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.
Maybe they’re trying to weed their clients away from coupons?
And what;s with them talking about themselves in the third person in that WHT post? “Magoro found those…”
Third person still comes out after many years of school. :)
Yes, what we are doing is trying to get people off coupons.
Their 256 package only comes with 15GB space
So? You can put a lot of things in 15GB.
I think he’s pointing out it has been changed or is a mistake/misprint in LEA’s post. The post lists 25GB of space on a 256MB package. The 256MB package on their homepage lists 15GB, and they both link to id=2 on the cart, so they’re presumably the same package…
Oh, I’m sorry. I thought that he meant “15GB? – too little!”. Sorry once again :)
Fixed.