Here is just an announcement that I will be taking a break for the next 2 weeks. I will be on holidays with family somewhere in South East Asia (leaving tomorrow), and will be back just before Christmas. That means
- There won’t be any posting on this blog within the next two weeks. But feel free to discuss about your low end box issues with others in the community at LowEndTalk.com.
- That also means if you are a provider and are thinking of sending me your offers, they probably won’t be posted until a few days before Christmas. Feel free to send them to be regardless (email: contact <at> this.domain), but you might need to make sure that the promo lasts until Christmas.
- I won’t be able to approve new comments (for those who have not commented here before).
So guys, please keep it civil when you post your comments here on LowEndBox :) There might be Internet access there if I can get onto a free WiFi with my phone, but I think I probably should not set my hope too high.
And an early Merry Christmas to everyone :)
LEA (LowEndAdmin) is the original founder of LowEndBox and the visionary who gave rise to an entire movement around minimalist, efficient hosting. In 2008, LEA launched LowEndBox with a simple but powerful idea: that it was possible to run meaningful applications, web servers, VPNs, mail servers, and more – on small, low-cost virtual machines with minimal resources.
At a time when most infrastructure discussions were dominated by high-end servers and enterprise platforms, LEA championed the opposite approach: lightweight Linux distros, self-managed servers, open source software, and thoughtful optimization. This philosophy gave birth to the term “Low End Box”, which would come to define a new genre of hosting tailored to developers, tinkerers, and budget-conscious users around the world.
Through LowEndBox and its companion forum, LowEndTalk, LEA built the foundation for what would become one of the most active and enduring communities in the hosting world, prioritizing knowledge-sharing, transparency, and accessibility.
After several years of nurturing the site and community, LEA stepped away from active involvement, passing the torch to a new generation of admins, contributors, and moderators. Today, LEA remains a respected figure in the LowEnd ecosystem, credited with launching a platform and philosophy that continues to influence thousands of infrastructure providers and users globally.
LowEndBox’s legacy, and its thriving community, is a direct result of LEA’s original vision.
Happy christmas LEA!
And for everyone here n_n
@LEA: Merry Christmas to you and your family :) Have a nice holiday.
Season’s Greetings/Holiday Greetings to everyone here at LEB as well :-)
@LEA Welcome to Asia and happy holiday :)
Hope you’re enjoying your holiday.
And if you have time, maybe you should come to Indonesia :D
Many 3 stars Hotels will give you free internet access. Or you might use your phone as a modem here, as I always did. LOL
Yeah never been there. Got a few friends there in Jakarta so maybe a visit one day…
Enjoy your holiday LEA!
Agreed. Enjoy your holiday. :)
Enjoy m8 ;)
Forgot internet, that’s the best! And when you come back, we hope to see lot lot more offers! :D
Enjoy your holiday LEA! :)
Happy and enjoy your holiday without Internet :D
快乐和享受您的假期没有互联网
I agree.
Ha. It is *not* as easy. Was just discussing with wife that whether we are taking ONE laptop or TWO :)
Well, it’s all about discipline isn’t it? Enjoy your holidays LEA, Taiwan is a good place to gain weight :)
Happy holidays, LEA! Enjoy your time away. :)
Happy Holidays LEA and advance wishes for Christmas. And if you can squeeze, do come to India :) Hope to see you back soon on lowendbox.
Enjoy holidays.
@LEA, happy holidays. Welcome to SE Asia (and possibly Jakarta).
@VPS Providers, please hurry up with your killing end of the year surprise before LEA’s holidays ;)
圣诞快乐啦
Slamet ari natal ame taon baru ye cing, ngelancong nih yeee…
圣诞快乐，新年快乐，幸福的节日。
메리 크리스마스, 해피 뉴 이어, 그리고 행복 휴가.
メリークリスマス、新年あけましておめでとうございます、幸せな休日をお過ごしください。
Merry Christmas, สวัสดีปีใหม่และวันหยุดมีความสุข
मेरी क्रिसमस, नया साल मुबारक हो, और खुश छुट्टियाँ.
Merry Christmas, hạnh phúc, năm mới, và kỳ nghỉ hạnh phúc.
Selamat Krismas, tahun baru, dan liburan yang bahgie
It’s not my fault. It’s all google.translate fault. Actually what I’m going to say is:
Wishing you a merry Christmas, happy new year and enjoy your holiday.
My regards to your family.
-bash-3.2# reboot
Broadcast message from root (pts/0) (Tue Dec 24 24:59:59 2010):
The system is going down for reboot NOW!
That’s what we get when we are using Google Translator.
But as many people know, Google Translator is just tools.
Many-many fault in some translation.
I suggest you’re not using it on a language that you’re not fully know.
“Specially for Indonesian”
Heh heh heh… I sowwy… That’s the magic of collaboration online Bro and because I love this forum very-very banyak.
Hehehehe….
