The easiest way to transfer files to and from your CentOS VPS is using SFTP. This runs over SSH and is available to be used by default with no configuration changes needed on your VPS. It will work with your root user or any other user you create. A free SFTP and FTP client that […]

You can open Windows Explorer and right click on folders one at a time to see how much storage they are using. This can be time consuming and you may want to use a program like Tree Size instead. A free reduced feature version is available for download from Jam Software at the following link: […]

First connect to your VPS using an SSH client like Putty. If you are following directions on installing an application, it will typically give you the correct command like “yum install application” If you don’t know the application name, you can get a list using command:  yum list | more OR yum list | grep […]

First connect to your CentOS VPS using an SSH client like Putty. A simple command to see how much storage folders are using is:  du -hsc * You can use this at the root level “/” though often storage is used by a folder under /var /usr /tmp /home, or /root. It’s often quicker to […]

You need to use a SSH client to connect to your VPS to get a shell prompt/command prompt. Connecting using an SSH client is encrypted and should be used instead of telnet. A small and free SSH client is Putty and can be downloaded from https://putty.org/ It’s an exe and there is no need to […]

First connect to your CentOS VPS using an SSH client like Putty. Enter the command:  free -m This will show you in megabytes (mb) how much memory you have, how much is used and how much is available. Remember 1024mb is equal to 1gb of memory. It’s important to not run out of memory. If […]

First connect to your CentOS VPS using an SSH client like Putty. To find out how much storage is used and is available enter command:  df -h This will display the total amount of storage your VPS has, how much is used, and how much is available. To find out how many inodes are used and available […]

Here are the steps you would take to add a domain name to your VPS if you use Plesk and are doing DNS through our network. 1. Log into the POA Control Panel with your main account’s username and password.. 2. Click on “Hosted Domains“. 3. Click “Add Existing Domain Name Registered Elsewhere“. 4. Type […]

Here are the step to log into your Plesk Control Panel from POA Control panel. 1. Login at the POA Control Panel  with your main account’s username and password. 2. Once logged in you’ll see a link that says “Login via IP Address” under the Parallels Plesk Panel section at the bottom left hand side […]

If you’re using InfoQuest’s Name Servers for DNS for your VPS in Plesk, here are the steps to adding a domain to your VPS. 1. Log into the Customer Control Panel with your main admin account’s username and password. 2. From the “Home” tab, click the “Hosted Domains” Link at the bottom right hand corner. […]