Technical Guides
CategoryIntroduction to Software Defined Networking
If you’re into networking then you will have surely heard of it. If reciting command after command is your thing then its time to be..
Guide to Choosing the Right Cloud Provider
If you choosing a cloud infrastructure provider for the first time it can be quite a daunting task! Putting your companies data into the..
CloudLinux OS
Your shared hosting server is going down because of a sudden increased in server load is a thing of the past, thanks to the CloudLinux..
Managing Shells with Screen
Screen is a great little program on Linux which lets you manage, store and keep your shell across multiple sessions. It’s particularly..
Useful Plugins for cPanel/WHM
Moving from a shared cPanel hosting environment where server administration is managed by your hosting company (eg. Team Crucial!), to..
Why We Migrated to Skype from Windows Live Messenger
It has been recently confirmed that Microsoft will be retiring it’s Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger) IM software, as..
Unlocking the Power of Google Drive
To my surprise, I still come across some folk who are using offline applications such as Excel and Word for a lot of their low-level..
Customise WHMCS: Building a customer API Call (the proper way)
So, if your like me – you have a strong love / hate relationship with WHMCS. I hate the limitations and arguably annoying..
Linux Bonding on CentOS 5.x
Recently i have been working with bonding interfaces in Linux(CentOS 5). I have done a lot of testing with different configurations and..
Using the SSH Config File
SSH is perhaps the most essential tool in a technician or developer’s toolkit, particularly when managing a web server or VPS. For those..
htop Installation Explained
htop is a great interactive process viewer for Linux servers, which is very robust and good alternative of ‘top’ command utility. The..
Top 10 WordPress Security Tips
At Crucial we have a large number of customers running their websites on WordPress. Being arguably the most user friendly CMS’ available..