Linux VPS & VDS
Set up, configure and troubleshoot every HyperDC service: VPS, VDS, dedicated, macOS, GPU and Arm64 servers, hosting, email, SSL, control panels and game servers.
- Linux VPS at HyperDC: what you get and how to start A Linux VPS is your own virtual machine with root access. Here is what is included, which image to choose and the path from order to a secured server. Beginner 10 min
- Use new disk space on a Linux server after an upgrade More disk space does not show up in df on its own. Find out whether your disk grew or a second disk appeared, then grow the file system or mount the new disk. Intermediate 15 min
- Set the hostname, time zone and time sync on a Linux server A clean hostname and a correct clock prevent odd errors in mail, TLS, logs and package updates. Three commands and two checks, for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux. Beginner 10 min
- Add an additional IPv4 address to a Linux server Ordered more IPv4 addresses? Find the address details, test the address safely at runtime, then add it to the network configuration your system uses, with a rollback if anything goes wrong. Intermediate 15 min
- Upgrade Ubuntu or Debian to a new release An in-place release upgrade keeps your server, its address and its data. Prepare, upgrade one release at a time, reboot and clean up, or choose a fresh install when the jump is large. Advanced 60 min
- Fix apt and dpkg errors on Ubuntu and Debian Each common apt or dpkg error message, what it means and the command that fixes it, without deleting lock files or forcing packages. Intermediate 15 min
- Linux server does not boot: emergency mode, fsck and kernel fixes When SSH never comes back after a reboot, the console shows why. Match the message on the screen to one of the cases below and follow its fix. Advanced 20 min