Questions tagged [linode]

Linode is a virtual server hosting business that specializes in Linux boxes.

Linode is a virtual server hosting business that specializes in Linux boxes.

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Migrating domain from AWS Route S3 to Linode

I want to migrate 1 domain from AWS Route S3 to Linode; I've changed the NS recods to point to ns1.linode.com ns2.linode.com ns3.linode.com ns4.linode.com ns5.linode.com but on the DNS checket it appears as NOT RESOLVED and when I dig this is the…
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Subdomain, PTR and MX Record Confusion

I am lost in DNS and rDNS (PTR) record setting for the following scenario: I have my main website example.com running in Digital Ocean at IP 192.0.2.4 In Digital Ocean control panel I have the following records: imap CNAME mail.example.com. smtp…
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Connect local subnet bidirectionally to a VPS server using plain OpenVPN

Let's say we have a local subnet 192.168.1.0/24 that needs to be connected bidirectionnaly to a machine on any VPS (Amazon EC2, Linode, Vultr, etc...) through the 10.8.0.0/24 subnet created using OpenVPN. Part of this has been done already. It's…
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Can't set up Subdomain in Linode

I have bought a server from linode.com and set it up with my purchased domain from namecheap. Setting up the DNS worked as expected and I followed the official documentation from linode. But whenever I am trying to set up a subdomain in the same…
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My storage partition set aside for docker is not recognised as a valid block device

I'm trying to setup an openshift cluster on linode. I have set aside some disk space (via linode admin dashboard) for docker to use for storage. Unfortunately, I can't get it to be recognised as a valid block device. My one server has the following…
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Why does my A record point to my apache server

I have two web servers nginx and apache2. I have an A record for mail.aboutryansam.com and a CNAME webmail.aboutryansam.com. I've been trying to setup a postfix and dovecot mail server hosted on mail.aboutryansam.com and a roundcube mail client…
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Can't boot Ubuntu 18.04.1 direct disk on Linode

I get a kernel panic stating that root cannot be mounted if I boot my Direct Disk installation of Ubuntu 18.04.1 in paravirtualization mode, as seen in this screenshot from the Glish terminal: Any idea why I can't boot? Kernel module? GRUB…
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linode.com did not encrypt this message

When I send a mail using Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin on my website, I get Linode.com did not encrypt this message in the Gmail Error in Gmail. I also see a Red padlock. Here's a screenshot: How do I fix this?
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Installing gnome on Linode with Ubuntu 9.10 x64 - remote VNC/RDP

I'm a self confessed Linux newbie, having lived and worked mostly within the Windows world for most of my life. I'm making the effort to try moving my virtual host from a Windows box to a Linode instance to try and better learn Linux, and one of the…
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Postfix mail going into spam on Gmail and Hotmail (tried everything, still can't make it ok)

Somebody help please, this isn't duplicate. I've been through all the answers I could find all across web, tried different things but I still can't make it not to go in spam folder. Running postfix, dovecot, mysql, spamassassin with Let's Encrypt…
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How to rebuild my google cloud Compute Engine VM instance like Linode VPS?

I am going to migrate my server from Linode to Google Cloud recently. When I am testing the google cloud Compute Engine VM instance, I can not find out the rebuild button like Linode. Now I did some wrong operation on my VM instance, so I need to…
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What are the resource requirements for x number of users to connect and run code through an RStudio Server instance?

I recently deployed a Centos7 server through Linode and installed RStudio Server. I've created a small teaching exercise and I'd like to have 15 - 20 students connect and run some code. I have two questions: (1) Are there some guidelines for the…
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Reverse DNS issue with Mailserver (Postfix)

My mail server is set to server.mailtuner.com, but when i try sending to a hotmail user, it goes into the spam folder. Results on mailtester show the following reverse DNS issue: https://www.mail-tester.com/web-1bcbe&refresh=3 Your IP address…
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Excessive and Random Traffic on my Apache2 Server

TL;DR, Why am I getting hit with so much traffic that is not directed towards my actual website? How do I fix it? I have been diagnosing a problem for ~6 hours now, that I initially thought was a DDOS attack, but it turned out to be related to this:…
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Which Network Services in Ubuntu 16.04 Server on Linode Should/Can be Removed?

It is my first time to set up a cloud server - Ubuntu 16.04 on Linode. I followed their documentation but I'm stuck on the 'Remove Unused Network-Facing Services' part. I am not sure which services should/can I remove (from the Linode guide - "Exim…
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