Well then.
Let’s combine the online facility and this Forum. :D
Of course, there are many good people in this forum and also at http://www.lowendtalk.com/ , so I also learn a lot from them. :)
I also visit your site once in a while to learn something :D
There are also a lot of good offers from providers and reviews and tutorials from both end users and geek users. That’s what makes this forum interesting.
Whoaaa…
Thank you for visiting.
I’m just visiting your site whenever you make any post.
WHo knows I can learn something too.
:D
Well, most of my sites are selling goods from other people and make a commission out of it. Heh heh heh :D
Have a great Christmas break :)
Merry Christmas to you too, LEA.
go to bali. and if you go to lombok it’s more beautifull than bali.you can see bali at lombok but you can’t see lombok at bali. i love indonesia.
Merry Christmas, LEA.
Enjoy your holidays LEA, your deserve it
Welcome to the Land of Dragons, if you pass to Can Tho City or Ho Chi Minh city, please drop me a message, i’ll be your guide, i’m there now.
Selamat Datang Di Indonesia.. :D like xen box says,, if you come to Indonesia go to Bali, Lombok, and then go to Komodo islands.. does anyone have experience to see the real dragon!? after that you can go to Bunaken Sulawesi.. just googling for more info and after that you can say thanks to Indonesia because they have a lot of beautiful places.. Merry Christmas everyone.. God bless you all..
Get a local sim card, then just browse the web.
May I ask where are you going to LEA?
Actually it is not really SE Asia. More like Far East with bias towards south :)
My family will be going to Taiwan for 2 weeks. Wife + kids will then go to Hong Kong for Disney, while I go back home toiling in front of computers…
Welcome to Hongkong – which is my home country :)
Oops… forgot you won’t be landing at Hongkong :(
Yeah. Been there many times. Great little city with many cheap electronic gadgets + good food :) Would probably be better if I know Cantonese.
Have you ever been to “Apliu Street” which is famous for e-gadgets?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apliu_Street
That’s a place you’ll NEVER forget.
i guess there’ll be in India
Welcome to(or back?) Taiwan~
@Alex who know they might have gone to HK instead of Tw. :)
Eh, why go to HK for Disney when you have Disneyland in your own backyard?
His wife is from HK. So visiting her parent I guess.
I’ve been in HK. It is nice. But TW is a lot better. Visited & backed from TW 6months ago.
A Happy holidays to You and your Family. Enjoy and have a Blast!!! Do come to India the next time(This time if possible :) You are always welcome)!
And as for we LowEndBox addicts, We will miss you and the new offers a lot!!!!! Difficult to spend 2 weeks :). Infected with the LEB virus ;)
And dont forget to post cool pics of your tour on facebook when you come back :)
I too have LOCD (LEA Obsessive–compulsive disorder) :P
Nicely thought :)
我喜欢这里，我天天会来看一下，来自中国。
节日快乐
wei mao, where do you live now? I live in tangerang – indonesia.
According to the site new comment emails used to come from, Australia.
Oz is a good place, I love Cairns & Brisbane.
魏茂，那你现在住在哪里？我住在文登 – 印度尼西亚。
我在中国大陆，在美丽的中国，你有兴趣来?什么是你想和我联系?
很久以前，在毛泽东时代的领导人，我的母亲去北京，上海，和广州的文化交流计划。
我妈妈告诉我中国，我们的家园，是一个非常美丽的地方。这是这使得它很难去中国的国际政治。
当她回到万隆，很多人认为我们作为汉奸的家庭。但是一切都在过去。我希望将来我能去中国。
okay!欢迎你，希望你能到来，并与我联系，你可以加入我的msn。
如果你想，我将告诉你.
太好了，谢谢你。
你可以加入我的msn:binnan@live.com
等待你的加入朋友
Congratulations LEA on a much needed break. You have put in a lot of work and effort this year. You deserve it.
Happy Holidays to you and everyone within the community!
Brandon Crawford
Merry Christmas LEA :)
All of the FT & BuyVM staff thank you for the continued support and are looking forward to the continued working together :)
Rest up!
Francisco
I join good wishes, but i can`t understand that this site is still one man show?
And for frantech.ca, you are out of stock since last summer? What are you?
Gorgan,
We get stock in small batches. Just last month we had 40GB of RAM for sale.
We colocate all of our gear so it takes time, and a lot of money, to get stock for sale.
We also own BuyVM.net, which, at times, runs into the same out of stock issues ;)
Francisco
Do you come to Malaysia?
Ok, thanks Francisco makeing it clear for me. So buyVM.net is reliable company like Knownhost. Ok. :)
You back yet? :D
He said he won’t be back until a few days before Christmas :)
I think someone misses him :p
It was a joke, folks. :)
He can get access to internet. But, he has to give Full attention and time to his kids and the boss on vacation or Holiday trips. Otherwise, he might not have spare time for LEB. :)