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  • JB Oct 4, 2011 @ 10:14 am | delete
    Now that SENUKEX is sockets based do we need to do any of the IE security steps? Nuke no longer uses IE, correct?
  • PBman4U Jun 3, 2012 @ 8:44 am | delete
    Nuke does use IE for a few things still, so best to do them.
  • masigit Aug 21, 2011 @ 9:50 pm | delete
    Can we devided VPS account into 2 or 3 users with separated username and password. Thanks
  • PBman4U Jun 3, 2012 @ 8:45 am | delete
    Generally a VPS does not have the power to do this, though with the top model it would be possible. You can however only run to RDP sessions at a time, this is a Microsoft limitation.
  • Peter Aug 3, 2011 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    Hi,

    Very good article! But I have a noob question! Sorry for that! Senuke X is preinstalled in this VPS or I need to buy it and install in the VPS?

    Thanks,

    Peter
  • PBman4U Aug 4, 2011 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    If you tick the box 'Yes, install SEnuke' it comes with SEnuke on it. You do however still need an SEnuke license, this is a legal service so you need a legal license for SEnuke.
  • dorismc Aug 3, 2011 @ 9:20 am | delete
    I have a dedicated server already, Do you have any instructions on how to set senuke x up on a dedicated server or are the settings the same?
  • PBman4U Aug 4, 2011 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    You can follow this guide for any server running 2008 32bit or 64bit. If its running 2003 you will need to do more things, better to upgrade!
  • steelbone Jul 21, 2011 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    Is it important when getting a VPs that its windows based if you going to running a bunhc of SEO software programs?
  • PBman4U Jul 22, 2011 @ 2:02 am | delete
    These programs are all windows based so you must have a Windows based VPS to run them. If you dont go with the specials picks one that has dedicated RAM etc. dont go with a $15 cheap VPS as it just will not be good enough in reality.
  • afink Jul 17, 2011 @ 11:04 am | delete
    Where was the link to the senuke training that was here before? I lost the web URL and tried to come back here to find it..did you change it?
  • PBman4U Jul 22, 2011 @ 2:01 am | delete
    Yes the links were changed... it was something like senuke.tv ... working on senule-x.info mostly now.
  • letsgoduke Jul 1, 2011 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    great lens, i've thought about senuke but haven't tried it yet. do you like the results you've gotten so far?
  • PBman4U Jul 3, 2011 @ 4:36 am | delete
    Well I have used it for over 2 years now, however I would never say Nuke is the answer to everything. It is at the end of the day just a way to do things quickly. Most users expect it to be a magic solution, which of course is how its often sold, and thus they give up after a few months.
  • mrginger Jun 3, 2011 @ 7:37 am | delete
    Hi,

    Just to help others out. I followed the guide to the letter and had SENukeX up an running pretty quickly.

    I found that if you have a lot of campaigns set up (I have 30 plus) that the VPS on the 'Value' package isn't that stable with some campaigns stopping part way through. After a few visits to the SENuke Forum and some good advice I have upgraded to the 'Delux' package and now have no problems. The VPS is rock-solid and quick.

    One other thing is that with a lot of campaigns running the Database back-ups can eat up a lot of your VPS HDD. You can delete older ones of these by going to Options » Database within SENuke. Delete the old ones but leave the last 3 or 4 in place just in case.
  • PBman4U Jun 3, 2011 @ 8:18 am | delete
    The value package will cope with 30 active capaigns, but you will be pushing your ram to the very limited. One thing that VERY important is you do not ever change the maximum projects the scheduler can change from 1. That setting MUST be set to 1.

    However the Deluxe package is twice the power of the bottom package, ie you get double the CPU and double the ram. I have put in a request for additional even more powerful servers to be one offer, I know most people will not be needing them but I have seen some servers people were running (they had issues and allowed me to log in and fix the problems) running amazing numbers of Nukes.

    Also very soon the servers are going to come pre-configured for SEnuke, so if you buy from Accu Webshosting via the specials link you will not need this guide much. This will ONLY be for the specials and NOT the regular VPS they sell.
  • Mel Jun 3, 2011 @ 9:20 am | delete
    Ok gotta ask - why MUST that setting be set to 1? If that was the case, you wouldn't be able to change it! So, interested to hear what exactly you think happens if it is changed?
  • PBman4U Jun 15, 2011 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    If you set it to say 4-5 and then make 4-5 of the same project types run at the same time you get errors and crashes all the time.

