What do I need to be able to broadcast a ShoutCast radio programme? Which software and equipment do I require?
You require a programme which supports audio streaming. Some examples of those programmes are BUTT and RadioDJ, and both are free of charge. If you only intend to use the AutoDJ function, you don’t require that kind of software.
Can I host game servers on my VPS?
No. MyDataKnox expressly prohibits booting game servers on virtual and dedicated servers.
Which characters can I use in my domain name?
You can use all the letters of the alphabet, numbers and hyphens.
Even though it’s possible for domain names to contain special characters, such as letters used in languages other than English (e.g. š, đ, ž, ć, č), this should be avoided.
What is reseller web hosting?
Reseller web hosting enables you to set up your own web hosting business under your own name. When you apply for a reseller hosting account, you lease a certain amount of SSD disk space and monthly traffic which you can then distribute among your users. You can choose your own account limitations, as well as the price you’ll set for your clients.
Is the bandwidth on my VPS really unlimited?
Yes. MyDataKnox doesn’t limit the bandwidth on servers.
How many tracks can I transfer to the radio hosting (AutoDJ)?
The number of stored tracks regarding the AutoDJ function depends on the size of the tracks. The file storage space you have at your disposal is 2 GB.
Which operating systems are available for the dedicated servers?
MyDataKnox offers Windows and Linux dedicated servers with different operating systems to choose from. We offer many Linux distributions, such as CentOS, Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu, and in terms of Windows servers, we offer Windows Server 2016 Standard.
How much does 1 hour of premium support cost if I don’t have a subscription?
Each additional activity which is not part of the regular, i.e. ordinary MyDataKnox support will be charged for at a price of HRK 200 per hour, or the equivalent amount in a foreign currency. This price doesn’t include VAT and the billing unit is 30 minutes. Some examples of activities beyond the scope of normal support include: web application issues, installation and/or script configuration, etc.
I’m not sure which reseller plan I should get, can I change it at some point?
Of course! You can quickly and easily upgrade your reseller hosting package at any time. All you have to do is send an inquiry to our support team indicating the package you want. Afterwards, our support team will create an offer for the payment of the price difference between the existing and the new package. Your package will become active upon its payment.
What is a dedicated server?
A dedicated server is a physical server that uses hardware resources that are accessible only to you, and you have full control over the server. Dedicated servers offer you a strong, reliable hardware, located at our cutting-edge data centre, which is cost-saving since there are no expenses regarding the procurement of a server, placing it in a data centre and maintaining it.
What is CageFS and what is it used for?
CageFS is a virtualized file system which isolates every user and makes them invisible to each other within the system. CageFS prevents a great number of attacks, including most attacks performed through privilege escalation.
Can I access the service using an Internet browser?
Yes. Outlook Web Access (OWA) enables you to access all service options using a web browser.
What are my obligations regarding domain maintenance?
Your only obligation, after the domain has been registered and redirected to nameservers, is to renew it when it expires.
What is a VPS server?
VPS is, simply put, an acronym that stands for Virtual Private Server. In short, VPS utilizes virtualization technology which enables “fragmentation” of a single powerful server into several virtual ones. Each of those virtual servers acts as a complete physical server and that’s what makes VPS such an important service. The word “private” indicates that those resources are reserved for you, therefore, you’re not sharing memory, CPU power or data with other users.
What are the benefits of MyDataKnox VPS hosting?
If you require a specifically configured server or your websites have a large number of visitors, then VPS is the right solution for you. VPS can be completely adapted to meet your needs and provide you with a lot more control over your hosting environment than a web hosting service. On the other hand, if your require an installation of a special software such as CRM, ERP or similar systems, VPS provides you complete freedom of installation and configuration of such applications.
Can I host pornographic content on my VPS?
You can store and host any kind of content on your VPS, as long as the content is compliant with local legislation. Study the legislation carefully, since you are the one responsible for the data located on the server.
What is incremental backup?
Incremental backup enables you to accelerate the process of creating backup copies, after an initial complete server backup has been performed, by sending only modified and new data to the backup repository. A smaller amount of backup data makes for a significantly quicker backup process.
What is included in the Centova Cast administration web panel?
The Centova Cast panel includes:
Centralised management
You can easily manage accounts using the control panel which offers you an overview of customer information, resource limitation and a number of other features.
Comprehensive statistics
Track your performance, listeners and use of resources by reviewing detailed streaming statistics
AutoDJ
Easily set your selected audio tracks and create your own radio programming schedule
Radio websites
Centova Cast offers you a unique homepage for each stream, as well as information on reproduction, a list of recent tracks, mapping live listeners…
And that’s just the beginning.
How do I manage my VPS?
Depending on the selected operating system, you can manage VPS setting using the Remote Desktop (Windows) or SSH (Linux). You can also install a web hosting control system, such as cPanel or CentOS Web Panel. You can access basic options, such as starting, restarting, stopping, selecting an IP address, server name etc. through the MyDataKnox user site.
Why do I need a domain?
