Welcome to the Web.com Freedom Guide

This handbook is intended to serve as a reference for Web.com customers and resellers who have purchased one of the following products:

The Freedom server line represents a new generation of UNIX virtual server technology, with more power and flexibility than has ever before been possible. The Freedom 400x and above even provide full root access to your virtual server, giving dedicated-server functionality at a much more economical price.

This document, the Freedom User's Guide, identifies the features and services provided by your Freedom server, and provides basic information to help you get started. A collection of user tutorials and in-depth examples on the use of these features and services is provided online at the following URL:

http://support.web.com/freedom/freedom.asp

References to additional resources are provided to assist you with the more advanced features of these applications, which go beyond the scope of this guide.

 

What version of Freedom are you running?

To determine if your account has been upgraded to Freedom 1.4, do the following:

Access your Freedom account via SSH or Telnet and log on.

Look at the login header information and locate the FreeBSD version number.

example:

Last login: Tue Oct 1 12:28:09 2002 from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.

Copyright (c) 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994

The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE (SERVER) #0: Wed Aug 28 19:41:18 GMT 2002

If you have FreeBSD 4.4, use the Freedom documentation found at the following URL:

 http://freedom14.freedom.registeredsite.com

This link will also give you access to the FAQs, tutorials, and other information that pertains to your Freedom product.

If you have FreeBSD 4.1.1, please continue to use this version of the Freedom User Guide.