How-to Guides
Practical service management guides
Initial Server Setup
- How to set up a new Ubuntu server: add Non Root User, SSH Key, and UFW Firewall
- How to install and access a GUI on Ubuntu Server: Step-by-step guide for remote and local use
- Instructions for accessing and managing servers through Cherry Servers client portal
- How do you generate and add an SSH key to the Cherry Servers client portal?
- How to connect to a Linux server using SSH? Step-by-step guide
- Step-by-Step guide: Accessing a Windows Server from Windows and Linux, and changing user passwords
- How to enable microphone on Remote Desktop for Windows?
- How to Install a LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 22.04+ (Apache, MySQL, PHP)
User & Access Management
Storage & RAID
- Creating different types of RAID arrays: Step-by-step guide
- Removing, replacing, and resyncing a disk in a degraded RAID array
- Monitoring software RAID on Linux server
- How can I monitor my RAID status after self-installing an operating system?
- How to add a missing drive on Windows Server
- How to create and attach Elastic Block Storage Volume to a Linux server
- How to create and attach Elastic Block Storage (EBS) Volume to a Windows Server
Network & IP Configuration
- Floating IP assignment in Ubuntu and Debian 12 OS: Step-by-step guide
- Floating IP assignment in Debian OS: Step-by-step guide
- Assigning Floating IP in AlmaLinux, RockyLinux, CloudLinux, and CentOS: Step-by-step guide
- Assigning a subnet to a server with AlmaLinux 8-9 OS: Step-by-Step Guide
- How to assign a subnet on Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04
- Setting up rDNS (PTR) on Cherry Servers: Step-by-step guide
- How to bring your own ASN with IP prefix to Cherry Servers
- Configuring BOND and VLAN on Windows Server
- How to use iPerf3 to test network bandwidth: A step-by-step guide