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Mar 07, 2022

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LowEndTalk Administrator emeritus @jar drew the community's attention to a change that could affect you if you run DirectAdmin. DA has moved to a key-based licensing infrastructure, and they shut off...

Upgrade Your DirectAdmin or Your License Might Stop Working

The Nuclear Network Option: Isolating Russia

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Mar 02, 2022

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According to Rolling Stone (paywall'd now), Ukraine has asked ICANN to disconnect Russia from the Internet. This is not something ICANN is capable of doing. The reporting by RS was not entirely clear...

The Nuclear Network Option: Isolating Russia

Google GSuite Legacy Free Edition Class Action Lawsuit is Going All the Way…

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Feb 28, 2022

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Comments (5)

...down the toilet. A legal firm named Chimicles, Schwartz, Kriner and Donaldson is taking a break from chasing ambulances to conduct a "class action investigation" to decide if it will commence a cla...

Google GSuite Legacy Free Edition Class Action Lawsuit is Going All the Way…

Why I Will Always Love Interserver: Cheap Shared Hosting, Fantastic Customer Service!

Not_Oles

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Feb 27, 2022

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I was so excited a few days ago to see a great offer from Interserver posted over at Low End Talk! Haha, in my excitement, I read too fast! I skipped important words in the offer! Those important word...

Why I Will Always Love Interserver: Cheap Shared Hosting, Fantastic Customer Service!

Yandex, Crypto, and…Fiverr?!? All Reacting to Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Feb 24, 2022

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Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) swooned on news that Russia has invaded Ukraine and is down 54% as of the time of this writing. The stock closed at $20.32, though it was as low as $14 during the day. On Novemb...

Yandex, Crypto, and…Fiverr?!? All Reacting to Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Cheap Domains from Porkbun: .COM Only $4.75 Through Feb 28!

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Feb 23, 2022

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Comments (5)

One of our community's favorite registrars, Porkbun, is having a sale on domains: Get a .COM for only $4.75! Or a .NET for only $5.50! These prices are only good through February 28, 2022, so act now!...

Cheap Domains from Porkbun: .COM Only $4.75 Through Feb 28!

Github Entertains During Its Outage

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Feb 22, 2022

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By the time you read this, the issue my be fixed, but today when I went to install Joplin, I was greeted by this amusing picture. Apparently, Joplin is hosted on GitHub and they're having an issue tod...

B2 or C2? That is the Question. That is the Quest.

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Feb 20, 2022

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For some time, I've been using BackBlaze B2 as my primary (though not exclusive) cloud backup solution. I would love to use TarSnap for everything, but it's too expensive, though I do keep my top-tie...

B2 or C2? That is the Question. That is the Quest.

Do you use a Hosted macOS / Mac Provider?

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Feb 18, 2022

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Your esteemed Dread Lord of LowEnd Content, raindog308, is an admitted Apple fanboi. In the cloud, at the edge, for file servers, for many things, I am all about Linux and OpenBSD. But for human-fac...

Do you use a Hosted macOS / Mac Provider?

Are You Recyling Old Hardware for Your DIY? The Environment Isn’t Thanking You

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Feb 17, 2022

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Comments (2)

Do you have a home file server? Maybe because you want to serve media files to your TV/Roku/etc., share info among family members, backup your devices, etc. If so, what do you use? LowEnders are usu...

Are You Recyling Old Hardware for Your DIY? The Environment Isn’t Thanking You

Linode Acquired by Akamai. Predictions: Layoffs, and Vultr is the Next Billion Dollar Unicorn to be Acquired

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Feb 15, 2022

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Comments (4)

Cheap VPS provider Linode is being acquired by CDN giant Akamai. According to the press release, Christopher S. Aker (Linode CEO) said: "Akamai has no intention of changing what has made us successful...

Linode Acquired by Akamai. Predictions: Layoffs, and Vultr is the Next Billion Dollar Unicorn to be Acquired

Introducing @Not_Oles as the Newest Content Creator Here at Low End Box!

Not_Oles

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Feb 15, 2022

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Comments (15)

Besides sharing great deals on cheap VPS, cheap shared, and cheap dedi servers, LowEndBox's mission also includes equipping our readers with technical education, industry infotainment, and quality res...