    There is a post on the official forum by Areeb stating to keep this at 1... I dont know why we have the option to change it even!

    However if you have it set to higher than 1 and run all different project modules at the same time it will probably work.
  • Andrew Gitt Jun 15, 2011 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Hi, I want to know how many campaigns with your delux hosting that can run nuke at once? 20, 30, 50, 100? Thanks
  • PBman4U Jun 15, 2011 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    Your question is common and show a basic lack of understanding about how X works as there is no answer.
    Firstly you only run 1 campaign at a time as far as the scheduler goes, if you run more than 1 you WILL get problems… no matter if you use home PC or VPS. By setting that to one it will complete 1 campaign then move on the next, then next etc. one by one.
    As for how many campaigns can you schedule… how long is a piece of string the saying goes. If you 24 hours you would probably do 100+ bookmarking campaigns, but <10 full montys.
  • andrew gitt Jun 15, 2011 @ 9:13 pm | delete
    ok, well, i am new to nuke

    so just to clarify, i can only have running 1 nuke at a time? i happen to have 10 websites with 80 pages, so how many pages could i set up max one after another so that it won't require my intervention?

    also, on your server, the delux, how long does it take to cycle through each run on average?
  • PBman4U Jun 15, 2011 @ 9:42 pm | delete
    Well you only actually run 1 campaign at a time, that campaign can have say 10 windows running so its doing 10 things at once. With the scheduler you can then set all of your campaigns to go one after the other, you can set them to all go at the same time even but of course as we limit the system to one campaign at a time it will do one, then the next, then the next etc. You can set up 10,000 campaigns one after the other if you have the time to set them up.

    How long.. again impossible to say. Consider the specs of the VPS would place it at about good PC 4-5 years ago. So you will not be able to run as many as you could on your latest i7 PC... however its swings and roubabouts as the VPS is on 24/7 and probably has a faster internet conneciton that you (typically 70mbit+ people have been getting)... (if you use proxies this WILL be cut down a LOT.. same for at home).

    They have a 7 day (might be 14 but I think 7) cooling off period, so if its not for you then you can refund no problem.

    However well over 100 Nukers are happily using VPS, so for many people its just what they wanted.
  • andrew gitt Jun 15, 2011 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    thanks again for you time and input, i'm definately going to try this, that's not ever a question.

    few things i want to clarify

    1) are you saying i 'should' use private proxies on your vps or not? i do own 15 private proxies and if that will help, then i can do it

    2) do you have any idea how long it takes to run a typical nuke in terms of minutes or hours

    3) i would consider getting 2-3 of the cheap hosting so that i can run all at same time to do more at the same time, but i read on a comment those could only hold 30 campaigns in a chain? how much can the cheapest server hold in chain while performing well?
  • PBman4U Jun 16, 2011 @ 12:04 am | delete
    Your questions will get better answers on the official SEnuke X forum, there are several long threads on VPS setups, and answers will be more useful to other users on the forum.

    1) Proxies is a touchy subject... most of the heavy X users dont use them. Keliix for once has stated many times he hardly ever uses them. I hardly ever use them. However I do have proxies, and VPNs and more, so now and then I use them. The issue with most proxies is they are SLOW... yes even private ones. Run a speedtest through your proxy, even really good ones might be down at 7mbit or less. Many are less than that. If you run a proxy with a 1mbit throughput on it then it even if your VPS connection is 100mbit you only get 1mbit, and thats going to make X pretty slow.

    2. nope. depends again, running slower normally results in running better. Most people get greedy and run as fast as they can, but think about it there are 24 hours in a day.. if you are using good content then thats a LOT of content to produce to keep X going for 24 hours even with just a few windows running. Sure if you are pumping out junk its quicker to setup.

