DeluxHost Documentation
Guides and tutorials to manage your VPS or VDS independently
Welcome to DeluxHost documentation. Here you'll find guides to manage your server independently.
VirtFusion Control Panel
Control panel guide: console, rebuild, rescue mode, backups and more
Getting Started
SSH access, root password, first access and SSH keys
Server Management
Restart, resources, disk, system logs and processes
Security
Fail2ban, SSH hardening, automatic updates
Network and Connectivity
IP, firewall, DNS, Cloudflare, IP blocking and DDoS
Software
Nginx, SSL, MySQL, Redis, Docker, WordPress, Node.js, Python
Common Issues
Locked out, server unreachable, full disk, email and more
Windows Server
Performance tweaks, RDP, language change, FiveM ports and more
Gaming Server
Minecraft, CS2, TeamSpeak and other game servers on VPS
Most Viewed Guides
I locked myself out!
Regain access via VNC and reset firewall
VNC Console
Access server even when SSH doesn't work
SSH Access
How to connect to server from Windows, Mac and Linux
Rescue Mode
Recover an inaccessible or corrupt OS server
OS Reinstallation
Reinstall or change operating system from panel
Reset Root Password
How to regain access if you forgot the password
Full Disk
How to free up space and find what's using disk
Email Not Sent
Port 25, blacklist, SPF/DKIM and SMTP relay
Cloudflare
DNS proxy, SSL, CDN and free DDoS protection
WordPress on VPS
Complete installation with LEMP, SSL and optimizations
Nginx Reverse Proxy
Expose Node.js, Python and other apps on port 80/443
Node.js with PM2
Deploy and manage Node.js apps in production
IP Blocking and DDoS
Identify and block malicious IPs and ongoing attacks
System Logs
Read logs with journalctl and find errors
Site Unreachable
502, 503, 403, 500: diagnosis and solutions
DDoS: Traffic Analysis
Capture and analyze traffic during a DDoS attack
FiveM: Opening Ports
Open FiveM ports on Windows with PowerShell or GUI
Windows Performance
Tweaks to optimize a Windows Server VPS
Linux Performance
sysctl, ulimit, I/O scheduler and kernel optimizations
IP Whitelist
Block everything except your IP with iptables/UFW/ipset
RDP: Complete Guide
Connection, port change, multi-user, audio and troubleshooting
PuTTY and FileZilla
SSH with PuTTY and file management with FileZilla on Windows
Migrate VPS
Transfer your Linux or Windows VPS from another provider
Open a Ticket
What to include for quick support resolution
Install Java
OpenJDK on Linux and Windows, multiple versions and JAVA_HOME
Windows Issues
Expired license, missing DLL, locked account, WMIC
Minecraft Server
Paper/Vanilla on VPS Linux with JVM optimizations
CS2 Server
Counter-Strike 2 dedicated server with SteamCMD
WireGuard VPN
Personal VPN on your VPS in minutes
phpMyAdmin
Web interface to manage MySQL/MariaDB
Docker Compose
Multi-container stack with WordPress, Node.js, PostgreSQL
Backup with rclone
Automatic backups to cloud (Backblaze, S3, Google Drive)
Uptime Kuma
Monitoring with Telegram/Discord notifications self-hosted
2FA for SSH
Google Authenticator to protect SSH access
Swap File
Virtual memory to avoid crashes from exhausted RAM
tmux
Persistent sessions: processes stay active after disconnection
PostgreSQL
Installation, users, backups and remote access
Netdata
Real-time dashboard for CPU, RAM, disk and network
Deploy with Git
Automatic deployment on push: bare repo, webhook, GitHub Actions
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