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    Change the RDP Port on W...

    You can change the RDP port on Windows Server in about five minutes: edit the PortNumber value in...

    08 Feb 2026 By Roman Sokolov

    Connect to a Windows VPS...

    To connect to a Windows VPS over RDP you need three things: the server IP address, a username...

    06 Feb 2026 By Laura Zariņa

    Extend Windows Server Tr...

    The Evaluation edition of Windows Server runs for 180 days. You can extend the evaluation period with slmgr...

    How to Enable RDP on Win...

    To enable RDP on Windows Server, open Server Manager → Local Server → Remote Desktop, choose “Allow remote...

    02 Feb 2026 By Edgars Kalējs

    How to Set Up Nginx as a...

    An Nginx reverse proxy accepts requests on ports 80 and 443 and forwards them to an application on...

    20 Jan 2026 By Inga Vītola

    How to Open a Port in Wi...

    There are three ways to open a port in Windows Firewall: the graphical “Inbound Rules” wizard, the netsh...

    18 Jan 2026 By Roman Sokolov

    How to Open a Port in Li...

    The simplest way to open a port in Linux is ufw: sudo ufw allow 443/tcp. For fine-grained control...

    16 Jan 2026 By Laura Zariņa

    How to Check Open Ports:...

    Open ports are checked from two sides: locally, to see which services are listening (ss -tulpn, netstat -tulpn),...

    How to Change DNS Server...

    To change DNS on a server, first work out what actually controls name resolution: a plain /etc/resolv.conf, systemd-resolved,...

    12 Jan 2026 By Edgars Kalējs

    Questions about the guides

    How to use this section and what to do when a step fails.

    For anyone running their own server: from the first Ubuntu setup to VPN, firewall and web servers. Commands are given in full so you can run them step by step.

    Yes. Each article starts from the basics and explains what every command does. Start with the initial server setup and SSH key access.

    Yes. They are written for stock Ubuntu, Debian and Windows Server and do not depend on where the server is hosted.

    Some guides include a script that installs everything with one command. Its full contents are shown in the article, so you can read it before running it.

    We add articles as the same questions come in from customers. Published material is updated when software versions change.

    Yes, write to support. If the question is a common one it goes into the plan — a good share of these articles started as customer tickets.

    Support can walk you through the steps. If the job is larger, it is covered by the server administration service from €79/month.

    Any VPS from €5.49/month will do — with a 5-hour test period to check it before you pay. Every command in the guides runs on it without limits.