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AutoSSL

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In modern versions of cPanel/WHM, it is easier than ever to get free signed SSL Certificates for your domains! Since version 58, cPanel has had a feature called AutoSSL to automatically install for you Domain-Validated (DV) SSL certificates for your domains, to use in Apache, Dovecot, and Exim (i.e., the websites and email). The cPanel’s AutoSSL supports both […]

How To Enable Port Knocking in CSF/LFD

Below, we will outline two different methods of configuring port knocking with CSF/LFD (via CLI and via GUI). This can be quite helpful for maintaining SSH functionality while also addressing PCI Scans failures due to SSH. Via CLI Log in as root via SSH. Remember that KH servers use port 2200 by default for SSH connections. […]

How To Configure Email On A iPhone

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This documented walk-through is provided as a courtesy to assist those who need it for configuring their iPhone devices to work with KnownHost services, but it can be used as a general reference for other mail services. Please be aware that troubleshooting and configuring of third party applications is not within the scope of support […]

Introduction to POP3 & IMAP

In this article; we’ll be going over the differences between POP3 and IMAP, as well as their use-case scenarios. One of the first things you should know is that both of these are what is called “Email Protocols”. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) POP3 (Post Office Protocol) These services are used for communication between a […]

Training SpamAssassins accuracy with sa-learn

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This is a guide to effectively use SpamAssassins sa-learn to help train tokens for spam flagging accuracy. What is ‘sa-learn’? Given a typical selection of your incoming mail classified as spam or ham (non-spam), this tool will feed each mail to SpamAssassins, allowing it to ‘learn’ what signs are likely to mean spam, and which are likely […]

MySQL/MariaDB It is very simple to set up remote connections in MySQL/MariaDB thanks to the WHM and cPanel interfaces. You will need to known advance what IP/hostname, or IPs/hostnames, require database access because you will need to specify them in the panel. If your IP is dynamic, you may be able to inquire your ISP […]