In the world of business, having a domain has become just as common as having a telephone number. If there is no domain name displayed on your company’s advertising and business cards, the clients that prefer to browse products and services online, which is widely spread nowadays, might skip your content if they are unable to easily find that information. Nowadays, a registered domain and a high-quality website is a business priority, since it’s a very cheap way to present a company name and information to the general public in a way that is simple and quick.
Individuals also want to have their own domain for private or family websites and various activities, but often just to be able to create a private e-mail address on their own domain. If you’re an author, artist, activist, volunteer, or if you perform another kind of activity under your name, registering a domain that carries your full name will create a unique address that you can use for promotion.
A good domain name and a related e-mail address inspire confidence in users, so it’s quite obvious that an imaginary company “My Company Ltd.” would use a domain such as mycompany.com for their websites and an e-mail such as info@mycompany.com for communicating with their clients.
Redirecting a free .hr domain by changing the nameserver
If you’re ordering or already have a hosting account with MyDataKnox and you already have a registered free .hr domain that you want to use, follow the steps described below:
- Visit the Carnet website for domain administration at https://www.dns.hr/portal/mydomain/administration
- Enter the name of the .hr domain that you wish to redirect to MyDataKnox.
- Choose your role related to the domain (owner, technician or administrator) and click “Send”. Afterwards, you’ll receive an e-mail providing you with authorized access to the domain administration website.
- Click on the link indicated in the e-mail and under “DNS scripts” enter the following MyDataKnox nameservers:
NS1.MYDATAKNOX.COM
NS2.MYDATAKNOX.COM - Save the data after making the modification.
How does R1Soft backup work?
In order to activate the R1Soft backup service, all you need to do is to install the R1Soft client software on the server you want to backup. Afterwards, the R1Soft makes copies in the following way:
- first, a complete copy of your server is made
- the R1Soft client is constantly monitoring all changes on the disks within your server
- each subsequent time a backup copy is saved, a snapshot is made and only the changed data is sent to the cloud (incremental backup).
Does the premium support service include the configuration of a cPanel VPS/dedicated server?
Yes. The premium support service includes the installation and configuration of the cPanel and CentOS Web Panel control panels.
What is included in a web hosting package?
All MyDataKnox web hosting packages include
- an unlimited number of hosted domains
- an unlimited number of e-mail addresses
- a completely free SSL certificate for each website within a hosting package
- a simple installation of WordPress and other popular platforms and content
- a premium cPanel control panel for managing your hosting package
- free technical support 24/7
Do suspended cPanel accounts count in the total number of users?
Yes. The total number of users on a cPanel server, in terms of licenses, is determined by the number of active and suspended users on that server. Therefore, cPanel checks the number of users on a server and counts them, whether they are active or suspended.
Can I use multiple IP addresses on a single server?
Of course. Upon ordering a server, you select the number of additional IP addresses you require, and, in case you lease multiple addresses, you an easily set one main IP address for your server.
What is domain propagation?
Domain propagation is the time it takes for the changes you execute on the DNS to become visible on the Internet. The propagation itself takes from a few minutes up to 24 hours, depending on the DNS cache of your Internet provider.
Who is the Veeam Cloud Connect Backup service for?
The Veeam Cloud Connect Backup service is intended for existing users of Veeam backup and replication that require an off-site storage space for their backup copies.
What is a domain transfer?
A domain transfer is actually a change of registry. It’s important to note that the transfer pertains only to the domain, not the hosting content. In other words, your domain can be registered with one provider, and the hosting (content) with another.
What is the network speed on dedicated servers?
All are server are equipped with a 1 Gbps port
What are the advantages of WHM?
WHM is designed as a solution for simple management of a large number of websites and helps you manage resources and create user (hosting) accounts. Some fundamental benefits of WHM are:
- it’s very easy to create hosting packages for your own projects, as well as offer a web hosting service to others
- enables you to manage hosted websites and separate them into individual cPanel accounts, which is really useful if you wish to keep business sites separate from private ones, or simply want to separate the access to control panels of each hosted website
- automated management of security settings helps you increase the security of all websites, since WHM enables you to manage a firewall, as well as many antivirus and antispam solutions, through integrated mechanisms and simple extensions
- regular upgrades prevent various types of malfunctions that might jeopardise your server
- a free SSL certificate is automatically assigned to each hosting account, which ensures additional security for each hosted website.
How is radio hosting paid for – on a monthly/yearly basis?
Radio hosting is paid for exclusively on a yearly basis.
What’s the difference between a domain and hosting?
Simply put, a domain is the address of your websites.
Web hosting is a service of placing website on servers that are globally accessible online and which serves your websites to their visitors.
Which hosting package is right for me?
Standard web hosting packages are perfect for less-demanding users in need of hosting for their personal sites, blogs, simple business sites and other similar websites with a low number of visitors.
Advanced hosting packages are intended for more demanding users which require additional resources and steady functioning of advanced web applications, such as web shops, CRM systems and websites with a large number of visitors.
Regardless of the package you choose, all our web hosting packages include, among many other benefits, an unlimited number of domains, unlimited e-mail addresses, a completely free SSL certificate for each of the websites within a hosting package, a simple installation of WordPress and other popular platforms and content, as well as professional support 24/7 all year round.
What is the maximum size of an e-mail message that I can send and receive?
