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What's new
New tools, scripts, guides and reviews by date, and changes to how srvScripts works.
New tools, scripts, guides and reviews by the day they went live, plus changes to how the site works. This page updates itself when something is published.
4 new guides
- Fix dnf “cannot execute: required file not found” on AlmaLinux 10 (Broken python3)
- Keep FreePBX 17 on Debian 12: Check the Trixie Block Before apt upgrade (Tested)
- Block PHP Script Scans Without Blocking Visitors: a 404 Rule and fail2ban (Tested)
- Tune LiteSpeed for High-Traffic WordPress: Cache Hits First, Then PHP Workers
2 new tools
3 new scripts
5 new scripts
- Call Recording Retention Cleaner: Delete or Archive Old FreePBX Recordings
- VoIP Toll Fraud Watch: Alert on International and After-Hours Calls in Asterisk
- FreePBX Off-Site Backup Script: Databases, Config and Voicemail over rsync
- Asterisk Security Audit: Check FreePBX for Toll Fraud Risks and Exposed Ports
- PJSIP Health Check: Monitor Asterisk Trunks, Registrations and Phones
- Every script page now opens with a "Before you run it" box: what the script changes, its risk, the rights it needs and how to undo it.
- A security page explaining how to report a vulnerability privately, linked from every "Report an issue" box and from security.txt.
- The tools page shows where each tool runs (in your browser, from our server or through an AI provider) and starts with common tasks.
- The homepage search box searches as you type and can hand a question to srvScripts Genie.
- Share buttons and collapsible FAQs on guides, tools, scripts and reviews.
27 new tools
- Wildcard Mask Calculator for Cisco ACLs and OSPF
- VLAN Configuration Generator for Cisco Switches and Linux
- Syslog Priority Decoder: PRI to Facility and Severity
- SSH Key Fingerprint Checker (SHA256 and MD5)
- Server Room Cooling Calculator (kW, BTU/h, Tons)
- Route Summarization Calculator (IPv4 and IPv6 Supernet)
- Rack Heat Load Calculator: Watts to BTU/h and Tons
- PUE Calculator: Data Center Power Usage Effectiveness
- OSPF Cost Calculator and Reference Bandwidth
- MTU and MSS Calculator for VPNs and Tunnels
- MPLS Label Stack Decoder and Encoder
- IPv6 Nibble Boundary Planner and Reverse DNS Zones
- IPv4 Header Decoder and Checksum Calculator
- Interface Utilization Calculator: Bandwidth from SNMP Counters
- HSRP, VRRP and keepalived Configuration Generator
- EIGRP Metric Calculator: Classic and Wide Metrics
- DNS Record and TTL Parser for Zone Files and dig Output
- Data Transfer Time Calculator: How Long Will It Take?
- Cisco Type 7 Password Decoder and Hash Identifier
- Cisco ACL Generator: Standard and Extended Access Lists
- CIDR to IP Range and IP Range to CIDR Converter (IPv4 and IPv6)
- CGNAT Port Block Calculator: Subscribers per Public IP
- BGP Community Decoder: Standard, Large and Extended
- BGP Best Path Selection Simulator
- BGP AS Path Parser and AS-Path Regex Tester
- Baud Rate Calculator: Serial Bytes per Second and Transfer Time
- Airflow CFM Calculator for Servers and Racks
16 new guides
- Restart After Updates and Automatic Security Updates on cPanel, DirectAdmin, AlmaLinux and Debian (Tested)
- Netdata on a cPanel or DirectAdmin Server: EPEL vs Official Install, Security and Licence (Tested)
- Uptime Kuma 2: Install with Docker and Upgrade Safely from 1.23 (Tested Upgrade)
- What Caused the High Load at 3 a.m.? Find It Later with atop and sar (Tested)
- htop vs btop vs Glances vs atop vs top: Which Process Monitor for a Server? (Measured)
- htop Explained for Server Admins: Every Column, Key and Option (htop 3.3)
- journalctl Commands for Server Admins: Filter, Follow, Search and Keep Logs (Tested)
