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Managed Linux server support, patched and watched

We run your Linux server so it stays patched, hardened, backed up, and monitored, whatever distro and panel you are on. Fixed monthly, or a one-time tune-up.

  • Patched on schedule Kernel and packages, not someday
  • From $180/mo Or a one-time tune-up
  • Tested backups Restored, not just cron'd
  • Someone who knows your box Not a ticket queue
Three things that keep a server standing

What managed Linux server support covers

Almost every server emergency we get called into traces back to one of these. The kernel was two years old, SSH still took passwords, or the backup job had been failing silently since spring and nobody noticed. We close all three and keep them closed.

  1. Patching

    Kernel, OS packages, and any control panel get updates on a schedule, with reboots planned around your traffic. We patch the week a fix ships, not after the CVE is already being scanned for.

  2. Hardening

    CSF or nftables firewall, SSH locked to keys on a non-default port, root login off, and fail2ban on the services facing the internet. The unglamorous basics that stop almost every automated attack.

  3. Backups and monitoring

    Uptime, disk, and load alerts that reach a human, plus off-server backups we restore on a schedule to prove they work. A backup you have never restored is a guess, not a backup.

A Linux server is quiet right up until it isn’t. It runs for months, nobody logs in, and then a kernel CVE lands, a disk fills at 2am, or an attacker walks in through SSH on port 22 because the password was the company name and a year. The server never asked for attention, so it never got any.

That is the job. We keep the kernel, OS packages, and your control panel patched on a real schedule, lock down SSH and the firewall, and run off-server backups we test by actually restoring them. When something breaks at the server level, you call a person who already knows your setup instead of opening a thread and waiting. We run Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, and Rocky, with CyberPanel, cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, or no panel at all.

Scope

What's included

Managed support covers the operating system, the services on it, and the panel if you run one. The exact mix depends on tier; the baseline is below.

  • Kernel and OS package patching with planned reboots (Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky)
  • Control panel patching where present (CyberPanel, cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin)
  • CSF or nftables firewall rules and periodic review
  • SSH hardening: key-only auth, non-default port, root login disabled
  • fail2ban on SSH and other internet-facing services
  • Web server and PHP version management (Nginx, Apache, OpenLiteSpeed)
  • Off-server backups with scheduled test restores
  • SSL certificate renewal monitoring (Let's Encrypt and custom)
  • Uptime, disk-space, and load monitoring with alerts
  • Break-fix for server, web server, and service-level issues
Deliverables

What you get each month

Things you can point at, instead of a line item that says "server management" and bills you.

01

Patch log

A record of what was updated and when, so you can see the server is not quietly drifting out of date.

02

Backup restore record

Proof a recent backup was restored to a scratch location and came back clean, not just that the job ran.

03

Monitoring and alerts

Uptime, disk, and load checks wired to reach us, with a short note when something needed action.

04

A person who knows your server

Direct access to whoever manages your box, not a rotating queue that re-reads the ticket every time.

Process

How onboarding runs

We start with an audit, because we will not take responsibility for a server we have not looked inside first.

01

Access and audit

You hand over SSH and panel access. We snapshot the current state, check patch level, firewall, SSH exposure, and whether the backups actually exist, then list what is wrong.

First 48h
02

Harden and instrument

We fix the urgent gaps, set up the firewall and SSH properly, wire up monitoring, and get tested backups running before anything else.

Week 1
03

Ongoing management

Patching on schedule, monitoring you can see, and break-fix when something goes sideways. A short monthly note tells you what happened.

Monthly
Pricing

Monthly management, or a one-time tune-up

Two tiers for ongoing management, plus a one-time option if you just want the current state cleaned up and handed back.

Not sure what shape the server is in?

If you inherited the box, lost the last admin, or just have not logged in for a year, start with the one-time tune-up. We audit it, fix what is broken, and tell you honestly whether it needs ongoing management or just a checkup twice a year.

Manage
$180 per month
  • Patching for OS, services, and panel
  • Firewall, SSH, and fail2ban hardening
  • Off-server backups with test restores
  • Uptime and disk monitoring
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MOST PICKED
Manage+
$360 per month
  • Everything in Manage
  • Priority break-fix response
  • Multiple servers or heavier stacks
  • Quarterly security and capacity review
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What we work with

Ubuntu Debian AlmaLinux Rocky Linux CSF nftables fail2ban systemd Nginx Apache OpenLiteSpeed MariaDB Let's Encrypt restic/borg
Where this fits

How this connects to the rest of the stack

This is the ongoing end of our website maintenance work, pointed at the server itself. If you want a one-time deep audit instead of a monthly plan, server security hardening covers that. If the box is already compromised, server restoration cleans it up before management takes over. Running a specific panel? Managed CyberPanel support goes deeper on that stack, and the Linux server overview explains what we run servers for.

Thinking about the move itself? We wrote up how to migrate from shared hosting to a VPS without downtime.

Support for Linux Server

Need support for Linux Server sorted?

We'll triage the same day. Send context, screenshots, error messages — whatever you have. No sales calls, no chatbots.

Which layer is on fire?
Your details stay with us. Always.