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As we enter 2026, Team CrownCloud wishes you a wonderful and successful New Year! May this year bring you countless possibilities, treasured memories, and astounding accomplishments. Thank you for being a key part of our journey. Your support motivates us to reach new heights, and we can’t wait to continue serving you with excellence in the coming year. We wish you and your loved ones a year of happiness and wealth.… Read More
Season’s greetings from all of us at CrownCloud.
As 2025 comes to a close, we want to sincerely thank you for your support and for the trust you’ve placed in our services. We truly value the relationships we’ve built with you this year.
This year came with plenty of milestones but as always we stayed focused on what matters most: keeping your services stable, improving performance, and … Read More
Hey There! 🎄✨
The most wonderful time of the year is here, and at CrownCloud, our hearts are full of gratitude for our amazing community. Thank you for being a part of our journey and for trusting us throughout the year.
As we celebrate the spirit of Christmas, our support team remains available throughout the festive week, always ready to assist you whenever you need us.
May this holiday season bring you peace, joy, and meaningful moments with … Read More
Let’s Encrypt makes it incredibly simple and free to secure your websites with HTTPS. When combined with Nginx, it becomes one of the easiest and most reliable ways to protect user data, improve SEO, and eliminate browser security warnings. This guide explains everything you need to know about using Let’s Encrypt SSL with Nginx in a clean and beginner-friendly way.
Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA) that issues SSL/TLS certificates to … Read More
Managing configuration files is a core part of Linux server administration. Whether you’re adjusting web server settings, modifying firewall rules, or editing scripts, you’ll frequently work with text files directly from the terminal.
Linux provides multiple terminal-based text editors, but Nano and Vim are the most widely used. Both help you view, edit, and manage files efficiently, whether working on a local machine or a remote VPS over SSH.
Nano is one of the easiest … Read More
Network troubleshooting is an essential part of server administration. Whether you’re managing a VPS or a production environment, understanding how data travels across the network helps in diagnosing connectivity problems effectively.
Traceroute Command is a powerful tool that shows the exact path packets take from your system to a destination host. It helps you identify where the connection slows down, experiences high latency, or fails entirely.
Traceroute displays each network hop (router) your packets … Read More
Monitoring server performance is a key part of maintaining a healthy and efficient Linux system. Whether you manage a small VPS or a large production server, it’s important to keep track of CPU, memory, and process usage to detect issues early and ensure optimal performance.
htop is one of the most popular and user-friendly tools for real-time system monitoring. It provides a colorful, interactive interface that displays detailed information about system resource usage and running processes offering a clearer and … Read More
Network connectivity testing is the process of verifying whether your Linux system can reach other hosts on the network or the internet. It helps identify where communication breaks down — whether it’s your local setup, the DNS server, or the remote host itself.
In Linux, you can easily test connectivity using a few built-in tools like ping, traceroute, dig, and nslookup. These tools help troubleshoot DNS issues, routing problems, or unreachable … Read More
CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall) was a popular firewall solution for Linux servers. Since CSF has officially been discontinued as of August 2025, the Sentinel Firewall project continues its development as a fully compatible fork. Sentinel is a drop-in replacement for CSF, providing the same functionality, security, and commands.
This guide covers installing Sentinel Firewall on popular Linux distributions:
Forgejo is an open-source, community-driven platform for hosting Git repositories offering a secure, lightweight, and privacy-focused alternative to popular platforms like GitHub or GitLab. It’s perfect for developers, teams, and organizations that prefer to manage their own source code infrastructure with full control and transparency.
