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.
Good luck for you Dhanank.
Same datacenter as prgmr.com?
Many thanks Fefaya! :)
Yes, we are operate out from the SVTIX data center.
Hello, a test IP?
Hello ZhaoRong. Here it is: 173.252.197.147 :)
unixbench v4.1 is quite outdated.
You should use v 5
Nice offer Dhanank, I might try your service one of these days ;)
Many thanks vRozenSch00n! It would be nice to have you join us. :)
They have IPv6?
Our datacenter do not route the IPv6 natively at the moment. We will offer it once our datacenter is ready. Thanks for coming to this page, Spo0lsh!