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How to enable iptables in CentOS 7
Just use the following commands to disable firewalld and enable the good old iptables in any CentOS 7 based VPS or server:
[root@test2 ~]# systemctl stop firewalld
[root@test2 ~]# systemctl mask firewalld
Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/firewalld.service to /dev/null.
[root@test2 ~]# yum install -y iptables iptables-services
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.centos.org
* extras: mirror.centos.org
* updates: mirror.centos.org
base | 3.6 kB 00:00:00
extras | 3.4 kB 00:00:00
updates | 3.4 kB 00:00:00
Package iptables-1.4.21-24.1.el7_5.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package iptables-services.x86_64 0:1.4.21-24.1.el7_5 will be installed
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
iptables-services x86_64 1.4.21-24.1.el7_5 updates 51 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total download size: 51 k
Installed size: 25 k
Downloading packages:
iptables-services-1.4.21-24.1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm | 51 kB 00:00:00
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : iptables-services-1.4.21-24.1.el7_5.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : iptables-services-1.4.21-24.1.el7_5.x86_64 1/1
Installed:
iptables-services.x86_64 0:1.4.21-24.1.el7_5
Complete!
[root@test2 ~]#
[root@test2 ~]# systemctl enable iptables
Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/basic.target.wants/iptables.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/iptables.service.
[root@test2 ~]#
[root@test2 ~]# systemctl start iptables
How to update SSH Port in CentOS 7
Here are few simple steps on how to update SSH Port in CentOS 7 VPS or Dedicated Server
Edit the SSHD configuration file :
nano -w /etc/ssh/sshd_config
(if nano is not installed use any other text editor or install it with yum -y install nano)
and change the Port number from 22 to any custom port you choose :
e.g. Port 18989
Make sure to even remove the # mark before Port
Save the config file
SELinux is enabled by default in CentOS 7 so you need to even inform SELinux to change the SSH Port else it won’t allow you to restart SSHD with new Port.
To run semanage for updating SSHD Port you nee to first install policycoreutils, install it with :
yum -y install policycoreutils-python
now update SeLinux policy to allow new port for SSH service. to do this, run below :
semanage port -a -t ssh_port_t -p tcp 18989
now you need to update Firewall policy to allow new SSH Port, to do this run below :
firewall-cmd –permanent –zone=public –add-port=18989/tcp
firewall-cmd –reload
systemctl restart sshd.service
SSHD Port is now updated, you can now connect to your new SSH Port: 18989
Free upgrade to Gigabit port for all VPS (Beta)
We have temporarily removed the 100Mbps cap from all VPS, if you think your VPS is still capped at 100Mbps, please just reboot it once from your VPS control panel and it should switch to full unmetered Gigabit Port, but please note we are just testing with Gigabit port, if we find that giving uncapped Gigabit port is affecting overall performance of our VPS services then we may again cap it to 100Mbps unmetered but for now all VPS should work on Gigabit Port
Setup OpenVPN on a KVM Based VPS like hosteons
Just run following command as root on a CentOS / Ubuntu / Debian based VPS or Dedicated Server and follow the prompts to install OpenVPN:
wget https://git.io/vpn -O openvpn-install.sh && bash openvpn-install.sh
Once it ends, you can run it again to add more users, remove some of them or even completely uninstall OpenVPN.
It works even on the cheapest VPS Package provided by hosteons.com
Quick setup of L2TP or IPsec VPN on CentOS, Ubuntu or Debian
One line setup:
First get a fresh install of Ubuntu LTS, Debian or CentOS on your hosteons VPS or Dedicated Server (VPS should be KVM based not OpenVZ, if you are using hosteons.com VPS then need not worry as it’s KVM based VPS)
Use following command to set up an IPsec VPN server on Ubuntu or Debian:
wget https://git.io/vpnsetup -O vpnsetup.sh && sudo sh vpnsetup.sh
If you are on CentOS then use following command:
wget https://git.io/vpnsetup-centos -O vpnsetup.sh && sh vpnsetup.sh
Your VPN login details will be randomly generated, and displayed on screen when finished.
Also it’s best to run these commands in a screen session to avoid any interruptions due to any reasons.
Custom Setup of VPN:
Ubuntu and Debian:
Make sure your VPS/Dedicated server is upto date, you can do it with following commands:
apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
and reboot.
