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Supported operating systems

Quick answer: Cloud2Y servers run all popular Linux distributions — Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux and...
How to install Ubuntu Server

Quick answer: On Cloud2Y you do not install Ubuntu manually — select Ubuntu as the operating...
How to install Debian

Quick answer: Select Debian as the operating system when ordering your Cloud2Y VPS/VDS, or...
How to install AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux

Quick answer: Select AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux as the operating system when ordering your Cloud2Y...
How to install Windows Server

Quick answer: Windows Server is available on Cloud2Y as an operating-system option on selected...
How to update Linux packages

Quick answer: On Ubuntu/Debian run sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade; on...
How to install Nginx

Quick answer: Install Nginx from your distribution's repository — sudo apt install nginx on...
How to install Apache

Quick answer: Install Apache with sudo apt install apache2 on Ubuntu/Debian or sudo dnf install...
How to install PHP

Quick answer: Install PHP with FPM — sudo apt install php-fpm on Ubuntu/Debian or sudo dnf...
How to install MariaDB or MySQL

Quick answer: Install MariaDB with sudo apt install mariadb-server (Ubuntu/Debian) or sudo dnf...
How to install PostgreSQL

Quick answer: Install PostgreSQL with sudo apt install postgresql on Ubuntu/Debian or sudo dnf...
How to install Docker

Quick answer: Install Docker Engine from Docker's official repository (not the distro's default...
How to install Node.js

Quick answer: For servers, install a current LTS release of Node.js either from the NodeSource...
How to install a Python environment

Quick answer: Python 3 ships with every modern Linux distro. Add the tooling with sudo apt...
How to install Git

Quick answer: Run sudo apt install git on Ubuntu/Debian or sudo dnf install git on...
How to configure cron jobs

Quick answer: Edit your schedule with crontab -e. Each line is five time fields plus a command —...
How to set the server timezone

Quick answer: Check the current setting with timedatectl, list zones with timedatectl...
How to check system logs

Quick answer: On systemd distros, journalctl is the master log: journalctl -u nginx -f follows a...
How to configure swap

Quick answer: Create a swap file with fallocate, secure it, format and enable it, then persist it...
How to harden a Linux server

Quick answer: The core checklist: keep packages updated, log in with SSH keys instead of...