eNlight Cloud has many unique features that makes it a distinct managed cloud solution, We have seen before highlights of updated version of eNlight VMM-2.1.1 it was all in general about updated version of eNlight. In this post we will see all about billing section in eNlight, starting with:

1. How to check eNlight billing / usage
2. Resource graph understanding
3. How to top-up eNlight Balance

Now, let us see in detail about billing section of eNlight cloud

How to check eNlight billing / usage?

With eNlight Clients get complete transparency of their utilization and costing, customer satisfaction is the most important objective of us. In eNlight billing section you could see complete detailed usage of eNlight with charges applied. You can actually check usage of an hour in a day.

Steps that can be followed to track the eNlight billing section:

1. Login to client area
2. Go to Manage eNlight
3. Go to second option under Action
4. Go to 6^th option under VM operations, next to the required VMs (It is presented in graph icon), with this you can check daily resource usage and billing amount of VM.
5. Fill up the Report graph criteria with the help of drop down options provided and then either check graph there itself of download details in CSV format as provided.

Licenses in the form of Addons needs to be purchased separately as required for specific VM, it can be for example: Antivirus, cpanel license, etc.

Resource graph understanding

Under the Resource graph of eNlight that will be downloaded from the previous steps, we can view all the activities like resource utilization, charges applied and it is very easy to understand with complete transparency of charges. Things that we can view with the help of Resource graph in eNlight are:

1. Day CPU usage, with distribution of hourly usage for number of CPUs allocated, with Average, Maximum and Minimum count of CPU usage.
2. Day RAM usage, again an hourly distribution of RAM in MBs with Average, Maximum and Minimum counts.
3. Day Bandwidth usage, hourly distribution of Bandwidth utilized in MBs, with total BW usage mentioned for the day.
4. HDD allocated, hourly distribution of allocated HDDs, with total allocated HDD in GBs mentioned for the day.
5. Day Total Billing Amount, with hourly distribution of charges applied for individual resources along with total charged amount.

This data makes the billing system of eNlight very transparent and user friendly

How to top-up eNlight Balance?

eNlight has very user friendly interface that makes very comfortable to top-up eNlight balance, you will just need to login to your client area and follow the below steps :

1. Click on Manage eNlight.
2. Click on the First option under Action to generate an invoice.
3. Set the required Recharge amount (Taxes will be extra)
4. Select the payment method of your choice
5. After completing payment section, checkout

You can check paid invoices by clicking “View Invoices”

Note that we can monitor resources using eNlight cloud mobile app too, it makes handling eNlight more comfortable and user friendly. To know more in detail find the post on “How to manage eNlight cloud for beginners?”

Cpanel server keeps frequently visited files and web traffic in log files, in these servers, locations of common log files is almost fixed for almost all versions of cPanel, hence it gets easy to track it for any service running on cpanel based server. Checkout some logs for varied services running on cPanel based servers.

Common cPanel logs

Introduction: Contains logs related to cPanel, all web traffic is logged to cPanel and webmail. Installation log contains records and errors during cPanel installation. Access log contains traffic details to cPanel and webmail. Error Log comprises of all errors that occurred while accessing cPanel. Bandwidth log contains Bandwidth history with user details.

• Directory: /usr/local/cpanel/logs
• Installation logs: /var/log/cpanel-install.log
• Access Log: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log
• Error Log: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log
• Bandwidth log: /var/cpanel/bandwidth/(account user name)

Apache

Introduction: It is a web server managed by cPanel typically for Linux servers, it carries log for all sites accessed with cpanel. Access log contains all the details of the requests to the servers with IPs, usernames, etc. as required. All Apache errors are logged in Error log. Domain access and error logs for each registered domain with cPanel are logged in domlog.

• Directory: /usr/local/apache/logs
• Apache access log: /usr/local/apache/logs/access_log
• General error log: /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log
• Domain access and error log (domlog): /usr/local/apache/domlogs/domain.com

FTP

Introduction: FTP does not have its own log file; it is connected with Message log of system and hence all details of FTP processes like login/access or failure, transactions or communications are logged in messages of the system.

• Directory: /var/log/messages
• FTP general login and failure log: /var/log/messages
• Transaction log: /var/log/messages /var/log/xferlog

MySQL

Introduction: It contains general information and errors related with MySQL access with the cPanel. The address may vary but many of the times remain same.

• Directory: /var/lib/mysql
• MySQL general information and error logs: /val/log/mysqld.log /var/lib/mysql/$(HOSTNAME).err

Exim

Introduction: It is a Mail Transfer Agent used by cPanel. Exim has importantly 2 useful logs they are Main log and Reject log. Main log contains all transaction details of mails with incoming and outgoing specifics. Reject log contains all failed transaction details. And IMAP logs have all general details of transaction, failures, etc.

• Main log: /var/log/exim_mainlog
• Reject log: /var/log/exim_rejectlog
• IMAP/POP logs: /var/log/maillog

These are some of the important log details; however there are many other log details also. With use of these paths, we can easily access common log files in cPanel for any services running on cPanel based servers. Share other log files you know.

Most people believe that they can do anything they want when online. They assume no one will know about the identity and where they are located. This makes them think of doing something that could fool others. For example, create a nasty email about fake job offers, which is commonly known as a scam, which is distributed to the public.

No matter how anonymous they think, but there is one way to find out the location where they are is by checking the IP addresses they use.

What exactly is the IP address?

• IP address is a numerical label that is given to both the computer and printer devices that participate in the network using IP or internet connection.
• So, all activities performed either source or delivery address will be known, unless they have found a way to hide their IP address.

Why you need an IP locator?

• There is an interesting example of this. Say you apply for several jobs via online and get an email reply from a company that claims to be from Europe.
• You feel this is something that is almost impossible. By using IP locator, you can check if this email is really from Europe or elsewhere.
• IP locator will be useful to check the IP address from where it is originated. So it can protect you in order not to be fooled by scam you receive.

Hello,

Many are asking us to create a tutorial on how to install the CSF Firewall (ConfigServer Security & Firewall), so we created this tutorial so that you know how to install it in simple and easy way.

For those unaware, the CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall) is a complete tool that has a firewall, access control, among other features.

The CSF Firewall can be used widely in linux servers, including those that have cPanel / WHM installed.

Step 1: Access your server via SSH as root and execute the following commands:

rm -fv csf.tgz
wget http://www.configserver.com/free/csf.tgz
tar -xzf csf.tgz
cd csf
sh install.sh

Step 2: Now let’s test the iptables modules by typing the following command:

perl /etc/csf/csftest.p

Important! to let the CSF Firewall work properly, you should not have other firewall installed on the server. For example, if you have the BFD + APF Firewall installed, you can remove it using the following command:

sh /etc/csf/remove_apf_bfd.sh

Ready, completed installation!

Installation problems? Leave a comment on this post with your trouble we will help you.

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