- Linux Server Log File Locations: cPanel, DirectAdmin, AlmaLinux and Debian (Checked 2026)
- ImunifyAV on cPanel: Uninstall, Stop Reinstall, Update and Scan
- cPanel /scripts Commands: upcp, Licence Refresh, Package Repair and Service Restarts (cPanel 138)
- KernelCare kcarectl Commands: Licence, Patches, Unload and Uninstall (Tested)
- Softaculous on cPanel: Install, ionCube Fix, Licence, Update, CLI and Uninstall
- LiteSpeed on cPanel: Install, Licence, Switch to Apache and Uninstall (Tested)
- CloudLinux Commands: Convert, Licence, CageFS, LVE Limits and Uninstall
- JetBackup 5 Commands: Install, Licence, Update, Tiers, CLI and Uninstall
- Imunify360 Install, Licence and Uninstall Commands (Tested on cPanel)
26 new tools
- IPv6 Website Test
- Online Linux Terminal
- Word Counter
- URL Encoder, Decoder and Parser
- UUID Generator (v4 and v7)
- Regex Tester for JavaScript
- SQL Formatter and Beautifier
- QR Code Generator
- Number Base Converter
- Open Graph and Social Card Preview
- Lorem Ipsum Generator
- Markdown Editor with Live Preview
- JSON to YAML Converter (and YAML to JSON)
- JWT Decoder and Verifier
- JSON Formatter and Validator
- JSON to CSV Converter (and CSV to JSON)
- HTTP Status Codes Reference
- Hash Generator (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512)
- .gitignore Generator
- Diff Checker: Compare Two Texts
- curl Command Converter
- Case Converter
- Base64 Encoder and Decoder
- Binary Translator: Text to Binary and Back
- ASCII and Unicode Code Converter
- A/B Test Significance Calculator
33 new guides
- Email Verification Tools Compared (2026): EmailListVerify, ZeroBounce, NeverBounce, Bouncer, MillionVerifier
- Website Error Codes Explained: 403, 404, 500, 502, 503 and 504 Fixes
- Change SSH Port in Linux Safely: AlmaLinux, Rocky, Debian and Ubuntu (Tested)
- Block AI Crawlers Without Leaving AI Search: robots.txt, .htaccess and IP Checks
- Automate SSL Certificate Renewal for 45-Day Certificates: certbot, cPanel and DirectAdmin
- mysql_native_password Is Not Loaded: Fix ERROR 1524 on MySQL 8.4 and 9.7
- Verilog and SystemVerilog Cheat Sheet for Sim and Synthesis
- Terminal Shortcuts Cheat Sheet: Bash, Zsh and tmux
- TypeScript Cheat Sheet: Types, Generics and tsconfig
- SQL Cheat Sheet: MySQL, MariaDB and PostgreSQL Syntax
- Swift Cheat Sheet: Syntax, Optionals, Protocols and async
- Rust Cheat Sheet: Cargo, Ownership, Enums and Errors
- Solidity Cheat Sheet: 0.8.x Types, Functions and Errors
- Regex Cheat Sheet: PCRE, JavaScript, Python and grep -E
- Ruby Cheat Sheet: Syntax, Blocks, Hashes and Classes
- Python Cheat Sheet: Syntax, Data Types and File Handling
- R Cheat Sheet: Vectors, Data Frames, Strings and Files
- Luau Cheat Sheet: Type Annotations, Syntax and Roblox Basics
- PHP Cheat Sheet: PHP 8.3 and 8.4 Syntax and Functions
- Kotlin Cheat Sheet: Syntax, Null Safety and Collections
- Lua Cheat Sheet: Lua 5.4 Syntax, Tables and Patterns
- Java Cheat Sheet: Syntax, Collections, Records and Streams
- JavaScript Cheat Sheet: Modern Syntax for Browser and Node
- Go Cheat Sheet: Syntax, Slices, Errors and Goroutines
- HTML Cheat Sheet: Elements, Attributes and Forms
- Git Cheat Sheet: Branches, Undo, Remotes and Deploys
- Git Commands: 42 Everyday Commands with Examples
- Dart 3 Cheat Sheet: Null Safety, Records, Patterns and async
- Excel Cheat Sheet: Formulas, Dynamic Arrays and Shortcuts
- C# Cheat Sheet: Syntax, LINQ and .NET 10 Essentials
- CSS Cheat Sheet: Selectors, Flexbox, Grid and Modern CSS
- C Cheat Sheet: C17 and C23 Syntax, Memory and gcc Flags
- C++ Cheat Sheet: C++20 and C++23 Syntax, STL and Ranges
37 new guides
- Cloudways vs DigitalOcean vs Vultr for WordPress (2026): Managed or Do It Yourself?
