We encourage customers to refer to this FAQ when they have questions about setting up and configuring their Cloud server with xByte. If you have any questions or need assistance performing any tasks on the server please don’t hesitate to contact our support team.
The following article walk you through the steps to find your Cloud server and service login credentials.
This article should serve as a guide to finding your Server Login information. This includes the Administrator login as well as sub-service logins such as MSSQL, MySQL, ColdFusion, Lucee, and more.
To begin, you’ll need to log in to the billing control panel. Below is our Billing Control Panel URL.
Billing Control Panel: https://billing.xbytehosting.com/
Select “My Services” from the dashboard, once logged in.
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Click on the VPS you’re trying to find information for.
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xByte Hosting’s Billing Control Panel has the ability to invite sub-accounts. This allows you to add members of your organization to manage invoices, submit tickets, order new products, etc. The goal of this article is to give detailed instructions on how to invite users to your billing control panel and manage their permissions.
To begin, you must log in to the billing control panel. Below is our Billing Control Panel URL.
Billing Control Panel: https://billing.xbytehosting.com/
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Once you’re there, make a note of the “Primary IP,” “Username,” and “Password.” If you’ve opted to use our 3rd party beta control panel on your server, save that link as well.
Customers can setup FileZilla FTP Server to connect to their server securely. We’ve provided a step-by-step guide for setting up and configuring FileZilla on your server below. If you run into any issues with the setup of this please reach out to our support team.
https://filezilla-project.org .
Download FileZilla Server: On the main page, click the "Download FileZilla Server button and download the latest version.
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The following article provides detailed steps on creating websites for your applications within IIS.
Using SQL Server Management Studio to manage your databases
Managing MSSQL databases efficiently involves the crucial tasks of backing up and restoring data. Leveraging SSMS for efficient backup and recovery operations. The following steps guide you through the process, ensuring data resilience and swift restoration when needed.
Using MySQL Workbench to manage your databases
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If you’re connecting from the server the MySQL instance is running on, you can use 127.0.0.1 or localhost as the Hostname. Otherwise, you’ll use the IP of the server host.
You can connect with any existing MySQL user, but they’ll need to have the Create privilege to make a new database. In a fresh installation, or if there are no other users with the Create privilege, you’ll need to sign in as the…
Managing MySQL databases efficiently involves the crucial tasks of backing up and restoring data. Using the command line, the mysqldump tool enables seamless backups, while the mysql command facilitates easy restoration. The goal of this article is to walk you through using these tools to perform backups and restores of your MySQL databases.
Setting up a Cloudflare account
There are a couple options available for testing your web application which we’ve outlined below.
Option 1: Use a hosts file entry to make your local computer load the website from the new server.
The Hosts file is a system file used by the operating system to map hostnames/domain names to IP addresses. This can be useful for testing your website during a site migration before updating DNS records. This article will show you how to modify your Hosts file on Windows
Prerequisites Before starting, ensure that you have:
Administrator access on your Windows computer. You’ll need this to modify the hosts file.
The IP address that you want to map a hostname to.
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Option 2: If you have a testing domain registered, then you can add this site to your bindings within IIS.