bookmark_borderHow to use Snapshots in CrownPanel

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In this week’s feature highlight, we look at how to use Snapshots in CrownPanel.

A snapshot is a type of backup copy used to create the entire architectural instance/copy of a disk, or system. It is used in backup processes to restore the system or disk of a particular device at a specific time. A snapshot backup can also be referred to as image backup.

It’s easy to take a Snapshots in our control panel.

Click on Manage beside … Read More

bookmark_borderTo view Account Authentication Log

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In this week’s feature highlight, we look at how to view the Account Authentication Log.

Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a person or device. It is the mechanism of associating an incoming request with a set of identifying credentials

It is important because it enables organizations to keep their networks secure by permitting only authenticated users to access their protected resources.

To Know who had accessed your account,

Login to your CrownPanel, click on the username dropdown, and select Authentication … Read More

bookmark_borderUsing SSH keys with your KVM VPS on CrownPanel

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In this week’s feature highlight, we look at how to add SSH keys to your KVM VPS using CrownPanel.

An SSH key is an access credential that is similar to Username and Password, but these keys are used for the automated process.
And these are cryptographic keys using a public key cryptosystem which provides improved security to the system.

It’s easy to add SSH key in our control panel.

Click on “SSH Keys” in the navbar,

Click on “New … Read More

bookmark_borderSetting Labels on a VPS in CrownPanel

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In this week’s feature highlight, we will look at how to set a label on a VPS in CrownPanel.

Labels are identifiers for your VPS’s to easily mark and/or group servers together, You can set the VPS labels and color according to your usage of the server.

Setting labels on a VPS is easy as it gets:

First, Click on the “Manage” button beside the VM you wish to Label

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Next, Switch to the “Label” Tab.

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Next, Click … Read More

bookmark_borderUsing SSH keys with your KVM VPS on CrownPanel

Hello!

In this week’s feature highlight, we look at how to use SSH keys with your KVM VPS on CrownPanel.

SSH (Secure Shell) is a widely-used protocol for interacting with remote servers for configuration and general usage. SSH keys provide a more secure way of logging into a server with SSH than using a password alone.

Here just a few easy steps to add a new key and use it.

Click on “SSH Keys” in the navbar,

Click on “New … Read More

bookmark_border2Factor Authentication in CrownPanel

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In this week’s feature highlight, we look at how to enable 2Factor Authentication in CrownPanel.

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security process in which users provide two different authentication factors to verify themselves. This process is done to better protect both the user’s credentials and the resources the user can access.

It’s easy to enable the 2Factor authentication in our control panel.

Step 1: Enable,

To enable 2Factor Authentication, log in to your account, head over to the Account … Read More

bookmark_borderFeature Highlight: Enabling PPP, TUN/TAP or FUSE on your OpenVZ based VPS

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In this week’s feature highlight, we look at how to enable PPP, TUN/TAP, or FUSE in our control panel.

It’s easy to enable the TUN/TAP, PPP, and FUSE modules from the VPS management portal.

1) Login to your VPS management portal(https://crownpanel.com/)

2) Click on Manage button.

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3) Now select Setting to open the module setting

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TUN/TAP Module

To enable the TUN/TAP module, click on Re-enable TUN/TAP.

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To verify the module, access the server through SSH and … Read More

bookmark_borderFeature to set a name on snapshots now available

Hey There!

We’re happy to announce a new feature in CrownPanel to help make managing snapshots easier, The panel now supports adding/setting names to Snapshots.

Naming a Snapshots is a very useful feature, for example,

  • If you have multiple snapshots, it would be ideal to name each.
  • If you run multiple versions of software, you can name the snapshot with the version it contains

and many more usage scenarios where having a user-defined name on a snapshot would be very useful.… Read More

bookmark_borderJune 2020 OpenVZ Templates Updated

Hello,
As part of our commitment to provide you with the latest and most ready-to-use service, we’ve updated all our available templates to the latest available.

This template update process ensures that any new VPS deployed will come along with the latest available packages so you don’t have to spend any time running a large initial update.

Templates for the following distributions/operating systems have been updated,

  • CentOS 6
  • CentOS 7
  • CentOS 8
  • Debian 8
  • Debian 9
  • Debian 10
  • Ubuntu 14.04
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bookmark_borderUbuntu 20.04 now available on OpenVZ based VPSes

Hey There!
We’re happy to announce that Ubuntu 20.04 is now available as an operating system choice on our OpenVZ based plans in our control panel.

We also have a few guides available on our wiki to start off with Ubuntu 20.04, https://wiki.crowncloud.net/#Ubuntu+20 — Feel free to contact our support team (via a support ticket) if you wish to see any new/different guide available on our wiki!

Stay tuned for more!
– Team CrownCloud… Read More