- DNS Filtering for Small Offices and MSPs (2026): AdGuard DNS, NextDNS, Cloudflare and More
- Email Warm-Up Tools in 2026: What They Do, the Risks, and Which to Use
- GPU Cloud for Whisper Transcription (2026): RunPod vs Thunder Compute and the Real Cost per Hour of Audio
- Best Cloud Phone Systems for Small Teams (2026): Prices Compared
- Cheapest Way to Run cPanel in 2026: VPS Plus Licence, Real Monthly Cost
- Plesk “Unable to connect to database”: PleskDBException Fix
- WinSxS Cleanup on Windows Server 2022 and 2025: Free Disk Space Safely
- Provision Yealink Phones on FreePBX 17 (Without Commercial EPM)
- InnoDB Page Corruption: Recover a Crashed MariaDB on cPanel
- LiteSpeed 503 Service Unavailable on cPanel: Fix lsphp Limits
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic vs Standard vs Premium (2026)
- fail2ban vs CSF in 2026: Which Firewall for a Hosting Server?
- FreePBX Backup and Restore from the Command Line (fwconsole)
- Imunify360 CLI: Scan, List and Clean Malware from the Command Line
- Event ID 4771: Kerberos Pre-Authentication Failed (Codes)
- Event ID 5805: Netlogon Session Setup Failed to Authenticate
- Exim Log Cheat Sheet: exigrep, exiqgrep, eximstats and Log Flags
- Exim “Retry Time Not Reached for Any Host”: Causes and Fix
- Event ID 4625: An Account Failed to Log On (Status Codes)
- Event ID 1058: Group Policy Failed to Read gpt.ini (Fix)
- Event ID 1129: Group Policy Failed, No Connectivity to a DC
- Event ID 4012 DFSR: Replicated Folder Offline Too Long (Fix)
- Dovecot “Too Many Open Files”: Fix on cPanel and DirectAdmin
- Event ID 1030: Group Policy Processing Failed (Causes and Fix)
- cPanel vs CyberPanel (2026): Cost, Features and Security
- cPanel vs DirectAdmin (2026): Price, Features and Migration
- cPanel vs Plesk (2026): Which Control Panel for Hosting?
- DFS Replication Backlog: Check It with PowerShell and Fix It
- DirectAdmin vs Plesk (2026): Cost, Features, Migration
- Hosting Control Panel Pricing 2026: cPanel vs DirectAdmin vs Plesk
- /tmp Full on cPanel: Find What Fills It and Clean Up Safely
- Asterisk CDR Reports from MySQL/MariaDB (FreePBX asteriskcdrdb)
- Asterisk pjsip_wizard.conf: Endpoints and Trunks in a Few Lines
- Best cPanel Alternatives in 2026: Free and Paid Panels Compared
- Conditional Access Baseline Policies for Microsoft 365 (2026)
- Asterisk AMI Originate a Call with Python
14 new tools
- Lookalike Domain Checker: Find Typo and Look-Alike Domains
- Open Port Checker: Test TCP Ports on Any Public Server
- SMTP Bounce Explainer: What Your Bounce Message Means
- PHP-FPM Calculator: pm.max_children and Spare Servers
- SPF Lookup Counter: Check the 10 DNS Lookup Limit
- DNS TXT Record Splitter: Split Long Values Into 255-Byte Strings
- DKIM Key Generator: 2048-bit Key Pair and DNS Record
- IP Warm-Up Schedule Generator for New Mail Servers
- MTA-STS Generator: TXT Record and Policy File
- TLS-RPT Record Generator: _smtp._tls TXT Record
- sip.conf to pjsip.conf Converter for Asterisk
- Asterisk Dialplan Pattern Tester: Which Extension Matches?
