Big news! A lot of you have been waiting for this. I know I have. Well, the wait is over. Centova Cast v3 is officially out, the stable release. The new version, 3.0.2, is a stand alone control panel that has been in development for several years. And, the hard work seems to have paid off. Centova Cast isn't the best Shoutcast and Icecast ... Continuare »
Hey Gang,This month I would like to introduce another free service upgrade from ROCKHOST.COM to all of you cPanel users out there. Anybody with web hosting on our cloud has access to R1Soft CDP (Continuous Data Protection) Backups with daily retention (10) and weekly archives (4). To access this gem login to cPanel and look for the R1Soft shield ... Continuare »
Hello Digital Family,Today is world backup day. I encourage, no beg, on my hands and knees, all of you to observe this quasi holiday. Don't be an April Fool! Backup your files. Check your restores. Take the pledge here:http://www.worldbackupday.com/We have the technology, people. It's not if, but when. I don't know how many times I've seen some ... Continuare »
Security is priority number one here at ROCKHOST.COM. You've seen the psychotic passwords, people. Another thing we implement on our cloud is suPHP. This handler prevents users from exploiting themselves through dangerous read, write, and execute permissions (777) or improper file ownership (nobody).Now, however, for the first time, I am ... Continuare »
Hello Friends,To follow up on last month's "Be Heard" newsletter we are going to be expanding our cloud resources tonight in off peak hours. I apologize to any of you who are across the pond. I'll try to squeak this by before sunrise, +6 GMT. Total downtime time should be less than an hour.About half of you are now live on the army.rockhost.com ... Continuare »
Hello 2013!Change is coming to the web hosting infrastructure at ROCKHOST.COM. The rumors are true. The subtle hints were no accident. ROCKHOST.COM is moving to the cloud! Over the next three months I will surely but slowly be migrating data one cPanel account at a time to the best network carrier and datacenter architecture in the country. Please ... Continuare »
Hey Gang,Well, Thanksgiving blew by in a blur and here we are sitting smack dab in the middle of the holiday season. It's a tad late but I want you to know how thankful I am for each and everyone of you. I sincerely hope you got to stuff yourselves to epic pro"portions." On a personal note, I'll be burning the calories off of that peach wood ... Continuare »
The leaves are falling. Windshields are frosting. Fireplaces are burning. And the Kansas City Chiefs? Terrible! Yes, it's that wonderful time of year once again. When any football fanatic can pull his own weight in chili. Here's how me and the boys did it last weekend while Brady Quinn and Matt Cassel were too groggy from concussions to hand off ... Continuare »
Hey Guys,I didn't really see a trending topic pop up this month. So, I thought I might open the floor to some questions. 'Ya know, give you a little one on one time. What's up? Ask away. Now's as good a time as any. If I see a recurring theme I'll use the subject for next month's newsletter.Just reply, thanks,Seth Christian Cole [Owner Operator] ... Continuare »
Hey Gang,The answer is the error. Huh? Let me share a trade secret with you. cPanel tracks all website visitors. One tech trick is to "tail" or follow logs to find a fix. When debugging, clues or hints are often given this way. Go check. I bet most of you probably have at least a bad link or broken image or two. So don't be surprised, fair ... Continuare »