    3. Never tried on the VPS. I would ask on the forum. My primary X server has 12gb RAM and 8 vCores... so it has no issues with anything. The VPS is obviously a lot less powerful than that... but having said that X does not use up a huge amount of resources.
  • cabezon May 30, 2011 @ 8:18 pm | delete
    Hi,

    Thanks a lot for this great write up. I've gotten to the point of installing SENuke, but the installer keeps hanging part way through. It happens at various points in the process. RAM seems fine, at least according to the control panel. Any idea what might be going on, or how I could troubleshoot this? Thanks.
  • PBman4U May 30, 2011 @ 8:24 pm | delete
    Better to PM me (Pobman) on the official SEnuke X forum.
  • KathyB May 21, 2011 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    Hi, Kathy here again.
    I often get a notice popping up saying 'the connection to the server has been lost '. Is this normal. It does then reconnect but it is a nuisance for the keyword software I'm running when nuke isn't scheduled.
  • PBman4U May 24, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
    Most likely, 99%, this is an issue with your Internet connection and its dropping out now and then but only for a very short period of time. Are you are WiFi or 3G perhaps? Now a huge amount of help I can offer, check all the cables etc (I had this problem with a cable modem and wire which was partly damaged). If you are in the US I would not expect any drop outs, if you are further away then you might have them now and then. I see it a couple of times a week, but I am in Australia which is a real long way away, but only for a few seconds at most.
  • KathyB May 24, 2011 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    Hi there from an upside down Kiwi in Canada.
    This is on the VPS , would it have dropping out connections?
    As I'm not watching all the time I don't know how often it does it and whether it is only when I trigger it that it connects again. I'll check that out.
    I guess my main concern is whether it affects the running of SEnuke.
  • PBman4U May 25, 2011 @ 12:34 am | delete
    If you have any worries just start a chat with the people at Acuu, I very much doubt the dropout is at their end (nobody else has reported this)... in which case even if your computer is not connected the VPS will keep on running X for you. If you want a faster response PM me (Pobman) at the official forum.
  • Nigel May 19, 2011 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    RE: microsoft security essentials... I got this prompt during the set up wizard: "if no firewall is turned on, turn on windows firewall (recommended)".
    Should I leave this ticked or untick it? Thanks!
  • PBman4U May 21, 2011 @ 5:16 am | delete
    Firewall will be on by default anyway, but yes you can leave that as recommended.
  • Shah May 14, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    hi there. thanks for the really helpful guide. i've followed thru the guide and have vps up and running with accuweb. the vps i've got comes with DNS server roles but without Web Server IIS. i've installed the web server IIS fine. but i just wanna ask if it'd be ok to remove the DNS server role. i just would like to free up more ram memory as it seem to be using a significant amount. is it ok to remove the DNS server?

    With thanks
  • PBman4U May 21, 2011 @ 5:15 am | delete
    You don't need DNS server roles. In fact you actually don't even need IIS, you can follow the instructions listed in this guestbook and JUST install .net 3.5 if you want to have maximum ram etc.
  • KathyB9 May 13, 2011 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    Thanks for explaining that in laymans language . I'm happy to hear that VPS does run completely on it's own as that is why I need it .
    hmm I see that I must have closed off vps and senuke. Now SEnuke isn't even responding. I'll have to reinstall it and start from scratch .
    Yes a video would be great for people like me
  • PBman4U May 14, 2011 @ 8:58 am | delete
    OK cant say for sure as i dont know what 'no responding' is... however a common issue has been people minimize X to the taskbar and then can't get it open again. Take a look down by the clock, you might need to click on the little arrow to show hiden programs, and check if X is running down there if this is your problem.
  • KathyB9 May 12, 2011 @ 9:49 pm | delete
    Hi again
    A couple of questions from a non techy. I've gathered from testing that for the VPS to function my computer has to be online with a network.
    1/ So if my network connection is off , does SEnuke still run its scheduling on the VPS or does it only run when connected to my computer.
    2/ If it is when only connected to mine, will it start again when the connection comes back on. Does the auto recover after crash do this and is there any time frame involved eg is overnight ok.
    I thought I'd ask you first before asking on the forum , because of the VPS connection.

    thanks
  • PBman4U May 12, 2011 @ 11:29 pm | delete
    Nope the whole point of the VPS is your computer does not need to be online.

    OK in simple terms the VPS is a seperate computer that is located in another location with a very fast direct connection to the Internet. You connect to this computer via your computer and setup X to do whatever you want to do. You then disconnect you computer from the VPS, even turn off your computer, and X will continue to run on the VPS 24/7. If you want to do something new, change a project etc. just log back in to the VPS.