- STIR/SHAKEN Identity Header Decoder (PASSporT)
- Call Recording Transcription for Asterisk, FreePBX and Vicidial
19 new scripts
- AD Health Check Report: dcdiag and repadmin PowerShell Script
- Locked Out AD Users Report: PowerShell Script with Lockout Source
- AD Nested Group Membership: PowerShell Tree with Loop Detection
- AD Privileged Group Report: Domain Admins and adminCount Audit
- Export AD Users to CSV: PowerShell Script with Last Logon
- Inactive AD Accounts Report: PowerShell Script with Safe Disable
- Kerberos RC4 Audit Script: Find RC4 Accounts and Tickets
- NTFS Permissions Report to CSV: PowerShell Folder ACL Script
- Block RDP Brute Force on Windows Server: PowerShell Script
- Secure Boot 2023 Certificate Check: PowerShell Script for Many PCs
- AD Change Audit Reporter: Find Who Changed Active Directory (PowerShell)
- WordPress Version Audit: Find Every WordPress Site and Its Version
- Inode Usage Report: Top Directories by File Count per Account
- Exchange Online Message Trace to CSV: Get-MessageTraceV2 Script
- Exchange Online Mailbox Permissions Report: FullAccess, SendAs
- Microsoft 365 MFA Status Report: PowerShell Script for Graph
- Entra ID Inactive Users Report: signInActivity PowerShell Script
- Intune Device Compliance Report: PowerShell Script via Graph
- Microsoft 365 User Offboarding PowerShell Script (with -WhatIf)
77 new guides
- Asterisk 24 LTS: Release Date, What Changes and How to Prepare
- Linux Commands Cheat Sheet for Server Admins
- Free MxToolbox Alternatives: Email and DNS Tools Compared (2026)
- PowerShell Cheat Sheet for Windows Server Admins
- AD DNS Scavenging: Safe Aging Setup with PowerShell
- BadSuccessor dMSA on Server 2025: Audit OU Rights and Patch
- Block RDP Brute Force on Windows Server: Detect and Stop It
- Kerberos RC4 Removal: Find and Fix RC4 Accounts (2026)
- Reset krbtgt Password Safely: Two Resets, Replication and RODCs
- Secure Boot Certificate Expiry 2026: Check and Update to 2023 CAs
- How to Audit Active Directory Changes: Track Who Changed What and From Which Computer
- CloudLinux LVE Limits Explained: SPEED, PMEM, EP, NPROC, IO
- “508 Resource Limit Is Reached”: Find and Fix the Limit
- “Cannot Manage PHP Versions When CageFS Is Disabled”: PHP Selector Fix
- JetBackup 5 Restore in WHM: Accounts, Files, Databases, Email
- JetBackup 4 to 5 Migration: The 5.2.11 Stepping Stone
- cPanel restorepkg and pkgacct: Backup and Restore from CLI
- Restic Backup for cPanel and DirectAdmin: Files, Databases, Retention
- Clean a Hacked WordPress Site on cPanel: Step-by-Step
- WordPress CVE-2026-64638 Patch: Find and Update Every Vulnerable Site
- Imunify360 False Positives: Find the Rule ID and Fix It
- CSF Commands Cheat Sheet: Allow, Deny, Ports and Tempbans
- Imunify360 Without CSF: Remove CSF and Use Imunify as the Firewall
- cPanel Exim Queue Stuck: Flush, Thaw and Delete Frozen Mail
- Spamhaus 550 5.7.1 Blocked: Fix SBL, XBL, CSS, PBL and DBL
- cPanel Inode Usage: Find What Uses Inodes and Fix It
- Migrate DirectAdmin to DirectAdmin: Move All Users to a New Server
- Migrate Plesk to cPanel (and cPanel to Plesk): Tools and Limits
- Plesk AlmaLinux 10: Supported Version and What Is Missing
- LiteSpeed vs OpenLiteSpeed for Hosting Servers: Which to Pick
- Install OpenLiteSpeed and WordPress on AlmaLinux 10 (No Panel)
- Stuck lsphp Processes on cPanel LiteSpeed: Diagnose and Kill Safely
- ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID on cPanel: Wrong Certificate Served
- Let’s Encrypt Changes 2025 to 2028: What Hosting Admins Must Do
- 200-Day SSL Certificates and DCV Reuse: What It Means for AutoSSL
- DirectAdmin CustomBuild Failed: Logs, Lock File, Re-run and Rollback
- SPF Too Many DNS Lookups: Fix PermError and the 10-Lookup Limit
- Find a DKIM Selector: Headers, Panel Defaults and Key Checks
- Split a 2048-bit DKIM TXT Record Over 255 Characters
- Gmail and Yahoo Bulk Sender Requirements: 2026 Host Checklist
- One-Click Unsubscribe (RFC 8058) for Exim, Postfix, WordPress
- Outlook 550 5.7.515: Fix the High-Volume Sender Rejection
- Emails Going to Junk in Outlook and Hotmail: Sender-Side Fix
- Microsoft SNDS and JMRP Setup: 2026 Portal, Access and Reports
- DMARCbis (RFC 9989): What Changed and Must You Edit Records?
