Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some valid questions that are asked regularly by users, you are free to add or correct as you see mistakes. The questions are an ever-growing repository of information containing how-tos, general queries and guidelines relevant to Feral Hosting.

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• General

  1. Your Feral slot is active — what's next?
  2. Using Your Account
  3. Alternative Payments (PayPal)
  4. Late Payments
  5. Free/Extra Domains
  6. Licensing Information
  7. Fixing 502 Bad Gateway Errors
  8. Setting up Relay, a web-based file manage
  9. Completing a Data Transfer
  10. Testing the Speed of Your Server
  11. Setting up Public Key Authentication for Password-less Login
  12. How Long Until My Account is Activated?

• Slot Plans

  1. Host a Free .co.cc Domain on Your Feral Box
  2. Slot Upgrades or Additional Disk Space / Speed Requirements?

• Software

  1. Installing New Software
  2. Uninstalling Software
  3. Changing Passwords
  4. Using MySQL
  5. Using rTorrent (Advanced) and Troubleshooting Common Errors
  6. ruTorrent — Troubleshooting
  7. Using wTorrent (rTorrent's web interface) and Troubleshooting
  8. Creating an SSH Tunnel Using PuTTY, and Using It as a Local SOCKS Proxy
  9. Troubleshooting Deluge
  10. Using Transmission
  11. Creating an SSH Tunnel Using MyEnTunnel, and Using It as a Local SOCKS Proxy (Windows)
  12. Using OpenVPN
  13. Check bandwidth and disk usage on Android phone.
  14. How can I continue downloading a file that I've removed from the queue in CuteFTP?
  15. What to do with torrents added to rtorrent / rutorrent are stuck on "Pausing"
  16. Adding torrents directly to rTorrent on your slot from Google Chrome
  17. Installing autodl-irssi and rutorrent plugin
  18. How to get Ampache up and running on your feral seedbox
  19. Automated LFTP Sync from SeedBox to Home
  20. Setting up Mollify, yet another web-based file manager
  21. Controlling rtorrent with Nativa (Mac only)
  22. Feralstats plugin for ruTorrent
  23. Mount Your Server as a Local Filesystem (Windows + Dokan)
  24. How to install MySQL and MySQL Adminer for easy MySQL administration (shared server slot)
  25. How to Move Data Between Two Servers in Windows
  26. Useful and Recommended Software
  27. Setting Up a Remote Watch Directory Using CuteFTP and uTorrent
  28. How to Install RapidLeech
  29. Can I Use uTorrent on My Slice?
  30. Using the RSS Downloader Plugin in ruTorrent Web Interface
  31. How to Change Torrent Clients With Active Torrents
  32. Putting Your WWW Folder to Use
  33. RSS: Using Rssdler on Your Feral Box
  34. WinSCP: Performing Common Tasks (Creating Torrents, Unrar'ing, Symlinks, etc)
  35. What to Do If FTP Speeds Are Slow
  36. How do I get OpenVPN to start and connect everytime I log onto Windows 7 system?
  37. How to create an efficient directory structure in rTorrent
  38. How to Control Remote Deluge Daemon with a Local Client (Thin Client)
  39. FTP: How to Avoid Hash Check Failures
  40. Using Transdroid to Control rTorrent From Your Android Phone

• Linux Command-Line (Advanced)

  1. Get help for any command in the Shell
  2. Making a .torrent in the Shell
  3. How to SSH Into Your Feral Slot
  4. Checking your Disk Usage in the Shell
  5. Finding files in the Shell
  6. Deleting folders in the Shell
  7. Find your IP address in the Shell
  8. Using rar and unrar in Command Line (with Examples)
  9. Using the Screen Command
  10. Using Symbolic Links (Shortcuts)
  11. How do I get SABnzbd running on my slot?
  12. Setup per user timezone
  13. Batch .torrent Creation Directly on Your Feral Slice
  14. Setting Up Public Key Authentication (Linux)
  15. Mount Your Server as a Local Filesystem (Linux)
  16. Password Protect Your WWW Page(s)
  17. Find Your Disk Usage
  18. Upload a Downloaded Torrent to Another Tracker
  19. Split a Large File Into Multiple Smaller Sized Ones
  20. Creating and Checking .SFV or MD5 Hash Files
  21. FLAC to MP3 Conversion and Automatic What.CD .torrent Creation Directly on Your Feral Slice
  22. Using Aliases in Linux for Long Commands
  23. Set Up and Configure pyWHATauto on Your Feral Box

• Dedicated Servers

  1. Common Dedicated Server Modifications

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