Part I. User guide

Table of Contents

1. The Bytemark Symbiosis system
1.1. Is there a web interface?
1.2. What about command-line access?
1.3. Is Symbiosis open-source?
1.4. What software does Symbiosis come with?
1.5. About this documentation
2. Connecting to your server with FileZilla and SFTP
2.1. Connection details
2.2. Connecting using FileZilla
2.3. Common FileZilla recipes
3. Website setup
3.1. Hosting a web page using your own domain
3.2. Handling wildcard domains
3.3. Testing a new domain
4. Configuring email
4.1. Creating a new mailbox
4.2. Additional Email Configuration
4.3. Testing a new mailbox, via webmail
4.4. Configuring email clients
5. Setting up FTP Access
6. Managing the MySQL database
7. Scheduled tasks
7.1. The crontab format
7.2. Mailing the output
8. Automated backups
8.1. Offsite backups
8.2. Backup reporting
9. Keeping Your System Secure
9.1. Checking system notifications
9.2. Avoiding weak passwords
9.3. Keep your software current
10. Connecting to your server via SSH
10.1. Why SSH access?
10.2. Using PuTTY to connect via SSH
10.3. Using a terminal program to connect via SSH
11. Configuring SSL Hosting
11.1. Adding an additional IP address
11.2. Configure the site to use the new IP address
11.3. Generating an SSL certificate key and request
11.4. Purchasing a certificate
11.5. Uploading your new certificate, and optional bundle
11.6. Combining the certificate and key
11.7. Making SSL mandatory