Guides for sysadmin
Setting up a new instance to migrate data from an existing instance
With this guide, you can transfer the entire contents of an instance to a new one and migrate its public IP address in the process.
Getting started with Kubernetes
We get a lot of requests at Civo asking if we support containers such as "Docker" or "Kubernetes" and how do they integrate with our systems. The good news is I can confirm that we support containers on the Civo platform.
SSH Key Basics
An introduction to SSH keys - setup guidelines on Mac/Linux and Windows, and how to assign to a Civo instance.
Securing SSH
There isn't much running on most Civo instances by default, but SSH is always installed. Here are some ideas/best practices to help you secure your instances.
Firewalling an Ubuntu 16.04 instance
There are two main ways we'd recommend users to secure their Ubuntu instances by creating a firewall - using our platform or internally on the instance using UFW.