We're backup fanatics and have saved many a web designer's *ahem* ass by retreiving files that they assumed were long
Our SmartVPSs support FTPS, SSH, and SFTP all on standard ports. We do not support non-secure FTP.
Using SSH allows you to do some advanced (or simple) systems administration on your VPS. You can SSH to your
How to change an FTP/SSH User password
For SmartVPS accounts:
Log in to your Dashboard
Navigate to VPS HOSTING
Select your VPS: yourvpsname.com -> Click
In Apache2 - which is the web server Brownrice uses - mod_deflate has replaced Apache 1.3's mod_gzip.
mod_deflate is loaded and
Brownrice’s SmartVPS AutoTune service continually collects over 30 VPS performance metrics and automatically re-tunes your web and database server settings whenever anything gets
How to upgrade PHP/MySQL versions
For Software Generation 7 SmartVPS accounts:
Log in to your Dashboard
Navigate to VPS HOSTING
Select your VPS: yourvpsname.com -> Click Manage
Add a web developer or access for another user to your Dashboard account
If you'd like someone else - like your
Brownrice VPS Performance Graphs/Statistics
Brownrice continuously collects over 30 data points (CPU, Sendmail, Apache, MySQL, RAM, etc.) from your VPS and
First, please know that Brownrice will migrate one customer site per service free of charge for new customers. We're very
How to add your domain to the Brownrice DNS servers
Find the hosting service that is setup and note the IP
Node.js is not intended to be used as server-wide software and should be installed on a per-user basis. This allows you
What is the Document-Root?
This is the directory where your site lives, and where you should put your index.php or index.html
How to clean up a Wordpress hack
The only way to ensure that a hacked Wordpress site is fully rid of
If you've been using a temporary brownrice.com URL to build your site on our servers prior to it going live
How to setup hosting for a new web site or subdomain to be hosted on your SmartVPS
You can add as
How to Upgrade or Downgrade your VPS
Log in to your Dashboard
Navigate to VPS HOSTING
Select your VPS: yourvpsname.com -> Click Manage (green
AutoTune notices are just informing you of site "slow-downs," not outages. And these occasional Load Average spikes, or Web Server
How to setup a Database on a SmartVPS
To set up a database on your Smart VPS, you will need to
Just send an email to support@brownrice.com from an email address listed on the account and we'll shut it down for