Best practices in downloading Linode disk image

by | Jan 23, 2019 | Linode

Linode owners often need to download disk images for future use or for backup purpose. And, at times wrong procedure can result in data loss during disk image download. At Bobcares, we help Linode customers to properly backup disk images as part of our Managed Cloud...

How to safely clone Linode server?

by | Jan 21, 2019 | Linode

Cloning simply helps in creating an exact replica of your Linode server. This replica can be useful in load sharing or as a backup server. Unfortunately, following wrong steps while cloning can result in problems with the server. At Bobcares, we help Linode customers...

How to open port in Linode?

by | Jan 19, 2019 | Linode

Securing Linode servers against attacks is really crucial. One of the best policy here would be to close all ports and keep only the required ports open. To open a custom port, we need to modify the server firewall. Unfortunately, you can even lose Linode server...

How to quickly setup Linode SFTP?

by | Jan 18, 2019 | FTP, Linode

SFTP is a popular way to remotely access your website files in Linode server. For this to work, we need to give SSH access for the user. But, that provides them access to whole file system, which is not desirable. At Bobcares, we help Linode owners to setup restricted...

How to setup Linode with custom iso?

by | Jan 17, 2019 | Linode

Linode provides a default set of server types. Does that mean you cannot have a custom server type? No. Luckily, there are options in Linode to use custom iso images. This helps to build a server of your choice. At Bobcares, we often get requests from Linode customers...