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8 posts matching “dns” in VPS · Clear

VPS DNS Failover: Keep Your Site Up When Your VPS Goes Down

Learn how DNS failover keeps your site online when your VPS goes down, with practical Cloudflare, DNS provider, and self-managed failover setup steps.

20 August 2026 · 6 min · 16 views
VPS VPS Can't Resolve DNS? Fix "Temporary Failure in Name Resolution"

VPS throwing "Temporary failure in name resolution"? Fix broken resolv.conf, systemd-resolved, and firewall issues stopping DNS lookups on Linux.

27 July 2026 · 5 min · 43 views
VPS Wildcard SSL with Let's Encrypt: DNS-01 Setup Guide

Wildcard SSL failing over HTTP-01? Learn why Let's Encrypt needs DNS-01 validation and how to set up wildcard certs with Certbot or acme.sh.

15 July 2026 · 6 min · 22 views
VPS Moving From Shared cPanel Hosting to a VPS: A Practical Guide

Outgrown shared cPanel hosting? Here's how to move your site, database, mail, and DNS to a VPS step by step without downtime or lost email.

27 July 2026 · 7 min · 15 views
VPS Migrating Your Entire VPS to a New Server Without Downtime

Moving to a new VPS? Learn how to migrate files, databases, mail, cron jobs, and DNS to a new server without downtime or lost email.

19 July 2026 · 6 min · 27 views
VPS Self-Hosted Mail Server on a VPS: Postfix + Dovecot Guide

Want your own mail server instead of paying per mailbox? Step-by-step Postfix and Dovecot setup on a VPS, with the DNS records that make it actually deliver.

18 July 2026 · 5 min · 22 views
VPS PTR Record Missing? Fix VPS Mail Getting Rejected

VPS mail bouncing or landing in spam even with SPF/DKIM/DMARC set? Learn how to check, request, and match a PTR (reverse DNS) record the right way.

15 July 2026 · 6 min · 22 views
VPS Certbot Renewal Failing on Your VPS: Causes and the Fix

Let's Encrypt renewal failing on your VPS? Learn the six real causes - port 80, DNS-01, rate limits, missing hooks - and fix each one step by step.

13 July 2026 · 6 min · 15 views