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- Your first login: SSH, root and IPMIGetting started · 5 min
- Software RAID with mdadm: check, replace, rebuildStorage & RAID · 7 min
- Configuring your /64 IPv6 blockNetworking · 5 min
- Paying an invoice in cryptoBilling & account · 4 min
- Full-disk encryption with remote unlock (LUKS + dropbear)Security · 9 min
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Storage & RAID
Software RAID, disk health and ZFS on storage servers.
- Software RAID with mdadm: check, replace, rebuild
- Checking disk health with smartctl and nvme-cli
- ZFS on storage servers: a pool layout that lasts
Networking
IPv6, reverse DNS, extra IPs, DDoS and 10 Gbps tuning.
Security
SSH hardening, disk encryption and encrypted email.
- Hardening SSH on a new server
- Full-disk encryption with remote unlock (LUKS + dropbear)
- Receiving PGP-encrypted emails from us
Billing & account
Paying invoices, renewals, balance and cancellation.
- Paying an invoice in crypto
- Renewals, prepaid balance and grace period
- Cancelling a server: what happens to your data
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Your first login: SSH, root and IPMI
What the delivery email contains, how to log in, and the five things to do in your first ten minutes.
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Software RAID with mdadm: check, replace, rebuild
Read /proc/mdstat, spot a failed disk, and rebuild the mirror after we swap the drive.
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Configuring your /64 IPv6 block
Add your routed IPv6 block with netplan or ifupdown, test it, and give addresses to VMs.
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Paying an invoice in crypto
Choose a coin, send the exact amount on the right network, and what happens if something goes wrong.
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Full-disk encryption with remote unlock (LUKS + dropbear)
Encrypt your server’s disks and unlock them over SSH at boot, so the key never sits on the drive.
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Using the IPMI KVM console
Reach your server’s screen and keyboard even when the OS is down: power control, boot menu, virtual media.
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