- BIMI VMC vs CMC: Requirements, DMARC and Which Inboxes Show Logos
- MTA-STS on cPanel and DirectAdmin: Policy File and TLS-RPT
- chan_sip to PJSIP Migration: sip_to_pjsip.py, Option Mapping, Tests
- Asterisk CLI Commands Cheat Sheet: PJSIP, Calls, Dialplan, Logs
- PJSIP Endpoint Unreachable or Unavailable: Fix Qualify and NAT
- FreePBX PJSIP Trunk Setup: Registration, IP Auth, Routes, NAT
- Upgrade FreePBX 16 to 17: Backup, Restore and Migration Checklist
- FreePBX Responsive Firewall vs Intrusion Detection (FreePBX 17)
- Asterisk and FreePBX Toll Fraud Prevention: 10-Point Checklist
- 3CX vs FreePBX: Licensing, Hosting, Features and Lock-in (2026)
- Asterisk Dialplan Pattern Matching: X, N, Z, [ ], . and ! Explained
- Asterisk Call Recording with MixMonitor: Formats, Stereo, Retention
- STIR/SHAKEN for Asterisk and FreePBX: Attestation and Who Signs
- Asterisk WebRTC Setup: WSS Transport, Certificates, webrtc=yes
- Asterisk AudioSocket: Connect a Call to an AI Voice Agent
- Asterisk Versions and EOL Dates: LTS Support Table and Upgrade Plan
- Install VICIdial with ViciBox 12: Express Setup, SSL and Firewall
- VICIdial “No one is in your session” Error: 8 Checks to Fix It
- Install FusionPBX on Debian 12 with the Official Installer
- Install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2025: Switches and First VM
- Hyper-V Checkpoint Merge Failed: Fix Stuck AVHDX Chains Safely
- Hyper-V Export and Import VM: Move VMs with PowerShell
- Exchange Online Message Trace PowerShell: Get-MessageTraceV2
- Exchange Server SE Upgrade from 2019 CU15: In-Place Steps
- Windows LAPS with Intune and Entra ID: Setup and Retrieval
- Windows 10 ESU After October 2026: Year 2 Options for IT
- Windows Server 2025 Hotpatch: Azure Arc Setup and Baselines
- Restore a File, Database or Account from a DirectAdmin Backup (CLI, Tested)
- Force HTTPS for a Domain in DirectAdmin (Tested on 1.712)
- Install FreePBX 17 on Debian 12 (Open-Source Only, Tested)
- Transcribe Asterisk and FreePBX Call Recordings on Your Own Server (faster-whisper, Tested)
- Find cPanel, DirectAdmin and MySQL Passwords from the CLI (and One-Time Login Links)
7 new tools
- PJSIP NAT Settings Generator: Asterisk, FreePBX, Issabel, VitalPBX, 3CX
- SIP Firewall Rules Generator: iptables, nftables, UFW, firewalld, CSF and pfSense
- VoIP MOS Calculator: Call Quality (R-Factor) from Latency, Jitter and Packet Loss
- Erlang Calculator: How Many SIP Channels (Erlang B) or Call Centre Agents (Erlang C)
- SIP Trace Analyzer: Find NAT, Codec and Dropped-Call Problems in a SIP Log
- SIP Response Codes: Lookup for Every SIP Error, With Causes and Fixes
- Call Recording Converter: GSM, WAV49, µ-law and SLN to MP3
6 new guides
- PJSIP Behind NAT: Asterisk and FreePBX Settings for Two-Way Audio
- fail2ban for Asterisk and FreePBX: Block SIP Password Guessing
- How Many SIP Channels Do You Need? Size SIP Trunks with Erlang B
- Troubleshoot SIP Calls with sngrep and the Asterisk PJSIP Logger
- SIP Error Codes on Asterisk and FreePBX: Fix 403, 404, 408, 488 and 503
