Knowledge Base
Open Source Email – what to expect
CanTrust's Open Source email product is priced at $5CAD/mailbox monthly, which includes 5GB of storage per mailbox. Open Source email Our email solution is 100% hosted and backed up in Canada. Hosted on our equipment makes the data stored [...]
Why is commerce not allowed on community plans?
There is a security epidemic happening on web stores now and for the past couple of years. All of the serious cybercrime gangs are regularly attacking and skimming Woo / Magento / Zencart powered sites. Their goals are the [...]
Hosting Backend Access
Primary Access to the hosting backend access is done via encrypted SSH or SFTP connections. We run SSH/SFTP on a non-standard port of 22222. We also provide phpMyadmin access for web-based database debugging and administration. We do not provide [...]
Email Setup | Mail (Windows)
Mail for Windows Setup There is a friendly and functional email client built into Windows 10+ called "Mail". 1 Open the "Mail" app from your Start menu 2 [...]
Email Setup | Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird Setup Thunderbird is a free Open Source email program developed by the Mozilla foundation (the same people that bring you the Firefox web browser). It's a good choice because it's open source, so it is free [...]
Email Setup | Outlook 365 (Windows)
Outlook 365 Setup Start Outlook from the start menu. 1 Connect via Outlook Add a new account and enter your email address Advanced options Let me set up my account manually Connect [...]
Looking up website DNS and domain using Command Line
Using Command Lines in Terminal can be really be a useful tool. Walk through this simple exercise, to look up DNS and domains. The command (command line) is under CL command in bold, and is what you copy and paste [...]
WP Mail SMTP
WP Mail SMTP helps your WordPress site send emails. In order to send emails from WordPress and ensure their receipt from mail servers, your site will need a working E-Mail plugin. Years and years ago in the 00’s, a website [...]
SSL Certificates
Your connection is not private What is an SSL Certificate? An SSL Certificate establishes an encrypted link between a web server and a browser and it ensure that all data passed between the web server and browser remain private (concepts [...]
PHP Update Required: WordPress dashboard
What to do when you see this PHP Update Required on your Wordpress dashboard