Privacy and security guides for Noiz services
Noiz publishes step-by-step help articles for every service it runs, and many of them are about keeping an account, a website, a mailbox or a server private and secure. This page gathers those guides in one place, grouped by the service you use, so you can find the ones that apply to you. Privacy and security go together here: the same steps that keep criminals out also keep your information yours.
Your Noiz account
The console is where you manage your services and billing, so protect it first.
- How to log in to the console
- How to contact Noiz for support, by ticket, email or Signal
- Pay with Monero (XMR), for clients who prefer to pay privately
Websites on shared hosting
For sites on Noiz shared hosting, managed in Plesk.
Sign-in and passwords
- How to enable two-factor authentication in Plesk
- How to change your Plesk account password
- How to change an FTP account password in Plesk
Backups
- Plesk backup overview
- How to password-protect a backup in Plesk
- How to configure remote backups in Plesk using SFTP storage
Protecting the site
- How to install a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate in Plesk
- How to restrict access to directories by IP address
- How to disable directory browsing using .htaccess
- How to protect the .htaccess file
WordPress
For WordPress sites on any plan, and for sites looked after by WordPress Care.
- WordPress security checklist
- How to set up two-factor authentication in WordPress with All-In-One Security
- Debunking common WordPress security myths
- How to use WordPress built-in privacy tools
- WordPress cookies and consent: staying privacy-compliant
- How to stop comment and form spam in WordPress
For the email included with every hosting plan, described on the email hosting page.
Encrypting your mail with OpenPGP
- Why and how to encrypt your email with OpenPGP
- How to set up OpenPGP encryption keys in Thunderbird
- How to send encrypted and signed email with OpenPGP in Thunderbird
- How to use OpenPGP encryption on Android with Thunderbird
- How to encrypt webmail with Mailvelope and OpenPGP
Thunderbird, the open-source mail app Noiz recommends
Spoofing, spam and phishing
- How to protect your domain from spoofing and improve email deliverability
- How to identify spam and phishing emails
- How to train your spam filter in Plesk
- How to use ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot safely with your email
For mail on a server for your organisation alone, with two-factor sign-in for users, see Private Email.
Cloud servers
For self-managed Noiz Cloud servers, where you run the operating system.
- Initial server setup with Ubuntu on a Noiz VPS
- How to set up SSH key-based authentication on a Linux server
- Where SSH keys are stored in Linux
- How to set up a firewall with UFW on Ubuntu and Debian
- How to upgrade Ubuntu Server to a new release over SSH safely
If you would rather Noiz ran the operating system, Linux administration is quoted by the hour, once off or maintained monthly.
Nextcloud and Odoo
For Managed Nextcloud and Managed Odoo, and for those who run them on their own server.
- How to back up and restore Nextcloud All-in-One
- How to update Nextcloud All-in-One and its apps
- How to migrate from Dropbox to Nextcloud All-in-One with rclone
- How to connect an AI assistant to Odoo using the API
Domains
- What is the WHOIS lookup service?, including what personal details are now hidden by default and domain privacy on eligible domains
- What is the domain guardian (registrant contact) and how to update it
When you would rather Noiz did it
Three security add-ons are sold in the Noiz store:
| Add-on | What Noiz does |
|---|---|
| Email Security | Filters, authenticates and backs up the mail on a domain hosted with Noiz: advanced spam and virus filtering, SPF, DKIM and DMARC kept configured, DNSSEC on the zone |
| Backup | Runs and watches backups of servers and workstations, encrypted at rest, with restore terms agreed before you buy |
| VPN | Sets up an encrypted tunnel from each desktop, laptop and phone, with nothing for you to configure |
Further reading on the journal
- Saved passwords, stolen in seconds: how infostealer malware takes over business accounts
- New Outlook hands your mailbox to Microsoft: what happens to a mailbox added to the new Outlook
- Every article in the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Encryption categories
If a guide you need is missing, open a ticket and tell us; we add to this list as new guides are published.
Sources
- Noiz knowledgebase index: https://docs.noiz.ie/llms.txt (checked 19 October 2026)
- Each guide linked above, opened 19 October 2026
- Noiz service pages: https://www.noiz.co.za/shared , https://www.noiz.co.za/email , https://www.noiz.co.za/mailcow , https://www.noiz.co.za/cloud , https://www.noiz.co.za/wordpress , https://www.noiz.co.za/nextcloud , https://www.noiz.co.za/odoo , https://www.noiz.co.za/store/security
Note: while some of this content was produced with the help of AI, the final editing has been done by a real human being.
