Happy Thanksgiving from LowEndBox!
Nov 27, 2025 @ 7:00 am
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Before the joyous madness of Black Friday descends upon us, the staff of LowEndBox would like to take a moment to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.
We are grateful for you, our wonderful community, that is our reason for doing what we do.
It’s been another wild and wonderful year and we are thankful for every visitor, every comment, and every time you enjoy our content.
Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Raindog308 is a longtime LowEndTalk community administrator, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, Raindog runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.
Beyond the command line, Raindog is a lover of German Shepherds, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.
His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.
You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.
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