- Convert Asterisk Call Recordings to MP3 (FreePBX, Issabel)
2 new tools
18 new tools
- Email Deliverability Test (Spam Score)
- Unix Timestamp Converter
- Time Zone Converter and Server Time Zone Settings
- MAC Address Converter
- TLS-RPT Checker
- ASN Lookup
- Online Traceroute from Multiple Countries
- Online Ping Test from Multiple Countries
- cPanel and DirectAdmin Server Check
- TLS Version Checker
- Favicon Checker
- security.txt Checker
- llms.txt Validator
- XML Sitemap Validator
- Robots.txt Checker
- HTTP Redirect Checker
- Security Headers Checker
- Website Health Check
17 new tools
- AI Slow Query Advisor for MySQL and MariaDB
- AI fail2ban Regex Generator: Filters and Jails from Log Lines
- AI Email Deliverability Fixer with Live DNS Checks
- AI Cron Builder: Cron Jobs and systemd Timers from Plain English
- AI Firewall Rule Builder for CSF, firewalld, nftables and UFW
- AI Config Generator for Nginx, Apache, PHP-FPM and MariaDB
- AI Command Explainer and Risk Checker for Linux and PowerShell
- AI Script Generator for Bash, PowerShell and Python
- AI Error Explainer for Server, Hosting and Windows Errors
- AI Log Analyzer for Server Logs (Apache, Nginx, Exim, MariaDB)
- nginx Config Checker: Find Security and Syntax Mistakes
- systemd Unit Generator: Service and Timer Files With Safe Defaults
- VoIP Bandwidth Calculator: Per-Call and Total Bandwidth by Codec
- CAA and TLSA Checker: Free CAA Record and DANE Test
- SMTP Test: Free STARTTLS, Certificate and Banner Check
- SIP SRV Checker: Free NAPTR, SRV and SIP TLS Test
- Domain Health Checker: Free Score for DNS, SSL, Email and Headers
14 new scripts
- Multi-Server Health Check over SSH
- cPanel Migration Preflight Check
- Server Inventory Report
- Restic Backup Script for Offsite Backups
- MariaDB Slow Query Log Summary
- Disk and Inode Alert
- Access Log Top IPs and Bots Report
- Redirect Chain Checker
- PHP-FPM Slow Log Analyzer
- cPanel PHP Version Audit
- cPanel Account Inventory
- AutoSSL DCV Failures Report
- Server Security Audit Script
- Backup Verify Script
53 new guides
- WP Toolkit CVE-2026-87900: what is affected and how to patch to 6.11.3
- File Share Auditing: Find Who Deleted a File in 5 Steps
- NTFS Permissions and Share Permissions: 7 Secure File Server Rules
- RDP Connection Logs: 14 Event IDs to Track Who Connected and From Where
- RDS Licensing Server: Activate, Install CALs and Set the Mode in 6 Steps
- RDS Farm Windows Server 2025: Complete Deployment in 9 Steps
- Install RSAT on Windows 11: 5 Methods, Including Offline
- Convert Evaluation Edition to Full Windows Server: DISM Steps for 2025
- Windows Server 2025 In-Place Upgrade from 2019, 2022 and Older
- Active Directory Audit Policy: DC Settings and 35 Key Event IDs
- Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA): Complete Windows Server 2025 Guide
- Domain Controller Metadata Cleanup: Safely Demote or Remove a Dead DC
- Restore Domain Controller Backups: System State and DSRM Steps
- AD Password Expiry Email: Reliable PowerShell Reminder Script in 6 Steps
