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 free software?
1.4. What software does Symbiosis come with?
1.5. About this documentation
2. What’s new since the last release
3. Connecting to your server with FileZilla and SFTP
3.1. Connection details
3.2. Connecting using FileZilla
3.3. Common FileZilla recipes
4. Website setup
4.1. Hosting a web page using your own domain
4.2. Handling wildcard domains
4.3. Testing a new domain
5. Configuring email
5.1. Creating a new mailbox
5.2. Testing a new mailbox, via webmail
5.3. Configuring email clients
6. Chat server (XMPP/Jabber) Configuration
7. Setting up per-domain FTP Access
7.1. Setting FTP quotas
8. Managing the MySQL database
9. Scheduled tasks
9.1. The crontab format
9.2. Mailing the output
10. Automated backups
10.1. Offsite backups
10.2. Backup reporting
11. Keeping Your System Secure
11.1. Checking system notifications
11.2. Avoiding weak passwords
11.3. Keep your software current
11.4. Local security considerations
12. Connecting to your server via SSH
12.1. Why SSH access?
12.2. Using PuTTY to connect via SSH
12.3. Using a terminal program to connect via SSH
13. Configuring SSL Hosting
13.1. Adding an additional IP address
13.2. Generating an SSL key and certificate request
13.3. Purchasing a certificate
13.4. Uploading your new certificate, and optional bundle
13.5. Making SSL mandatory