Windows tutorials
Step-by-step Windows tutorials: secure Remote Desktop on Windows Server, and use SSH keys, SSH tunnels and scp from a Windows computer to reach your server.
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How to Generate an SSH Key on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Generate SSH keys with ssh-keygen on Windows 11, macOS, or Linux, or with PuTTYgen, then copy the public key to a server and log in with it in 7 steps.
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How to Open a Private Dashboard with an SSH Tunnel (Port Forwarding)
Open a dashboard bound to 127.0.0.1 on your server through an SSH tunnel from Windows, macOS, or Linux, save it in ~/.ssh/config, and keep it alive in 6 steps.
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How to Copy Files to a VPS with rsync and scp (Windows, Mac and Linux)
Copy files to a VPS from Windows, Mac or Linux with rsync and scp in 9 steps: dry runs, excludes, resumed copies and a database move, plus a nightly cron job.
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How to Secure RDP on Windows Server: Port 3389, NLA, and Firewall
RDP security for Windows Server in 7 steps: turn on NLA, add a named admin account, set a lockout policy, limit port 3389 to your IP, and change the port.
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