Now Edit the script and provide your own VPN credentials:
wget https://git.io/vpnsetup -O vpnsetup.sh
nano -w vpnsetup.sh
[Replace with your own values: YOUR_IPSEC_PSK, YOUR_USERNAME and YOUR_PASSWORD]sudo sh vpnsetup.sh
CentOS:
Make sure your VPS/Dedicated server is upto date, you can do it with following commands:
yum -y update
(if you are using hosteons.com vps then need not worry, our templates update everything when the VPS is setup)
Now Edit the script and provide your own VPN credentials:
wget https://git.io/vpnsetup-centos -O vpnsetup.sh
nano -w vpnsetup.sh
[Replace with your own values: YOUR_IPSEC_PSK, YOUR_USERNAME and YOUR_PASSWORD]sh vpnsetup.sh
Your VPN server is now ready, just connect using the Shared Key, username and password you provided during setup or displayed on script, depending upon how you setup your VPN.
Benefits of KVM VPS over other virtualisation technology
1. Dedicated Resources: KVM VPS are not like shared servers or other types of virtualisation e.g. OpenVZ where resources are shared among users, with KVM VPS you get dedicated resources as it’s not possible to oversell resources with KVM Virtualisation. If you have a KVM VPS from hostEONS.com you can be sure that you are getting the exact same amount of resources as you ordered. With OpenVZ it’s very easy to oversell all resources on the server but not with KVM.
2. Free from neighbourhood troubles: If you are using KVM VPS from hosteons.com you need not worry about bad scripts or softwares being run by other users on the same server because with KVM since all VPS runs on their own dedicated resources, any abusive activity by another VPS user won’t affect your VPS. Since you have full control over your VPS you can keep your VPS updated and secure and need not worry even if your neighbourhood VPS users are updated/secure or not.
3. Dedicated IP for mail and other activities: Hosteons VPS comes with dedicated IP with full RDNS control hence you need not worry about other VPS users spoiling IP reputation, and since you get RDNS control you can be sure that your mail will be delivered to the inbox of the recipient and won’t get bounced or going to junk mail.
4. Quick Reboot and Reinstalls: Hosteons KVM VPS comes with SolusVM control panel which gives complete control for Reboot, Reinstalls as well as VNC access
Upgrade to Kernel 4.x on CentOS 6/CentOS 7/ RHEL 7
Kernel 4.x is highly optimised and gives a lot of boost in performance to all Linux servers, here are few simple commands to upgrade your Kernel to 4.x on your CentOS 6 / CentOS 7 / RHEL 7 VPS (It will work with any KVM Based VPS like the ones provided by hosteons.com) or Dedicated server :
CentOS 6 / RHEL 6:
rpm –import https://www.elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org
rpm -Uvh http://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-6-8.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
yum install yum-plugin-fastestmirror
yum –enablerepo=elrepo-kernel install kernel-ml
Now update /etc/grub.conf and make sure the new kernel 4.x is selected as default kernel and just reboot your VPS/Dedicated Server to use the new kernel.
CentOS 7/RHEL 7:
rpm –import https://www.elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org
rpm -Uvh http://www.elrepo.org/elrepo-release-7.0-3.el7.elrepo.noarch.rpm
yum install yum-plugin-fastestmirror
yum –enablerepo=elrepo-kernel install kernel-ml
Now update /etc/grub.conf and make sure the new kernel 4.x is selected as default kernel and just reboot your VPS/Dedicated Server to use the new kernel.
Our SSD VPS Benchmark results
Below are some benchmark results of tests performed on our SSD KVM VPS, it’s a test VPS with just 1 GB RAM and port speed capped at 100Mbps, check below screenshot of the same:
Credit Card data security at hosteons.com
We don’t store any credit card or debit card details in our billing system, we are using stripe as our payment processor.
Once the client makes payment on our website, the card details are sent to Stripe over SSL and in return Stripe’s secure servers send our billing system a token which is stored in our billing system, we just store this token and never store any card details in our system (we do store last 4 digits of credit card) so that client can identify which card is being used to make payments.
Whenever an invoice is due and if you paid with credit card earlier, we just use this token to charge your card again.
Since we don’t store credit card details in our system we don’t need PCI Compliance and you can use your credit card/debit card without worrying about any security breaches or misuse of your credit card.
for any further queries feel free to submit a ticket in client portal at https://my.hosteons.com