29th Jan 2018
Spam Blacklist and Heartbeat Monitoring
Lots of you have been asking about the new options available in the client area for Blacklist tracking and Heartbeat monitoring. We have been trialing our new server and IP monitoring system which will warn users if your IPs ever become blacklisted in spam RBLs like SpamCop or warn you if your service ever appears offline.Continue Reading On The ...
9th Jan 2018
Updates to the Two-Factor Authentication System
Updates to the Two-Factor Authentication System
We are going to be updating the Two-Factor authentication system we use to better serve our customers. We will be replacing the old Time-Based token service with Duo:Security. Time-Based tokens will still be activated along side the new Two-Factor system trial. We plan to trial Duo:Security for Q1 ...
9th Jan 2018
How to Mine Ethereum On Ubuntu and Debian
How to Mine Ethereum On Ubuntu and Debian
> Dedicated Servers To Mine Cryptocurrencies
With the release of our dedicated server range designed specifically for mining Cryptocurrencies, we are providing easy to use guides on how to start mining. These guides are provided as a courtesy to First2Host users. First2Host does not offer support for ...
14th Dec 2017
How to open a port using IPtables
Open and Close Ports using IPTables
IPtables is the default firewall used on CentOS and RHEL systems. On most of First2Host services like VPS Servers or Dedicated Servers, you will find the firewall is active but all ports are open. We do this to ensure all users can connect to services they may install like cPanel or Plesk. If you want to close ...