- Active Directory UPN Suffix: 4-Step Setup for Microsoft 365
- Delegate Password Reset in Active Directory: Secure 5-Step Helpdesk Setup
- Find Inactive AD Users and Computers: PowerShell Cleanup in 5 Steps
- Bulk Create AD Users from CSV: PowerShell Script in 7 Steps
- Get-ADUser PowerShell Examples: 25 Queries for Active Directory
- Disable NTLM Active Directory-Wide: 5 Safe Audit and Block Steps
- SMB Signing Group Policy: Secure Setup and 3 Ways to Disable SMBv1
- AppLocker Group Policy: Complete Audit-to-Enforce Guide in 6 Steps
- Proxy Settings Group Policy: 6 Reliable Methods for Windows 11
- Windows Update Group Policy: 7 Settings for Windows 11
- Backup Restore GPO PowerShell: 7 Steps for Safe Recovery
- Force gpupdate Remote Computers: 5 Methods for Every OU
- Group Policy Processing Order: Complete LSDOU Guide with 10 Examples
- GPO WMI Filters: 15 Queries for Windows 11 and Server 2025
- Group Policy Security Filtering: 6 Ways to Target or Exclude
- PowerShell Logon Script Group Policy: 4 Reliable Ways to Run Scripts
- Folder Redirection Group Policy: 7 Steps for Windows 11
- Registry Group Policy Preferences: 4 Safe Ways to Deploy Registry Keys
- Windows Firewall Group Policy: 5 Steps to Deploy Secure Rules
- Local Administrators Group Policy: 4 Ways to Control Admin Rights
- Block Control Panel with Group Policy: 4 Secure Windows 11 Methods
- Desktop Shortcut Group Policy: 4 Ways to Deploy Shortcuts
- Deploy Software with Group Policy: MSI Install, Upgrade and Removal
- Screen Lock Group Policy: Lock Windows 11 After Inactivity the Right Way
- Default Browser Group Policy: Set Chrome, Edge or Firefox on Windows 11
- Set the Edge and Chrome Homepage with Group Policy: Complete Guide
- Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2025: New Forest Step by Step
- Install Issabel 5 on Rocky Linux 8: Simple Step-by-Step PBX Setup
- Install Asterisk 22 LTS on Debian 13: Step-by-Step Guide
- Install VMware ESXi 9: Complete Step-by-Step Setup Guide
- Install Proxmox VE 9: Step-by-Step Setup on Bare Metal
- Port Phone Number to VoIP: 6 Steps and Common Rejections Explained
- Migrate PBX to Cloud: 8-Step Plan From 3CX or Asterisk
- SIP SRV Records: DNS Setup for 3 Transport Types
- VoIP Call Quality: Jitter, Packet Loss and MOS Explained With 3 Targets
- VoIP One-Way Audio Fix: 6 Checks for NAT and RTP
- VoIP Codec Bandwidth: G.711 vs G.729 vs Opus, Per-Call Figures
- Disable SIP ALG on 9 Routers and Firewalls (One-Way Audio Fix)
- SIP Ports Firewall Rules: 4 Setups for CSF, firewalld and pfSense
33 new tools
- .htaccess Redirect Generator
- RAID Calculator
- IP Address Converter
- DMARC Report Analyzer
- Uptime SSL Blacklist Monitor: Free Email Alerts
- MTA-STS Checker
- BIMI Checker
- DNSSEC Checker
- CSR Decoder
- SSL Certificate Decoder
- Certificate Key Matcher: Free Safe Cert and Key Check
- SSL Certificate Checker
- SPF Record Generator
- IP Subnet Calculator (IPv4 CIDR)
- TCP Ping (Port 80/443 Latency)
- Website Down Checker (Is It Down?)
- What Is My IP Address?