You can receive and send e-mail messages of up to 50 MB in size.
Why does the website from my old server still appear after I’ve made changes to the DNS?
It’s possible that, during the propagation period (up to 24 hours), the old server content is still displayed to some of your website’s visitors. This is mostly due to the DNS cache of the visitor’s Internet provider, but sometimes the reason is that the pages that are stored in the Internet browser cache are those that are displayed, so your browser cache needs to be cleared.
What is R1Soft backup?
MyDataKnox R1Soft backup is a service which enables you to periodically store data on a central server located at our high-quality data centre. R1Soft is constantly monitoring your disks, tracking changes and making backup copies solely of the changing elements. You manage the service and backup copies using a web interface which enables you to recover and download individual files from the backup copy, perform a full bare-metal data recovery and a lot more.
What are the advantages of the MyDataKnox R1Soft backup?
Our R1Soft backup solutions offers some crucial options:
BACKUP COPY
Whereas conventional backup solutions secure data by storing it on the same server or an external disk, MyDataKnox R1Soft backup keeps your data secure by storing it on enterprise equipment in our data centre.
QUICK DISASTER RECOVERY
Recover the complete server data without a second thought!
Unlike with conventional solutions, MyDataKnox backup eliminates the need for disk partition and installing an operating system before recovering the data from the backup copy. All your files, databases and applications will be restored to the server in perfect shape, like nothing ever happened.
HIGH-LEVEL PERFORMANCE
Sector-based backup increases bandwidth and reduces the server load. The servers can be completely operational and the effect on the performance during backup creation is minimal. Backup copies can be made at any time of day without interrupting the server processes, even on loaded servers.
FAST INCREMENTAL BACKUP
Incremental backup can distinguish which disk sectors have been modified since the last backup and will backup only modified and new data. A smaller amount of backup data makes for a significantly quicker backup process.
HIGH-LEVEL SECURITY
All data is stored and recovered under strong encryption.
Does the premium support service include assistance with my applications?
MyDataKnox doesn’t offer support for specific issues related to applications such as programming, design and website development, unless otherwise agreed upon by the user and MyDataKnox. Even though the premium support service doesn’t include working with your applications, our technical staff will assist you with any issue as much as possible.
Can I buy the SSL certificate from MyDataKnox, and hosting from somewhere else?
Of course.
MyDataKnox doesn’t implement that kind of limitation; you can buy the certificate and install it on a server that is not one of ours.
Can I use MyDataKnox DNS hosting with another service using my domain which is not leased from MyDataKnox?
Of course. All you need to do is redirect the domain to our nameservers mdns1.mydataknox.com and mdns2.mydataknox.com, and configure the necessary scripts on our user interface for DNS script management.
How long does radio hosting activation take?
If you’re paying using a credit/debit card or PayPal, the service will be ready momentarily upon payment. If you’re paying via bank transaction, it can take up to 48 hours, however, you send us the payment confirmation in order to speed up the activation process.
What are the advantages of cPanel?
cPanel builds on WHM, and, unlike WHM which is designed for the administration of the server and all its accounts, cPanel is a control panel for the end user, i.e. a centre for managing individual hosting accounts.
Some basic benefits of cPanel are:
- simple installation of hundreds of different scripts and web applications, such as WordPress, Joomla, various forums, project management systems, etc.
- quick e-mail account management and access to an e-mail interface
- creation of an FTP account for the purpose of accessing server files
- autonomous creation of a backup copy with just a few clicks
- easy addition of new domains and creation of subdomains
- assignment of a completely free SSL certificate to each domain
- an overview of detailed statistical information regarding the number of views of hosted websites
- user-friendly management of DNS zones within user accounts
- mobile display of the cPanel interface enables account access and management from any part of the world
- selection of the preferred PHP version separately for each domain
- automated installation of popular CMS systems in just a few clicks
- management of SQL databases and users.
Do I need web hosting or reseller hosting?
If you require multiple hosting accounts with separate cPanel access and want to be able to create cPanel hosting accounts by yourself, reseller hosting is the right choice.
What are the limitations of a DNS hosting service?
The only limitation to our DNS hosting service is that each zone can hold up to 30 records.
How many hours of work are included in the premium support service?
The work time of MyDataKnox support included in the Premium package is 3 hours per month, with 30 minutes as the billing unit.
What happens when I run out of space?
In case you run out of repository space, you can easily request an increase of capacity through the MyDataKnox user website.
I have several domains; how can I transfer them all at once?
A multiple domain transfer is identical to the transfer of a single domain.
You can initiate the transfer of your domain to MyDataKnox here.
Why do I have to enter my Personal Identification Number or Company Registration Number (the Croatian “OIB”) when purchasing an .hr or .com.hr domain
Croatian domains are linked to natural and legal persons, therefore, Carnet requires you to enter your PIN or CRN upon registration of a .hr or .com.hr domain.
Can I change the operating system on VPS, and how?
You can change the operating system of your VPS at any time through your MyDataKnox user website for server management. Bear in mind that you can install any operating system on a Windows VPS server, whereas there is no option of installing a Windows Server operating system on a Linux VPS server.