Guides for sysadmin
Real-time Monitoring with Netdata on Civo Kubernetes
Set up Netdata for real-time monitoring of your Civo Kubernetes cluster. This tutorial covers installation, visualizations, and alerts for optimal performance.
How to install the Civo PowerShell module
It is easy to get started managing Civo with PowerShell. This guide shows you how to get up and running in a couple of seconds!
Setting up a new instance to migrate data from an existing instance
Learn how to effortlessly transfer your instance's contents to a new one on Civo. Launch a new instance, migrate your data using rsync, and secure the new instance for enhanced protection.
Deploy a batch monitoring stack with Prometheus PushGateway
Learn to set up Prometheus PushGateway on Civo's K3s to visualize IoT sensor data using a BASH script. Plus, create an environmental monitoring system with Grafana.
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.