Restic Backup for cPanel and DirectAdmin: Files, Databases, Retention
Back up cPanel and DirectAdmin servers with restic: home directories, database dumps via stdin, panel config, retention with forget/prune, and restore tests.
October 6, 2026
WordPress CVE-2026-64638 Patch: Find and Update Every Vulnerable Site
WordPress CVE-2026-64638 (XSS2Shell): what is affected, which versions fix it per branch, and how hosts find and update every vulnerable site.
October 6, 2026
CSF Commands Cheat Sheet: Allow, Deny, Ports and Tempbans
CSF commands for 2026: allow, deny and unblock IPs, temporary LFD bans, csf.allow vs csf.ignore, port lists and restarts, plus which CSF fork you are running.
October 6, 2026
Imunify360 Without CSF: Remove CSF and Use Imunify as the Firewall
Run Imunify360 as the only firewall: back up and migrate CSF, disable it, recreate ports, DoS and SMTP blocking, and handle Security Advisor warnings.
October 6, 2026
Migrate DirectAdmin to DirectAdmin: Move All Users to a New Server
Move every user from one DirectAdmin server to another: admin backups with da admin-backup, rsync, IP mapping, mail sync, DNS cut-over and SSL.
October 6, 2026
Migrate Plesk to cPanel (and cPanel to Plesk): Tools and Limits
Move sites from Plesk to cPanel with the WHM Transfer Tool, or cPanel to Plesk with Plesk Migrator: requirements, CLI steps, exclusions and DNS cut-over.
October 6, 2026
Find a DKIM Selector: Headers, Panel Defaults and Key Checks
Find a domain's DKIM selector from the DKIM-Signature header, the cPanel, DirectAdmin, Microsoft 365 and Google defaults, and check that the published key is valid.
October 6, 2026
Split a 2048-bit DKIM TXT Record Over 255 Characters
Split a 2048-bit DKIM TXT record over 255 characters correctly in cPanel, DirectAdmin, Cloudflare and BIND, with lab-tested commands to build and verify the strings.
October 6, 2026
One-Click Unsubscribe (RFC 8058) for Exim, Postfix, WordPress
Add RFC 8058 one-click unsubscribe correctly: List-Unsubscribe and List-Unsubscribe-Post headers, DKIM signing in Exim and OpenDKIM, a WordPress example and a tested endpoint.
October 6, 2026
Microsoft SNDS and JMRP Setup: 2026 Portal, Access and Reports
Set up Microsoft SNDS and JMRP on the 2026 portal: request IP or ASN access, the 10-month reattestation, reading filter and complaint data, and handling junk reports.
October 6, 2026
MTA-STS on cPanel and DirectAdmin: Policy File and TLS-RPT
Set up MTA-STS on cPanel or DirectAdmin: create the mta-sts subdomain, host .well-known/mta-sts.txt with a valid certificate, add the DNS and TLS-RPT records and test.
October 6, 2026
chan_sip to PJSIP Migration: sip_to_pjsip.py, Option Mapping, Tests
Migrate from chan_sip to PJSIP before Asterisk 21+: run sip_to_pjsip.py, fix what it misses, map common options, use fwconsole on FreePBX, and test.
October 6, 2026