    The most important bit is when you leave the VPS you just "close" the remote desktop connection, do no log-off the VPS.

    I will try and make a video showing this next week, that should make it a bit clearer.
  • KathyB9 May 13, 2011 @ 1:03 am | delete
    Thanks. It appears something is not working correctly then. Too late tonight to figure it out .
  • KathyB9 May 9, 2011 @ 10:11 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for your easy to follow instructions and the deal with Accu web hosting. I now have SEnuke installed and chose 1.5 GB so that I can also run a keyword tool on it.
    One query. Doe SEnuke run better on Internet Explorer or Firefox ?

    KathyB
  • PBman4U May 11, 2011 @ 9:09 am | delete
    It ONLY works with IE. There is a small debate with regards to if you should have IE8 or IE9... I myself use IE9 and that it certainly the way forward.
  • Nate May 9, 2011 @ 3:10 pm | delete
    Do you set up your profiles behind the proxies or just turn them on when submitting?
  • PBman4U May 11, 2011 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Good queston. Actually profiles on forums is about the only time you might need a proxy. Why? Well there are sites out there which are designed to catch people who post of forums for advertising purposes. Now these most aim at posts and NOT simple profile creation... its a tricky point but personally I would not worry about it. If you are going to use proxies then use them for both creation of the profile AND when adding the links. Otherwise there is not much point using them at all.
  • BestQuickWeightLoss4U2 May 4, 2011 @ 3:59 am | delete
    Hi I'm seriously thinking to host Senuke on a VPS, But reading the TOS on AccuWebHosting.Com I found this Guidelines
    "Background Running Programs:
    We may allow programs to run continually in the background. These are considered on a case-by-case basis and an extra charge will be incurred based on system resources used and operational maintenance needed.

    CAUTION: AccuWebHosting will allow the Cron jobs or schedulers to run for maximum thrice a day to avoid undue load on the server. If in case, there is some special requirement to run the Cron jobs/schedulers more than three times a day then we should be contacted at support@accuwebhosting.com with justifiable reasons."

    Does it means that I Can only schedule SEnuke for three nukes per day? And for more nukes I most contact them, and if so, what reason should I give then?
  • PBman4U May 4, 2011 @ 6:28 am | delete
    Ok first those are the TOS for hosting accounts and you are getting a VPS, I don't know why they show those TOS during sales as they really don't fully apply to VPS accounts.

    Secondly if you click through the links I give then you go to a special offer for SEnuke X users specially made by Accu just for us to use, so they certainly are ok with us using SEnuke, and in fact some of there tech guys have a copy too! You can only get the offers via the links posted in this squidoo lense or from SEnuke forum, there is no link to the offer on Accu webpage.
  • Dean May 2, 2011 @ 8:13 pm | delete
    With SeNuke setup on a VPS will I be able to give VPS access to my employee in India to work on the software while I am sleeping and vice versa?

    Is that a benefit of having a VPS? Just trying to figure this whole thing out.

    Thanks heaps for you guide...really useful
  • PBman4U May 4, 2011 @ 6:30 am | delete
    That is one reason. Others like that they are on 24/7, protects your system from virus, speed of Internet connection from the VPS, reliability of hardware and Internet and many more reasons. Personally I have no idea how people run this program on home computers!
  • Cherie Apr 28, 2011 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    How many synchronous projects can you feasibly run with this setup? One just doesn't cut it for me but it says to leave it at that unless you have a 'fast, fast' system. So, what exactly qualifies as a fast fast system? Does this? Have you tested it with more than one and if so, how many and what were your findings?

    Thanks!
  • PBman4U May 1, 2011 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    There are a few issues with what you want, and not just power related. However firstly to cover power of the system it’s very hard to say how many projects you can run at the same time, because each element of Senuke X needs different amounts of power... for instance if you had an indexing project, a ping and a small forum profile backlink project running it would need much less CPU power than running a Web2 properties and Article directory project. As such if you setup for running multiple projects at the same time you will have to configure X to run with the number of windows and processes that it can cope with under the worst conditions you setup in the scheduler, thus most of the time you will be running below optimum performance levels.

    In addition there are issues with X if you schedule two of the same type of projects to run at the same time and have it set to run both projects at the same time, I can’t say exactly what the issues are but they have been mentioned by Areeb on the forum and as such its easiest to leave that setting at 1.

