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Here's Some Help to Win an Amazing Gift from RackNerd (A Gaming Laptop, ASTRO Wireless Headset, or Merch)!

RackNerd is sponsoring another fantastic giveaway for our community! Win a laptop, gaming headset, RackNerd merch, and more! Now through December 31.

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Here's Some Help to Win an Amazing Gift from RackNerd (A Gaming Laptop, ASTRO Wireless Headset, or Merch)!

Hack the Urchin! What Are Those 'utm' URL Params Are All Anyway, and How You Can Mess With Big Tech's Mind

What does "utm" stand for? If you don't know, well...it's weird. These tags have a long history.

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Hack the Urchin!  What Are Those 'utm' URL Params Are All Anyway, and How You Can Mess With Big Tech's Mind

Get a VPS for Under £7/Year in Fremont, CA or Frankfurt am Main, Germany from BitsFlow!

BitsFlow a UK-based hosting company that's closing in on two years in the hosting industry.  They have some really dynamite offers for you!

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Get a VPS for Under £7/Year in Fremont, CA or Frankfurt am Main, Germany from BitsFlow!

What Deal Did You Get This Black Friday? And... Did You Win Anything?

Every year, once the dust settles from the Black Friday on LowEndBox and LowEndTalk, a familiar question starts circulating around the community: So… what did you get? Tell us!

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What Deal Did You Get This Black Friday? And... Did You Win Anything?

Have You Checked Out ServerVerify Insights? Pretty Cool Data!

As I was putting the finishing touches on my DediRock review article published Wednesday, I uploaded the YABS to ServerVerify. While there, I noticed a new tab, Insights, and decided to take a look. Pretty cool!

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Have You Checked Out ServerVerify Insights?  Pretty Cool Data!

Inside the 2025 Hosting “Trade War”: Hardware Turbulence, Vanishing Deals, and What It Means for All of Us

In one of our earlier posts, we talked about the fun part: Black Friday, megathread madness, and record-breaking traffic numbers that pushed LowEndTalk’s servers to their absolute limits. For example, look at the surge of interest on RackNerd’s LowEndTalk Black Friday thread – RackNerd achieved over 4.2 Million views on their LowEndTalk thread alone! But the celebration only makes sense if you understand the backdrop behind it.

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Inside the 2025 Hosting “Trade War”: Hardware Turbulence, Vanishing Deals, and What It Means for All of Us

REVIEW: I Tried One of DediRock's $6.85/Year VPSes

Hard to say no to an offer for a 1.5GB VPS with IPv4 for only $6.85/year. I decided to give DediRock's CyberMonday offer a spin.

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REVIEW: I Tried One of DediRock's $6.85/Year VPSes

ANOTHER BONUS CODE for RackNerd's Gaming Laptop, ASTRO Wireless Headset, and RackNerd Merch Giveaway!

RackNerd is sponsoring another fantastic giveaway for our community! Win a laptop, gaming headset, RackNerd merch, and more! Now through December 31.

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ANOTHER BONUS CODE for RackNerd's Gaming Laptop, ASTRO Wireless Headset, and RackNerd Merch Giveaway!

Free VPS Alert! Got a FOSS Project? You Qualify!

Are you developing a FOSS app? Then FOSS VPS may have a free - as in zero cost, no scratch, nada dollar, free as in beer - VPS for you!

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Free VPS Alert!  Got a FOSS Project? You Qualify!

Is FOSSBilling a WHMCS-Killer?

If you run a hosting company (or any subscription-ish online service), you may be running WHMCS.  And you probably hate it. There's a FOSS alternative on the horizon.

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Is FOSSBilling a WHMCS-Killer?

When It Comes to AI, Are You a Maximalist, a Skeptic, or a Gartner Analyst?

We're in an AI bubble, right?  I can't go to my YouTube app without seeing someone selling that message. What about the tech itself?

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When It Comes to AI, Are You a Maximalist, a Skeptic, or a Gartner Analyst?

Record-Breaking Black Friday 2025: RackNerd Dominates LET in a Year of Turbulence

Every November, our sister forum, LowEndTalk, erupts into that familiar ritual: the Black Friday MegaThread. It starts with a quiet spark, a handful of pre-BF warmups, and then, it detonates into an annual tradition in which servers, moderators, and caffeine supplies are all pushed to the limit. This year's Black Friday megathread on LET was named: “2025 Black Friday / Cyber Monday: FLASH SALE & MEGATHREAD – The Trade War”, and it truly lived up to its name. And one provider really dominated the forum this year.

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Record-Breaking Black Friday 2025: RackNerd Dominates LET in a Year of Turbulence

Whatever Happened About that Provider Who Claimed a Virtualizor Bug Caused a Breach?

Provider says Virtualizor caused a breach. Virtualizor says no way. Providers says "video incoming..." Aaaaaaand...we're still waiting.

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Whatever Happened About that Provider Who Claimed a Virtualizor Bug Caused a Breach?

