BackBlaze Finds a Lifeline: New 5-Year Deal with CoreWeave Announced
Cloud storage provider and community backup favorite BackBlaze may have finally found a way to turn a profit.
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How I Learned to Hate HTTP Referer and Why I Turned It Off
HTTP Referer is a technology that has long outlasted its marginal value. Let's get rid of it.
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Contabo Reaches 500,000 VPS Milestone – Read Reviews Before You Go Shopping!
Contabo announced on June 16, 2026, that it has reached a significant milestone by hosting 500,000 virtual private servers (VPS). So what do we, the LowEnd community think about Contabo?
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Thanks for the Cool Merch, Crunchbits!
My sweet Crunchbits merch has arrived! The Crunchbits charity drive was a huge success and Fumo dolls and hoodies are spreading across the globe.
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ELI5: Why is Everything Being Rewritten in Rust?
MannDude wanted to know why everything is being rewritten in Rust. Here's the answer.
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The Founder of Private Internet Access is Also Sovereign of the Josean Cyberstate and the Next Emperor of Korea
The founder of Private Internet Access might just be the next Emperor of Korea.
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Should You Let Your Doctor Send a Recording of Your Visit to AI?
Last week I had a routine doctor's visit. Routine...but there was something new in the stack of paperwork I was handed.
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The First 100 Wikipedia Articles
This year, Wikipedia is celebrating its 25th anniversary. I wondered the other day what the first pages on Wikipedia were.
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The YouTube App is an Authenticator…and That’s a Problem
The YouTube app is actually an authenticator. And that's an inconvenience.
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Google Held Responsible for AI Hallucinations by German Court
These days, Google is shoving AI into every search result, and a German court is holding them liable for what AI says. In a decision this week, the Regional Court of Munich ruled that Google had beend spreading false claims about two Munich-based publishers.
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Will x86 Become a “Big Iron” Server-Only Chip?
Back in the 90s, there was a company named Tadpole that sold laptops with pretty exotic processors. You could get a Tadpole laptop running SPARC, Alpha, or PowerPC. We might be going back to that kind of world.
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Rust By Example: The FREE Interactive Way to Learn Rust
I continue to be interested in learning Rust, the programming language that's gaining ascendancy in the systems programming world. I reviewed The Rust Programming Language which is not a bad book but I didn't care for it, for reasons I outlined in a previous post. Since then, I've moved on to Rust Exercises, which a very cool course you can take for free.
Read MoreLinux From Scratch: The Best Way to Learn Linux the Hard Way
Linux From Scratch is a project that teaches you how to build a complete Linux system from source code. You begin with an existing Linux system, create a clean build environment, compile a temporary toolchain, enter a chroot, and then build the real system piece by piece.
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Join the New and Improved LowEndBox Mailing List
The best hosting deals do not always last long. A great VPS offer, discounted dedicated server, limited-stock special, or exclusive LowEndBox promotion can sell out quickly. If you want a better chance of catching those deals before they disappear, join the LowEndBox mailing list. Our mailing list is built for readers who want useful hosting updates without inbox clutter.
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Multacom’s China-Focused Network Appears To Be Going Away
Last week, we covered how Multacom was sued by the owners of the Aon Center building in Los Angeles over alleged unpaid rent of $400,000+. Now there appears to be another interesting development: the Multacom network itself.
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LowEndGaming: Walkabout Mini Golf Course Tier List (Updated!)
Since our previous tier list, 17 new courses have come out for Walkabout Mini Golf! Here's our freshly upgraded tier list.
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Murderous Renaissance Painters: The Things You Learn From Programming Books
One thing I've always found entertaining in technical works is how authors bring in their weird non-technical hobbies and interests as examples. I've learned a lot of random facts just because the author teaching some programming language happened to also be into exotic cooking or had traveled in South America.
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Watch Out for Nukes, Tovarich! Game Review: Misery, the Post-Apocalyptic Extraction Indie Shooter
I have a soft spot for post-apocalyptic games, and so do my friends. We're scattered across the country now and playing games online is how we hang out. Recently one of them suggested we try Misery.
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Here Comes WebPros (cPanel, WHMCS) to Steal Your Customers
If you've licensed cPanel or WHMCS, be aware that their publisher is now planning to directly compete with you by offering shared, WordPress, and email hosting offerings.
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MySQL and MariaDB: Dead Code Walking
It's 2026, and if you need a relational database and you have a choice, you're choosing PostGreSQL. If you don't, you might be stuck with MySQL.
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Multacom Sued by Aon Center Landlord Over $401,128 in Alleged Unpaid Rent
LowEndBox readers may be familiar with the name Multacom. And now they're being sued by their landlord for $400K in alleged unpaid rent.
Read MoreI’m Sorry, Sam, What Did You Just Say? Altman Says No “AI Jobs Apocalypse” Coming
OpenAI's Sam Altman said yesterday that AI is unlikely to lead to a "jobs apocalypse". Which means...
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“The Rust Programming Language” is the Kind of Programming Book I Hate
The Rust Programming Language book is quite popular in the Rust community. But I wish it was written differently.
Read MoreA XenForo Staffer Leaked Confidential License Holder Info Without a Court Order
XenForo appears to have leaked a license holder's personal information without a court order. Customers aren't happy about this.
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How Not to Run a Forum in 2026: Two Prime Examples
Over the last week, I've interacted with a couple traditional forums, and they were case lessons in how not to run a forum in 2026.
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Prima Facsimile Evidence and Commencification of Legal Proceedings
Not infrequently, we get legal gibberish on our ticketing platform from providers who are upset that someone said something negative about them, either here or on LowEndTalk. It's always entertaining. I've written a form letter that all of your LowEndLawyers can use if you ever need to contact us.
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BitWarden Sells Out
A long-standing playbook for private equity investments is to buy an established brand with a lot of public trust, load up on debt, strip-mine assets, eviscerate the company's R&D and quality control, and then pump out junk until the public catches on. At that point, the resulting corporate husk is pawned off to a troubled asset firm and PE moves on to the next victim. Recent news suggests this playbook may be in the early stages of being implemented at BitWarden.
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InterServer.net: Get a 2GB VPS for $3/Month in New Jersey – Only $1.50 First Month!
A reader dropped us a tip that InterServer has a special summer deal running, now through August. Get 50% off anything on InterServer's web site for the first month, off already low prices. For example, get a 2GB VPS for $3/month in New Jersey with 40GB of disk and 2TB of bandwidth. And then take 50% off for the first month!
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