This page provides a list of how-to documents for the common tasks members ask about most frequently.
Inactive titles that appear as [Link to page] are placeholders for needed documentation pages that have not yet been written. See more info if you'd like to help.
How to change or reset user login password
How to create a new May First user login
How to set a recovery email for a user
[How to change main contact for membership]
[How to change billing contact for membership]
[How to access member admin section of control panel]
[How to give a user admin access to hosting order]
[How to view all hosting orders for my membership]
How to create a new hosting order
[How to find a user in the control panel]
How to manage total disk space quota for membership
How to increase disk space quota for database
How to increase disk space quota for user account
How to increase disk space quota for Nextcloud account
How to increase disk space quota for mailbox
How to configure DNS records for a website
How to add a website to your existing hosting order
How to create a new hosting order to have an additional website
How to connect to your website host with SSH or SFTP
How to automatically install WordPress or another web application
How to create a MySQL user and database
How to enable TLS encryption and HTTPS access to website
How to manually install software for website
How to manually install Drupal
How to access logs
How to turn off logging
[How to migrate website files]
How to migrate website database
[How to migrate WordPress website]
How to assign your domain to use May First DNS nameservers
How to point your domain to website on May First without changing DNS nameservers
[How to upgrade website software]
How to change PHP settings, like file size upload limits for a website
How to change version of PHP used for website
How to run the Memcache key-value database
How to use an external proxy service with May First hosted website
How to create a Postgres user and database
How to install and run a NodeJS web app
How to install Node.js using Node Version Manager
How to install and run a Python web app
How to use a systemd service to run web app or create a "cron" job
How to check if your website is using the new infrastructure
How to automate SSH access to your website
How to set up analytics to track usage of your website
How to install Composer for PHP
How to change a Wordpress site URL
How to password protect a website with htpasswd
How to recover a compromised web site
How to configure WordPress to send email
How to setup a static Wordpress site
How to give a user Nextcloud access
How to sync Nextcloud calendars and contacts with phone or tablet
How to sync Nextcloud calendars and contacts with computer
How to sync Nextcloud files with phone or tablet
How to sync Nextcloud files with computer
How to migrate from Drive to Nextcloud
How to share files through Nextcloud
How to share a calendar through Nextcloud
How to create groups or "teams" in Nextcloud
[How to migrate Nextcloud files from one user to another]
How to share a folder to anyone with the share link
[How to sync Nextcloud calendar with another online calendar]
How to enable two-factor authentication for Nextcloud account
How to check your email
How to create a new email address
How to configure email on my device
How to set up Thunderbird to access your May First email account
How to change or add email sending identity
[How to set up an email forward]
How to connect to May First mail through Gmail interface
How to receive email from multiple addresses
How to set up an email filter on the server
How to set up an auto-responder or "vacation" message
Migrating email to May First
How to create or change an MX record for your domain
How to set up an SPF record for your domain
How to set up DKIM signing for your domain
How to set up a DMARC policy for your domain
How to create a mailing list
How to access the mailing list web interface
How to reset your mailing list password
How to change the owner of a mailing list
How to export mailing list subscribers
How to subscribe to a mailing list
How to access mailing list archives
How to subscribe to folders in Roundcube
How to subscribe to folders in Thunderbird
How to configure Sent, Draft, and other special folders in Roundcube
How to configure Sent, Draft, and other special folders in Thunderbird
How to authenticate your email address with Mailchimp
How to create a sieve filter
How to create an XMPP chat account
How to use XMPP chat account with Movim
How to setup XMPP chat account on Android with Conversations
[How to access the May First Discourse forum]
[How to use May First Icecast server for audio streaming]
[How to use May First Icecast server for video streaming]
How to register a domain name
How to configure your domain to use May First name servers
How to create and edit DNS records in the control panel
How to add a new domain name to your membership
How to create an SPF record
How to create a DKIM record
How to create or change an MX record for your domain
How to configure DNS records for your a website
How to create a domain name record for use with your website
How to create a DMARC record
How to reduce DNS TTL values
[How to create backups of files]
[How to request recovery of files from May First automated backups]
How to pay membership dues
How to change membership admin contacts
[How to request new services]
[How to access calendar of May First member events]
[How to use Discourse member forum]
How to edit documentation wiki