- WHOIS Lookup: Free RDAP Domain and IP Owner Check
- Email Domain Health Check
- IPv6 Subnet Calculator
- MX Lookup
- Secure Password Generator
- Reverse DNS Lookup: Free Bulk PTR Check for 25 IPs
- SPF Record Checker
- Email Header Analyzer
- chmod Calculator
- Cron Expression Helper
- DKIM Checker
- DMARC Checker
- DMARC Record Generator
- DNS Lookup: Query Any Record Type
- DNS Propagation Checker
- IP Blacklist Check: Bulk IPs, CIDR Ranges and Domains (32 Lists)
4 new scripts
197 new guides
- Warm Up New Mail Server IP Without Spam Problems
- Best VPS for cPanel and DirectAdmin in 2026: What to Check
- Zoho Cliq Networks: set up external partner collaboration
- Upgrade vCenter 8 to 9: Safe Migration Assistant Steps
- Imunify360 Whitelist IP and Countries from the CLI: Commands
- Windows 11 Compatibility Hold: Avoid 25H2 and 26H1 Upgrade Problems
- Windows 11 Patch Tuesday September 2026 (KB5124008) and the KB5129195 out-of-band fix: what changed
- Transfer FSMO Roles with PowerShell and ntdsutil: Safe Steps
- Group Policy Not Applying: 12 Checks with gpresult and Events
- VPN MTU Fragmentation: Fixes for Slow VPN Throughput
- Imunify360 Force Update and Rollback: Safe Staged Rollouts
- Upgrade ESXi 8 to 9.1: Safe esxcli and Lifecycle Manager Steps
- DISM RestoreHealth Offline Source: Windows 11 Repair
- Dcgpofix: Safely Reset the Default Domain Policy and DC Policy
- A basic RMM monitoring policy for small-business endpoints: disk, patching and antivirus
- Set up Windows LAPS on Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11
- Set up a site-to-site WireGuard VPN between pfSense and OPNsense
- Imunify360 After OS Upgrade: Recovery on Ubuntu and AlmaLinux 9
- Migrate VMware to Proxmox VE 9: Steps After Broadcom
- Employee Offboarding Checklist: Secure AD, M365 and Workspace Steps
- Proxmox vs ESXi 9 for Hosting Providers: Best Choice in 2026
- Raise AD Functional Level Safely: Forest and Domain
- Enable RDS session shadowing and allow non-admin users RDP access
- Kill Unresponsive VM ESXi: 3 Methods (vim-cmd, esxcli, esxtop)
- Map Network Drives with Group Policy: Drive Maps, Targeting and Fixes
- Microsoft 365 shared mailbox vs distribution group vs Microsoft 365 Group
- Microsoft 365 SPF DKIM DMARC: Secure Exchange Online Setup
- Migrate DirectAdmin to cPanel: Complete 9-Step Migration Playbook
- cPanel Hostname SSL: Let’s Encrypt AutoSSL Fix in WHM
- Install OPNsense 26.7 and set up basic firewall and NAT rules
- Install pfSense CE 2.9 step by step with the network installer and ZFS
- Install and promote a Windows Server 2025 domain controller step by step
- Import ADMX templates (Office, Chrome, Edge) into Intune and the AD Central Store
- WSUS Windows Server 2025: Reliable Install and Configuration
- Install Imagick EA-PHP on AlmaLinux 8/9/10: cPanel Setup
- Windows Update Error 0x800f0922, 0x80070002, 0x80073712: Fixes
- WordPress cURL Error 28: Failed to Connect Fixed (Imunify360 and CSF)
- Migrate cPanel Email to Google Workspace: 2026 Reliable IMAP Migration
- Group Policy Loopback Processing: Merge vs Replace for RDS Hosts and Kiosks
- pfSense HAProxy with Let’s Encrypt: Reverse Proxy Setup
- Invalid Signature Detected Secure Boot Policy: Fix
- Redo Log of VMDK Is Corrupt on ESXi: Recovery
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- P2V Windows Server to VMware 2026: Reliable Conversion Steps
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- MariaDB point-in-time recovery with binary logs (and 13.0’s innodb_log_archive)
- WHMCS MailBaby SMTP Settings: Reliable Notifications with DKIM
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- Using the MailBaby REST API: sending, logs and block management
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- MailBaby SRS and Strict Forwarding Errors: Reliable Forwarders
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- Install cPanel AlmaLinux 10: 2026 Checklist
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- Harden Shared cPanel Server: Secure CageFS and ModSecurity Setup
- Hardening CSF safely: disabling Messenger, remote lists and other risky options
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- DirectAdmin Nginx Unit: Node.js and Python Apps
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- DirectAdmin ModSecurity: Secure OWASP CRS Setup
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- CSF Fork 2026: Which Reliable Replacement After ConfigServer?
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- CSF CVE-2026-65638, 65639, 67402: Critical Patch Guide
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- cPanel MCP AI Agent Access (v138): Secure Setup and Audit
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- cPanel CVE Build Numbers 2026: Is Your Server Safe?
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