    At the end of the day any server/pc has a finite amount of power and it matters not if you run 1 project fast or 2 projects slowly as the end result will be the same number of submissions over a period of time. You will however just have a MUCH easier life if you stick to one project run at a time... don’t worry you can still schedule projects to run as often as you want, if a project is already running X will just wait until its completed before starting the next. As the server is running 24/7 you can do hundreds of submits a day easily... well actually thousands.
  • Don Bistrow Apr 26, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
    I posted the following at SENuke X forum with no response as of yet:

    OK, I am officially paid in full, have setup VPS with AccuWebHosting, downloaded SEnuke X but when I launched SEnuke X my profiles, campaigns, etc were nowhere to be found.

    What step did I miss? I logged on with my standard email/password connected to my account.

    The download to the VPS was for Version 1.03 but I logged into SEnuke X from my desktop and Version 1.04 installed and my campaigns, profiles were intact. :o

    P.S. There was an error in the log on the VPS version of SEnuke X:

    "Error MainFormLoadProjectsObjects referenced not set to an instance of an object"

    This may be the problem so what would be the fix?

    Thanks,

    Don
  • PBman4U Apr 27, 2011 @ 1:28 am | delete
    As per my forum posts I am on holiday now.

    Firstly the version of X you are using is over 3 weeks old, download or update right away!

    Secondly you will not see your old campaigns as this is a new install, you can copy over your database from one computer to another though, I forget the name of this file but it's mentioned on the forums many times, and has an obvious database name.
  • Steve Apr 22, 2011 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    Wow! Thanks for the great guide had it up and running in about an hour. Quick Question does AcuWeb allow you to add remote users to your vps?
  • PBman4U Apr 23, 2011 @ 4:05 am | delete
    I expect so, though those users would have to comply with the TOS too, for which you are responsible.
  • LJP74 Apr 22, 2011 @ 7:15 am | delete
    Thanks so much for this, SEnuke-X now flying in the clouds! Superb ;-)
  • Paul Apr 20, 2011 @ 3:05 am | delete
    This worked like a charm. I couldn't be happier. Now...to the cloud! :-)
  • mmmcoffee aka Steve Apr 18, 2011 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    I recommend you follow the MSDN guide to installing ASP.Net as that is all you are installing and configuring vs adding IIS. Assuming you're not hosting any sites on the server, the adding IIS just adds more resource use to the server, and adds more opportunities for the server to be attacked.

    Great guide, thanks, they had my VPS up and running within a couple of hours.

    Steve
  • PBman4U Apr 19, 2011 @ 1:09 am | delete
    You are right, but for 90% of people this has already been running on their server so they would have to remove IIS and the install ASP.Net etc. making it a bit of a pain. Trying to keep things simple, but as I said you are right.
  • UKGhostwriter Apr 18, 2011 @ 5:08 pm | delete
    brilliant!! well done!
  • jorgan Apr 10, 2011 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    Great and thanks for the info, its what Ive been looking for.
  • vincentseo Apr 9, 2011 @ 1:58 am | delete
    Followed this tut and had my VPS set up on Godaddy in less than 30 minutes.
    great stuff !
    :)
  • Robert-Kennedy Apr 8, 2011 @ 8:04 pm | delete
    For a remote desktop connection on a mac I used http://www.microsoft.com/mac/remote-desktop-client. Worked like a charm.
  • rabs79 Apr 8, 2011 @ 7:26 am | delete
    awesome guide, i had missed a few steps regarding the IE certificate settings!

    How you you recommend backing up the SENuke installation? It seems like it automatically installs to the /local folder.
  • PBman4U Apr 8, 2011 @ 8:25 am | delete
    Certificate settings is not the most important one, but several sites will not work if you miss that stage.

    As for backups, you can just copy the whole SEnuke folder (if you dont know where it is 'right click' on the SEnukeX icon and select 'Open File Location'). Copy it by FTP, or to your DropBox or any online backup method you may have.
  • Robert-Kennedy Apr 8, 2011 @ 3:34 am | delete
    I have been looking all over for this. Thanks!
  • Mike Apr 7, 2011 @ 10:39 am | delete
    Good Guide, Thanks

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