Introducing @Not_Oles as the Newest Content Creator Here at Low End Box!

Will Germans Put You in Prison if You Don’t Self-Host Your Own Fonts? Probably Not.

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Feb 12, 2022

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The growing tide of marijuana legalization seems to have an effect in the Munich legal system, as a group of jurists there who were clearly high out of their minds when they handed down a death senten...

Will Germans Put You in Prison if You Don’t Self-Host Your Own Fonts? Probably Not.

NVIDIA Isn’t Buying Arm, So Now You Can

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Feb 09, 2022

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Due to regulatory hurdles (chiefly of an anti-monopoly nature), Nvidia has terminated its acquisition of Arm. Arm is the company that makes every single thing in computing. Not actually but they are...

Community Deals: Standing Discounts and Deals from LEB for Cheap VPN, Cheap VPS, Cheap Everything!

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Feb 07, 2022

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Hey, community! Just a quick note to draw your attention to a new feature we're building out on LowEndBox: Community Deals. LowEndBox is usually a stream of deals and the front page is ever-changing. ...

Community Deals: Standing Discounts and Deals from LEB for Cheap VPN, Cheap VPS, Cheap Everything!

LowEndTalk Community Best Provider Award Voting Results Are In! Congrats to RackNerd, BuyVM, VirMach, and Hetzner!

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Feb 02, 2022

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Comments (13)

LowEndTalk’s 2021 Best Providers poll has been taken, the votes have been counted, the people have spoken, and the awards have been given! #1 Best Provider Award: RackNerd #1 Most Professional Provide...

LowEndTalk Community Best Provider Award Voting Results Are In! Congrats to RackNerd, BuyVM, VirMach, and Hetzner!

Gmail Legacy Free G Suite : No Longer Free…or is it?

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Feb 01, 2022

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We reported earlier that Google is changing the terms of their "G Suite" legacy free edition to be...well, no longer free. But now there are reports that Google has changed its mind. On the other hand...

Gmail Legacy Free G Suite : No Longer Free…or is it?

Introducing Community Offers

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Jan 29, 2022

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Why do you look at LowEndBox and LowEndTalk offers? It isn't just because we have the most incredible deals. Okay, yes, that's a lot of the reason. But another reason is that the offers we post are...

FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

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Jan 26, 2022

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A new vulnerability that affects many Linux systems has been revealed: Pwnkit. This attack uses a vulnerability in polkitd to allow any user to escalate his privileges to root. There are patches for...

FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

Providers: Grow Your Business in 2022 – Partner with LowEndBox for FREE Advertising!

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Jan 23, 2022

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Hey you, business owner! Imagine someone told you that you could get all of the following as a package deal: Free advertising that reaches nearly every potential purchaser in your core markets A free...

Providers: Grow Your Business in 2022 – Partner with LowEndBox for FREE Advertising!

GSuite Free Legacy: No Longer Free

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Jan 19, 2022

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If you had a grandfathered GSuite free legacy account, it's time to say goodbye. Google says: "If you have the G Suite legacy free edition, you need to upgrade to a paid Google Workspace subscription...

Microsoft Acquires Activision

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Jan 19, 2022

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News broke after market close yesterday that Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard. The acquisition puts many gaming franchises into Microsoft's hands, including Call of Duty, Warcraft/StarCraft,...

LowEndDivorce Poll: Why Have You Broken Up With Providers in the Past?

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Jan 15, 2022

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Comments (6)

At first, it was true love. The storage screamed, CPUs leapt to process your commands, and the network made you feel like you were in the datacenter. You raved to your friends. You recommended...som...

LowEndDivorce Poll: Why Have You Broken Up With Providers in the Past?

DigitalOcean Shares Plunge 9% on High Volume

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Jan 15, 2022

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DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) shares dropped 9% today. Volume was more than double normal. It's been a rough season for DO. Shares today traded for as cheap as $59/share - well off the stock's highs abov...

DigitalOcean Shares Plunge 9% on High Volume

Check Out LowEndBox’s Streaming Service!

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Jan 09, 2022

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