About Server Management

Managed Support Coverage

Fully managed support across all our hosting services is designed to provide you peace-of-mind knowing your service from Netports is being well maintained and monitored. Senior systems techs are here ready to step-in should any issue arise. It's like having your own Systems Administrator!

Server Management at a Glance

24/7 Server Support

We provide 24/7/365 support for anything your Netports service needs. There are no limits on the number of times you can contact our support dept, and absolutely no extra charges for work performed.

Server Monitoring

We monitor systems to ensure that all services are up and running. Our monitoring system checks server metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk usage, RAID arrays, outgoing spam, and service responsiveness (HTTP, MySQL, FTP, SSH, DNS, etc.). If a service fails, our technicians are alerted immediately to resolve the issue.

cPanel Server Hardening

All services are extensivly server hardened to secure your service against attacks. This includes CrowdSec/LFD Firewall configuration, disabling unneeded services, securing temporary directories (/tmp, /var/tmp, /dev/shm), installing rootkit detectors, and implementing custom security rules.

If you have either purchased Imunify360 from us or directly from Imunify 360, this then becomes the multi-layered Firewall system protecting your VPS and dedicated server. With our Single Website Hosting and Reseller Hosting you have the protection of Imunify 360 included.

Disaster Recovery

Unfortunately it is a fact of life that disasters happen, but we are prepared. If your server experiences a catastrophic failure, hardware crash, or security compromise, our emergency team works around the clock until your server is completely restored. We will reinstall AlmaLinux and cPanel, configure them, and restore your hosting accounts as quickly as possible to minimise downtime, assuming you have ours or some other remotely hosted backup space option. This enables us to restore accounts from their remote location. For VPS and dedicated server customers our remote backup space is highly advisable for exactly this scenario.

For single website hosting and reseller hosting services our remote hosted backup space retaining 30 days of backups of all your accounts is already included.

Migrations

Moving to a new hosting service can be a daunting and stressful task. We take the stress out of migrating by handling the entire process for you. We migrate all cPanel accounts, databases, emails, configuration settings, and SSL certificates from your old server to the new one with zero data loss and minimal downtime. This is conditional on the source server being a cPanel system where you can provide us with root login credentials or at the least the cPanel login's of accounts needing to be migrated.

MySQL & MariaDB Optimization

Bloated or poorly configured website software can slow databases and cause your websites to load slowly or throw database connection errors. We analyze your active database configurations and optimise server variables based on your specific workloads. This includes adjusting query cache sizes, connection limits, buffer pools, and temporary table sizes to unlock optimal execution speeds. However, if the culprit is your chosen website software then this is something you or your developer will need to attend to, we will advise you.

Backup Restoration

When files are accidentally deleted, or you have updated your website and accidentlly broken it and can't fix it, a quick recovery is crucial. For single website and resller hosting you are well covered by 30 days of backups being safely stored offsite. For VPS and dedicated server customers we strongly recommend taking up our remote backup storage space option teamed with JetBackup5.

AlmaLinux & cPanel Updates & Patching

We regularly update operating system core components, cPanel/WHM environment, and installed service packages to keep everything current.

And Much More

From troubleshooting complex email delivery failures and managing custom DNS records to updating SSL certificates and diagnosing script errors, our system administrators handle almost any day-to-day configuration tasks you service or you requires.

Server Management in Detail

Full system-level management covering AlmaLinux OS, cPanel, all initial software installed, services, security, and a whole lot more.

Core Management

Service Coverage
Physical hardware management & replacement Included
Network availability & monitoring Included
Control panel install & optimization at provisioning Included
OS management & troubleshooting Included
Initial security hardening Included
Initial account migration (same control panel, remote system) Included
Standard control panel component support Included
Remote backup location setup Included
3rd party applications and custom configurations We will try
Remote desktop environments No, sorry

cPanel / WHM (Mail, Web, Databases, DNS, FTP & Add-ons)

Area What's Included
Mail (Exim, Dovecot) Upgrade/reinstall, delivery troubleshooting, SpamAssassin
Web (Apache / LiteSpeed) Apache recompilation, LiteSpeed install & config, LSCache/LiteMage, PHP via EA4, MultiPHP
MySQL / MariaDB Upgrade, repair, optimise, connectivity troubleshooting
PostgreSQL Upgrade (per cPanel docs), connectivity troubleshooting
DNS / Nameserver Repair/reinstall named, PowerDNS repair/reinstall & clustering (within network), config troubleshooting, creating custom nameservers, managing DNS zones and records
FTP (proftpd / pure-ftpd) Upgrade, reinstall, switch between servers, config troubleshooting
Addons Softaculous install/repair, ImunifyAV+ & Imunify360
CloudLinux Assist with various configurations and troubleshooting

Management per Service

We manage the entire server environment including hardware, Operating System, cPanel and security etc. Your responsibilities rest solely with your own website or website software you have chosen to install. Resellers need to be aware they are also responsible for same with their own hosting customers.

Feature Single Hosting Reseller VPS & Dedicated
Server & hardware management Yes Yes Yes
OS/cPanel updates & security patching Yes Yes Yes
Server-level backups Yes Yes Yes
SSL certificate installation Yes Yes Yes
DNS / nameserver troubleshooting Yes Yes Yes
cPanel / control panel support Yes Yes Yes
WHM / reseller tools support N/A Yes Yes
Email service troubleshooting Yes Yes Yes
Your website, your application/software troubleshooting We will try We will try We will try
WordPress updates, security & plugin/theme support Customer/Customer's Developer Customer/Customer's Developer Customer/Customer's Developer

Email Support Details (Delivery, Spam Filtering, Webmail Clients)

What We Handle
Mail service uptime & delivery troubleshooting Yes
SpamAssassin configuration Yes
Webmail client issues (Roundcube) Yes
Spam, blacklist, and email deliverability investigation Yes

Note: "We will try" means exactly that. When not explicitly covered within our full server management, our team will attempt to troubleshoot and resolve an issue provided it can be completed within a reasonable time frame.