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DNS and cloud init; where is the proper location to set the resolver
I'm running Centos 7. All the usual places to change the DNS resolver have a warning message that this file is created by cloudinit. So where do I actually set the resolver address? That is I need a file not created b... -
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Since CentOS 8 is released, when we can expect DigitalOcean image for droplets?
I already run Centos 7.7. I am assuming I can’t safely upgrade to centos 8, but I am double checking. -
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DKIM field only 512 chars; need the instructions for using tokens to fill the field
Note this only works for 2048 bits and obviously smaller. Are you trying to do 4096 bits? Otherwise everything looks OK. At the… -
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Unusual Activity in Public Outbound
I’m an nginx user, but my first question is are you throttling the web server? Otherwise, yeah you can serve a high bandwidth. Than… -
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If SSH keys are set, will reseting root pasword help to log in to server?
Isn’t the whole idea of using sshkeys to not have a password for root? -
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OpenVPN Internet Speed around 22Mbps - normally +100Mbps, Why?
You could try ifconfig (or similar if you aren’t running linux) and look for errors. More overkill, you could run wireshark. My gue… -
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Droplet Transfer Limits
Set up vnstat. The network connection to monitor varies from distribution to distribution. Note that 2T is a lot of data. If you…Accepted Answer: Set up vnstat. The network connection to monitor varies from distribution to distribution. Note that 2T is a lot of data. If you… -
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Ubuntu server 14.04.2 LTS droplet random freeze
Kind of silly to answer a question this old, but I was having the same problem. What I forgot to do on a new droplet running postf… -
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Hacker using Digital Ocean IPs
I’ve basically given up on the sys admins to block the DO hackers. I assume this is a problem on all VPSs, given the cost we pay th… -
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Droplet jan 16 update
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/new-droplet-plans-frequently-asked-questions Details in the FAQ. I’d certainly … -
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can 1 droplet openvpn and wordpress be installed?
You should do a speedtest before and after installing OpenVPN. It is the speed of the droplet serving the internet that I am refer… -
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DKIM field only 512 chars; need the instructions for using tokens to fill the field
I spent a while hacking on this and figured out the tricks. Hopefully this will save the next person an hour or two of head banging… -
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DKIM field only 512 chars; need the instructions for using tokens to fill the field
I've attempted to fill the TXT field in my DNS for the DKIM key. I'm getting a message that the field can only be 512 characters. These days you need a 2048 key. (1024 uses to be good enough) Anyway, there is a proced... -
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My network has stopped working since the latest reboot
I’ve made it a point to keep two snapshots of each droplet. After I take a snapshot, I reload that snapshot instead of booting. Tha… -
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Digital Ocean Ips hacking my site searching for wp-login from a various ip list of digital ocean
Wordpress hackers are everywhere. I don’t run wordpress and get the same nonsense, and very little from Digital Ocean. Basically yo… -
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Spamhause has marked all digitalocean ip range
Digital Ocean has a hacker that they refuse to drop as a customer. I have complained about “stretchoid” for months. Unfortunately t… -
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Hacker using Digital Ocean IPs
I report a particular hacker using Digital Ocean on nearly a daily basis. I supply logs to show the hacker access to my droplet. I provide links to abusedb.com to show the IP is being used for hacking. What does it t... -
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I use 0.4MBps as shown in the Graphs section. My plan is for 2TB per month. Have I enough monthly bandwidth? Thanks
Set up vnstat to get an independent measure of your traffic. -
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Disable ssh to public
Just run sshguard. It shuts down the hackers. How would you maintain your droplet without ssh access? -
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Is your IP at DigitalOcean one of the thousands that have been blacklisted?
It seems that Digital Ocean has turned into bulletproof hosting. I report hackers using Digital Ocean VPNs. I have one hacker in p…