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We’re happy to announce that Ubuntu 20.10 is now available as an operating system choice for our KVM based plans in our control.
https://blog.crowncloud.net/post/announcements/ubuntu-20-10-template-now-available-for-kvm/
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.
For more information visit https://blog.crowncloud.net/post/2factor-authentication-in-crownpanel/
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We’re happy to announce that CentOS Stream 8 is now available as an operating system choice on our KVM based plans in our control panel.
https://blog.crowncloud.net/post/announcements/centos-stream-8-template-now-available-for-kvm/
Greetings,
We’re happy to announce a brand new SSD KVM product line powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 3000 series processors, these are some of the fastest CPUs available on the market with impressive single and multi-core benchmark scores which help improve overall application performance.
To start off with, we have our new plans available at Atlanta, Georgia, USA (US-East), in the coming weeks, we will focus on expanding these offerings to our other datacenter locations as well. Please feel free to contact our support team to register any interest in these plans at our other locations.
Our new Ryzen 9 3000 series powered plans start at a base price of $7/month (annual payment discounts available!)
The plans include the following,
To check out our new AMD Ryzen powered plans visit our website at – Click here
At the same time, we remain open to custom plans on this new platform, if you have a custom RAM/HDD/Bandwidth/CPU Core requirement, please feel free to contact our support team via the client-area or at support@crowncloud.net and we’ll do our best to create a plan tailored to your requirement.
Stay tuned for further updates!
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In this week’s feature highlight, we look at how to set arDNS in CrownPanel.
Before knowing what is rDNS first let us learn what is DNS,
DNS is typically used to resolve a domain name to an IP address and this function is known as a forward resolution and is performed every time you visit a site on the internet.
rDNS which is known as Reverse DNS as its name implies it is a method of resolving an IP address back to a domain name.
Please note,
Login to CrownPanel at https://crownpanel.com/
To Set rDNS
Click on the rDNS button/link in the top-navbar,
And enter the rDNS and click the Update button.
To delete rDNS
If you wish to delete or reset your rDNS, click on the Reset rDNS button.
If using CloudFlare DNS
If you use CloudFlare, you will need to disable the proxied (orange cloud) icon for a few minutes, then you should be able to setup the rDNS.
The proxied(orange cloud) icon looks like this.
Once you disabled it. it will look like this.
IPv6 rDNS
Please contact our support desk (create a ticket) at https://crowncloud.net/clients for IPv6 rDNS. We will add this to the panel soon.
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In this week’s feature highlight, we look at how to set a label on a VPS in CrownPanel.
Labeling the product is come into very handy when you have multiple products and it is an identifier for your products to easily mark and/or group together.
First, Click on the “Manage” button beside the VM you wish to Label
Next, Switch to the “Label” Tab.
Next, Click on Add Label to add the label to the VPS.
Here, you can fill in the Label Text and select the Colour you wish to use from Red/Green/Blue. Then, Click on Add Label to Confirm.
After setting a label on a VPS it will look like this,
You can remove Label by clicking the Cross mark as shown in the below screenshot.
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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 Snapshots in our control panel.
Click on Manage beside the VPS if you wish to create the snapshot
Click on the Snapshot Tab
If your VPS is a KVM based VPS it will need to be powered off (shutdown) before the snapshot can be created.
Click on Create Snapshot to create your Snapshot
This process will take a minimum of 5 mins or more to complete depending on the size of your VPS!
The snapshot will be moved away to the backend snapshot store in the background, You can track its progress by clicking on Refresh
Once the snapshot is built, you will be presented with a UUID (Universally unique identifier), File Size, and Timestamp of Snapshot build.
You can use the UUID to specify the snapshot name if you need any help with it when contacting our support
To Naming your Snapshots, follow this instruction Click here.
The snapshot size should more or less be the same size as the VPS itself. If you feel that the size is too small compared to the data on the VPS, please feel free to contact our Support to investigate further, in many cases if there are temporary data written out to /tmp it can be a cause for this smaller sized snapshot as well.
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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 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 log
Here you can view a list of all the login attempts made to your account along with the IP, Login time, and its Status.
If you wish to disable the authentication log for your account, this can be done, please contact us via the client area via a Support Ticket and we will disable this for your account. Please note, once the authentication log is disabled we will not be able to find out who has logged into your account.
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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 Key" to add a new SSH key,
Once the key is added, switch to the "VPS List" from the navbar,
Click on the "Manage" button beside the VPS you wish to manage,
Switch to the "Reinstall" tab and you can now select your SSH key,
Done!
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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 Settings menu here, click on Enable 2FA.
Step 2: Verification,
Next, you will be presented with a QR code and for other devices, we also list the Account Name and Key which can be manually input into your 2FA app.
Once you've scanned the QR code and/or setup the 2FA profile with the Account Name/Key, Enter the token you get from your 2Factor App to verify that the 2Factor setup has been successful.
You may cancel the setup at this stage if you wish to not setup 2Factor authentication.
Step 3: Verification,
Once the token has been entered and verified, you will get a success message confirming this.
2FA Enabled Successfully,
Upon your next login, You will be presented with the 2Factor page to confirm your token before continuing to your account.
To Disable 2FA,
You may disable 2Factor authentication by visiting the Account Settings page once logged in.
Please contact our support for any additional assistance you may need in setting up/using 2Factor authentication for your account.
