Author name: nessa

Apache, Hacks, Scripts, Security

Installing LetsEncrypt SSL Certificates on CentOS + cPanel Servers

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Update! cPanel supports LetsEncrypt, but you just need to install the plugin for it to work. To do this, run: /scripts/install_lets_encrypt_autossl_provider Once installed, Let’s Encrypt will appear in WHM’s Manage AutoSSL interface (Home >> SSL/TLS >> Manage AutoSSL) where you can enable the provider. At the time of this writing, LetsEncrypt is in public beta […]

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Fixes, Troubleshooting

cPanel Update Fails Due to RPM Conflict

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The cPanel update fails due to a problem installing RPMs, but is not specific about what the problem is: [20160203.180007] Testing if the newly downloaded RPMS can be installed without conflict [20160203.180007] Testing RPM transaction [20160203.180012] [20160203.180012] ***** FATAL: Test install failed: [20160203.180012] The Administrator will be notified to review this output when this script

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Linux, Security

CloudLinux or BetterLinux?

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UPDATE 6/18: Shortly after this was posted and one of the major hosting companies I’m affiliated with removed BetterLinux from their servers due to stability problems, BetterLinux announced that they are shutting down, effective July 1st. Customers ask us all the time whether they should use CloudLinux or BetterLinux on their servers, and what differences exist

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Apache, Howto

Installing Ruby on Rails with Passenger on a cPanel Server

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With the Ruby developer community continuing to grow, we often get requests for Ruby support from providers wanting to be able to offer their customers the ability to run Rails applications.  We do not recommend using the current Ruby on Rails feature provided by cPanel, as it relies on the CentOS-provided version of Ruby as well as

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Apache, Fixes, Howto, Linux, News, Security

de-POODLE-ing: How to Disable Support for SSLv3 on a cPanel Server

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The latest security buzz this month is about the SSLv3 POODLE vulnerability, and how SSL version 3.0 is now officially designated as insecure, joining its predecessors versions 1.0 (unreleased) and 2.0.  This effectively concludes the life cycle of the SSL protocol in favor of TLS.  This post will give you a brief overview of what POODLE

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