCast radio streaming server and play audio files (music or podcasts) on the FreeBSD platform. This...