India Throws Its Weight Around and Makes Increasingly Crazy Demands of Big Tech

If you follow tech news, it seems like every day now, the government of India is teasing crazy new regulatory schemes aimed at Big Tech.

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India Throws Its Weight Around and Makes Increasingly Crazy Demands of Big Tech

BOOST YOUR CHANCES to Win a Gaming Laptop, ASTRO Wireless Headset, RackNerd Merch, and More from RackNerd!

RackNerd is sponsoring another fantastic giveaway for our community! Win a laptop, gaming headset, RackNerd merch, and more! Now through December 31.

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BOOST YOUR CHANCES to Win a Gaming Laptop, ASTRO Wireless Headset, RackNerd Merch, and More from RackNerd!

Nyr's Legendary Road Warrior Script: Still the Rock Solid Go-To for Easy VPN!

Nyr's Road Warrior script makes setting up VPNs trivially easy. It's still my go-to!

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Nyr's Legendary Road Warrior Script: Still the Rock Solid Go-To for Easy VPN!

Oracle Database 26ai is Coming Out in January. You Don't Need It. But There's a Free Version.

Unless you're a Fortune 500 company or an arm of the government, news that the latest version of the Oracle database is probably irrelevant to you. But it's coming out  in January and will be called 26ai.  This follows 23ai and 19c.  And there's a free version.  Really.

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Oracle Database 26ai is Coming Out in January.  You Don't Need It.  But There's a Free Version.

Nerding Out on LowEndTalk Black Friday MegaThread Stats - It Was a Very Good Year

Every year, there is one huge megathread that starts on LowEndTalk on Black Friday.  Let's look at how this year's threads compare to last year's.

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Nerding Out on LowEndTalk Black Friday MegaThread Stats - It Was a Very Good Year

How Can There Possibly Be More Charity Host Drama? New Federal Law Violations

CharityHost violated U.S. Federal law. Will "Josh" end up in court?

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How Can There Possibly Be More Charity Host Drama?  New Federal Law Violations

The AI Killing Spree Has Begun. The First Victims: Crucial and MinIO

As you all know, as soon as AI gets a single tick past human intelligence, it's going to take over the world and exterminate homo sapiens. At least, that's what a lot of people assume.  Will that happen?  Your guess is as good as Sam Altman's. Meanwhile, we have two confirmed victims of AI, both of which are household names in the IT community.

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The AI Killing Spree Has Begun.  The First Victims: Crucial and MinIO

Is MyAnonaMouse Obsolete? Yup.

One of the most famous (or infamous, if you prefer) private torrent trackers is MyAnonaMouse.  It's been around since circa 2008 and exclusively hosts ebooks, comics, and other electronic publications. For the past 15-odd years it's been a rather exclusive club.  You can apply, and if you're impatient, you can buy access from one of the many black market brokers.  Once you've achieved membership, there are rules to follow, etiquette to obey, and work to maintain your membership. But of late, people I've talked with say it's not worth the hassle.

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Is MyAnonaMouse Obsolete?  Yup.

Did You Miss Any of These Amazing Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals?

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now sadly in the rearview mirror, but some of the deals are still available! I haven't checked each and every one, but if you're up for the treasure hunt, click on some of these links to see what hasn't sold out.

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Did You Miss Any of These Amazing Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals?

CYBER MONDAY: Save on Cheap cPanel Shared Hosting and Cheap cPanel Reseller Hosting from VisualWebTechnologies!

VisualWebTechnologies has some great deals on cPanel shared hosting and cPanel reseller hosting this Cyber Monday!  You can get cPanel hosting for as low as $8.30/YEAR!

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CYBER MONDAY: Save on Cheap cPanel Shared Hosting and Cheap cPanel Reseller Hosting from VisualWebTechnologies!

CYBER MONDAY: CheapWindowsVPS has - You Guessed It - Cheap Windows VPS Offers! Get a 4GB VPS for Only $33/YEAR!

For over a decade, Cheap Windows VPS has been a trusted name in providing top-notch Windows VPS hosting solutions. This Cyber Monday, they're bringing the biggest sale of the year!

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CYBER MONDAY: CheapWindowsVPS has - You Guessed It - Cheap Windows VPS Offers!  Get a 4GB VPS for Only $33/YEAR!

CYBER MONDAY: If You Missed The Venus Host's Black Friday Offer, This is Your Second Chance to Get in On a Great Shared Hosting Deal!

The Venus Host had a great special offer on Black Friday - and now they've come back with another great deal for Cyber Monday!

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CYBER MONDAY: If You Missed The Venus Host's Black Friday Offer, This is Your Second Chance to Get in On a Great Shared Hosting Deal!

CYBER MONDAY: DediRock's $6.85/YEAR VPS Offer JUST GOT BETTER!

DediRock just took their amazing Black Friday offer and upgraded it!

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CYBER MONDAY: DediRock's $6.85/YEAR VPS Offer JUST GOT BETTER!

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