Want to Join the LowEndBoxTV Team? Let's Talk!
LowEndBoxTV is our YouTube channel and we're interested in putting out more great content in 2026. We're looking for talented individuals who can produce engaging videos for our community.
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SoftShellWeb Has Expanded into Los Angeles, California and Has Deals for Us!
Hello again, SoftShellWeb! They're a UK-based hosting provider that we've been happy to feature many times in the past. They've recently expanded in Los Angeles, California, and are have some special offers based in their new geography.
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Big Beefy Servers for CHEAP in Switzerland From MLNL - But You Only Have Until January 10th!
MLNL contacted us before Christmas to feature their limited-time, 25% off Dual AMD Epyc 7452 servers in Switzerland. The editorial staff here was already headed out for vacation and we didn't have an open slot. But they're still available...until the 10th! So you only have a few days to act.
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FIRST BONUS CODE DROP for RackNerd's January Giveaway! And You Can Still Get a 1GB VPS for Under $11/YEAR!
RackNerd is sponsoring another fantastic giveaway for our community! Win a laptop, Govee floor lamp, cool circuit socks, a RackNerd VPS, and more! Now through January 31.
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When Considering a Provider, Be Alert to These Six Red Flags on Their Web Site
I review a lot of offers, and over the years I've learned that some things are just bad signs. My radar isn't 100% (as the community reminds me), but I do filter out a lot of sketchy providers that either aren't ready or aren't professional enough for our community. Here are some things I scrutinize.
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How to SSH in a Non-Permissive Environment (Behind an Unfriendly Firewall at Work or School)
I think we've all been there. You're at work or at school and you get a ping from a monitor you've got setup that one of your VPSes is having a problem. But you can't connect to it because you don't have outbound SSH. There are workarounds.
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Deep Lore: The Time Traveller Looking for a "Portable Mainframe" Who Freaked Out the Early Internet
In the early days of message boards and dial-up, a stranger showed up claiming to be a soldier from 2036—on a mission to retrieve an IBM 5100 “portable” computer. He didn’t just drop a prophecy and vanish. He argued, explained, posted technical details… and built one of the internet’s most enduring modern legends.
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You Really Should Check Your History on FraudRecord
Everyone knows about credit reports, but many are unaware that different industries have their own specialized reputational systems. For the hosting industry, it's FraudRecord and you can check your history there for free.
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RackNerd's January Giveaway is Live! Win a Ryzen 5 Laptop, a Govee Floor Lamp, Cool Socks, and More!
RackNerd is sponsoring another fantastic giveaway for our community! Win a laptop, Govee floor lamp, cool circuit socks, a RackNerd VPS, and more! Now through January 31.
Read MoreLast Day to Win a Gaming Laptop! Plus a SNEAK PEAK at RackNerd's January 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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The Year Ahead: Our Predictions for 2026
On the spectrum between speculation to prediction to guarantee, these are definitely towards the left end. The hosting industry has a special talent for making fools of us all (usually right after you prepay for three years). Here are five bets for what 2026 will look like.
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Looking Back at 2025: What a Wild Year! Our Recap of the Year's Biggest Moments
Satellites crashing to Earth. Providers expanding and deadpooling. Everyone getting sick of AI. And the launch of ServerVerify. What a year!
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Revisiting One of the Greatest Posts in LowEndBox History
One of my all-time favorite posts on LowEndBox - indeed, maybe on any site -is the seminal article "Yes, You Can Run 18 Static Sites on a 64MB Link-1 VPS". 16 years later, is it archaic? No.
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Hyper Expert 2.0: A Whole New Mission, Same Great Team - an Interview with Founder Ali
I'm a former Hyper Expert customer and used my VPS for several years. I had a great experience with them. They've gone through some changes and refocused their enterprise (indeed, their whole mission) and we thought it'd be a good opportunity to sit down with their founder, Ali, and catch up on what's new with this provider. If you're a student or teacher, you definitely need to check out this provider because you may qualify for a free VPS!
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What Apps Should You Be Self-Hosting is 2026?
Not long ago, LowEndTalk member @vitobotta started a great thread listing what he self-hosted and invited others to share their lists. It reminded me of the venerable Awesome-Selfhosted list on GitHub, which has hundreds and hundreds of apps in dozens of categories to choose from. What are you hosting?
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The Biggest Scams of the Biggest Web Hosts
Stop me if you've heard this one: get shared hosting with unlimited disk, unlimited bandwidth, free domain, and it's only $1/month from a Big Web Host. Yeah, about that...
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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.
Read MoreHack the Urchin! What Are Those 'utm' URL Params Are All About 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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Read MoreFree 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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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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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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