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Adding a TUN/TAP device to your VPS (OpenVPN, etc.) You can add a TUN/TAP device to your Farbyte virtual server via the VPS control panel.The welcome... Boot, Reboot or Shutdown Your VPS In addition to your native shutdown and reboot commands that may be issued via SSH (e.g. shutdown... Can I Change My VPS OS? You can rebuild your VPS at any time, choosing any of the supported Farbyte OS for free. To do... Can I Upgrade VPS Resources and Options You can upgrade your VPS resources and options by: Logging into farbyte.uk Click the VPS you... Can I Use Farbyte for Cardsharing (CCcam, etc.) or bitorrents? As per UK law, Farbyte does not allow its infrastructure to be used in any way to facilitate the... Can I create a swap file with OpenVZ VPS? It is not possible to create a swap file within a VPS when using our OpenVZ VPS.However, at... Changing Your VPS Main IP Using SolusVM Having multiple IP addresses on your VPS is one of the advantages of using Farbyte hosting. This... Do Farbyte Block Ports To VPS? We do not block outgoing ports from your VPS. However, some commonly abused bot / hacker... Generating entropy in a containerised environment Running commands like gpg --gen-key requires a good source of entropy, and in containerised... How Can I Change My OpenVZ VPS Package? Please ensure your current VPS is using less disk storage than the package you wish to change to... How Can I Change The MySQL / MariaDB Listening Remote Access Port? To change the remote listening port of your MySQL or MariaDB server you can edit your database... How Can I Order VPS Addons? You can order addon services for your Farbyte VPS such as Server Hardening and Firewall... How to configure PPTP on your OpenVZ VPS You can enable PPP via the Farbyte VPS Control Panel.. After it has been enabled, login into... What are the Farbyte guidelines for extra IPv4 and IPv6 allocations? IPv4 As you may already know, the public IPv4 address space is almost completely depleted and as... Where Are The Support Boundaries With Unmanaged VPS? Our unmanaged VPS support responsibility covers the following: Initially ensuring the VPS is...