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Aug 22, 2018
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3 min read
How to Block IP Address Using WordPress .htaccess File to Stop Bad Visitors
In this tutorial, we show you how to block bad visitors by their IP addresses using only Apache .htaccess file. No WordPress plugin required. Your public website is on the internet for anyone, including bad visitors like bad bots, spammers, hackers, malicious users. They are annoying, taking up your web server resources, and potential security …
Apr 18, 2018
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4 min read
Cloudflare DNS for RunCloud (Security & Performance)
Cloudflare DNS is one of best DNS providers in the world. It offers free accounts so everyone can not only manage their domain names, but also benefit from the additional security and performance enabled by their integrated features. In this article, we will share some tips to enable you to use Cloudflare with RunCloud and …
Mar 04, 2018
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3 min read
RunCloud API Released, MariaDB 10.2, Change IP Address Feature
RunCloud developers are always working hard to bring you new and better features. Today, we are happy to announce that the RunCloud API is now available for everyone! Another new feature added today is the ability to reconnect a RunCloud-managed server to the RunCloud Dashboard after its IP address has changed. You can do this …
Feb 10, 2018
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2 min read
How to Use SFTP with FileZilla to Securely Transfer Files on RunCloud
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use SFTP with FileZilla to securely transfer and manage files on RunCloud server. FTP is not secure FTP (File Transfer Protocol) uses clear text for all transmissions. Anyone is able to read the FTP usernames, passwords, commands and data by packet capture (sniffing) on the network. By …
Dec 28, 2017
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3 min read
How To Use SSH Keys with PuTTY on RunCloud
SSH keys are more secure than passwords and can help you log in without having to remember long passwords. With RunCloud you can easily add your ssh key to your server. If you are running an *NIX type OS such as MacOS or any Linux distro, ssh is already included with your OS. You can …
Jul 23, 2017
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3 min read
Using Mailgun To Send Transactional Email From WordPress
What is Transactional Email Transactional email is the email sent when something triggered from your Web Application such as resetting the user password. My WordPress didn’t send email This is a common problem if you didn’t configure your server to relay email. Configuring the server to send email is hard. How hard it is? You …
Jul 01, 2017
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Redirect to HTTPS Using htaccess Behind NGINX Proxy
Sometimes when building your own web application from scratch, you might want to force your web application to redirect to HTTPS. You can achieve that with HSTS, but you are thinking it is better to add the redirection rules to the .htaccess too. So how to redirect to HTTPS using .htaccess behind NGINX Proxy? The …
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