Windows VPS

In this article we will explain how to install IIS (Internet Information Services) on our Windows VPS servers and host your first website. In order to do so you have to have a Windows VPS server (any version of 2008 or 2012 is fine) and be connected to it. Installing IIS to your server. 1. Open a Server Manager and choose Dashboard on the left (1st picture); 2. Press Add roles and features; 3. Press Next; 4. Choose Role-based or feature-based installation and press Next; 5. Choose Select a server from the server pool and press Next; 6. From the list, mark the check-box at the Web Server (IIS) and press Next (2nd picture); 7. The next list provides you with som…

In this article we will provide the instruction on how to set up and configure your FTP server on your Windows Server. We will be using FileZilla Server software: Download and installation of FileZilla FTP Server software First you need to download the installation file of FileZilla Server, it can be done from the official site: https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=server Once you download the installation file, execute it so get to installation wizard. In the first step you will have to simply press "Next" to continue installation. Then you will have to simply check box some option, which we recommend keeping as suggested by default, unless you …

Windows servers accept certificates in .PFX format. You will most likely have a certificate in a standard format consisting of three files - Private Key (privateKey.key), Cert (certificate.crt) and CA Buncle (ca.crt). That means, that you will need to convert those into one .PFX file. On Linux, you can do this from the command line: openssl pkcs12 -export -out certificate.pfx -inkey privateKey.key -in certificate.crt -certfile ca.crt Otherwise, you can use third-party tools such as: https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-converter.html SSL Installation After you prepare the certificate in .PFX format, you can install it through IIS. Start 'Internet…

This tutorial will show you how to increase disk space after upgrading the Windows Server VPS package. Despite all other resources like RAM, CPU and so on being increased automatically, you will need to perform some additional steps in order to utilize the new disk space that is available for your server. In Windows Server, you can merge the newly available disk space into one drive by expanding your original drive. Extending Drive Connect to your Windows Server via RDP. You can find a tutorial on how to do it here. From the desktop of your Windows Server, open the Server Manager and select Tools > Computer Management. Under the Sto…

Windows server by default has many restrictions, and security options enabled. One such feature may cause some downloaded files to be locked. For example, if you download an installation file from some unknown source and try to execute it, it just won't start, and it would look like nothing is happening - this most likely means a file is locked by the system. You can resolve this by following these steps: Press the right mouse button on the file that isn't opening; Select "Properties" from the list; Select tab "General"; At the bottom of it you will see the following: To unlock the file, simply check…

This tutorial shows how to change the Administrator password to your own on Windows Server 2012, 2016,2019 and 2022. This tutorial can also be used to change other user passwords that are already created on your Windows server. Preliminary Requirements Windows-based server with one of the following operating systems: Windows Server 2012, 2016,2019 or 2022. Log in to your Windows Server Log in to your Windows Server 2012 or 2016 via Remote Desktop. If you do not know how to do it, see the tutorial here. Changing the password 1. Press on the "Start" button and select "Administrative Tools". (For Windows Server 2016 and 2019 select "Windows A…

Want to connect to VPS Windows server using RDP and are not sure how to do so correctly? Follow the steps of this tutorial exactly as they are provided and you should have no problem. What Is RDP? First, if by any chance any of you are not aware, let’s find out what exactly RDP is. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) - is a protocol created by Microsoft Corporation, which provides a graphical interface for a user. RDP client is available in most operating systems. By default, RDP uses 3389 TCP port. Remote Desktop Connection is the official program meant to be used for login via RDP. Requirements To be able to follow these instructions you must h…

Plesk - commercial web hosting control panel. As most of such control panels, it allows a server administrator to set up new websites, reseller accounts, e-mail accounts, and DNS entries through a web-based interface. Requirements: Windows VPS server 0. Log in to the server via RDP. 1. Visit Plesk webpage on your browser. At the bottom of the page, find the section "Plesk Windows Installer" and in it choose to download the installer. 2.A. Run the installer 2.B. Run the Windows command prompt. Navigate to the directory where you have saved the installer. Run the following command: plesk-installer.exe --web-interface This will launch the install…

The most common issue in Windows Server is C drive running out of space and getting full, so there is not enough free space to install critical Windows update, applications and etc. If the server's C drive becomes full, some Windows services might stop working, the server may reboot unexpectedly, or even crash. Furthermore, if your disk usage is almost full or full, you might not be able to access your VPS via RDP. However, you can activate Emergency Console and access your server through Console or VNC. You can check here how to do that. To solve an issue, firstly you can start freeing up disk space in your server. You can do that by reclaiming disk space…

The article explains how not to lose RDP connection when/if you want to access to VPN from your Windows VPS servers. For quite some time the Windows VPS had the issue. When you connected to VPN from Windows VPS, you suddenly lose the RDP connection, this situation could be solved by performing the following steps: First, check your Public IP, you can find it here(under "Your IP Address" line): https://lg.lcwhost.net/speedtest/ Open your command line(cmd) as Administrator and enter the following command: route print You should be seeing a similar view: Using the previous command, you need to find the line VirtuozzoV…

Windows Servers are quite different from Linux servers referring to the network and software blocking and restrictions. While Linux servers do not block any connection most of the time and you rarely need to manually open a port or allow some connection, the Windows servers usually do block most of the connections. In such cases, you have to make "Allow" or "Block" rules in order to control the inbound and outbound connections, since the Windows OS do not always offer that for you once you installing the software, which sometimes could be annoying. In this article, we will present the basic usage of Windows Firewall, the tool that is used to block and/or allow the spec…