Want to Know the REAL Low-Down on LowEnd Hosts? Some Examples
Before you buy, come talk with the community that can't be fooled! Our community is the best way to get the low-down on Low-End providers.
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When Software Engineering is Sacrificed for Financial Engineering: Is VMware Still Viable for Small Hosts?
Broadcom has made it clear that they're only interested in selling VMware to big companies. If you're a small or medium business - much less a LowEnd hoster - you are not welcome.
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7 Smart Ways to Cut Costs on Your Self-Hosted Infrastructure
Running your own infrastructure can be empowering. Whether you're managing a SaaS side project, self-hosting your favorite tools like Nextcloud or Uptime Kuma, running a game server, or just learning...
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I've Got a Big Crush on the Little PicoCalc From clockworkPi! Lots Cheaper Than a Boring Calculator and Tons More Power!
The PicoCalc is so cute! Packaging a Raspberry Pi Pico in a calculator-like enclosure, it's packed with power in an easy-to-carry format.
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What Can You Use a GPU-Enabled VPS For (And Why Rent One on LowEndBox)?
In today’s tech landscape, the average VPS just doesn’t cut it for everyone. Whether you're a machine learning enthusiast, video editor, indie game developer, or just someone with a demanding workload, you've probably hit a wall with standard CPU-based servers. That’s where GPU-enabled VPS instances come in.
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Go Green in 2025: 5 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Hosting Carbon Footprint
The internet feels virtual, but its infrastructure—data centers, networking gear, and servers—runs on electricity, much of which still comes from fossil fuels. For LowEndBox readers, who often self-host or use budget-friendly VPS providers, it’s worth asking: what can you do to reduce your carbon footprint?
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"The Biggest Supply Chain Hack of 2025": Oracle Cloud Leaks 140K Tenants' Details
Oracle's Free Tier is very popular in our community. Sadly, today news was announced that 6m records from 140,000 tenants was leaked. Here's how to check if you're affected.
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All Good Things Must End: MyW is Finally Done. Kudos to @jar for Keeping it Alive - and Check Out These MxRoute Cheap Email Hosting Deals!
MyW has been on a community lifeline for the last 6 months, but looks like the party is finally coming to an end. Kudos to @jar for helping keep it alive. And BTW, he has really amazing deals on mail hosting!
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Will the Linux Kernel Be the Last GNU Public License Project Standing?
The GNU Public License was once extremely popular in the FOSS world. But over recent years, its popularity has rapidly faded and the nails in its coffin are really starting to stack up. Most recently, Ubuntu has announced they're swapping out coreutils for an Apache-licensed alternative.
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New Spy Thriller! Two HR Companies Square Off in Shocking Corporate Espionage Battle
We've got your lunchtime read! Enter a world of corporate espionage, spies flushing secrets down toilets while government agents pound on the door, and meticulously crafted charts outlining a shocking tale of skullduggery perpetrated by a competitor's most senior leadership. Enjoy Rippling v. Deel!
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This Week on ESPN 8 (The Ocho): World Server Throwing Championship 2025!
The world's premier sporting event takes place this week: the World Server Throwing Championship, hosted at CloudFest 2025 in Germany. How far can you hurl a rackmount?
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Will Dropbox Survive to 2030, or Is the End in Sight?
Dropbox offers a great product that "just works" and I've been a very happy customer since 2008. But how much longer can they survive? The numbers are a bit frightening.
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The Buzz: Latest News, Gossip, and Drama from LowEndTalk
$22,000 in missing crypto, provider deadpools, suspicious CPU steals...you need to be reading LowEndTalk!
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The Mailbird Scam: When a "Lifetime" License is Not Lifetime
Mailbird promised that lifetime licenses were for the life of the user. Turns out they were only for the a small window of time when that version was current, and now they're invalid for go-forward versions.
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Google Summer of Code 2025 is Almost Here! Check Out What BorgBase Needs and How You Can Earn a Nice Stipend
Google's Summer of Code 2025 is opening up for applications in a couple weeks. You can early up to $6,600 in stipends and contribute to open source projects. One you might want to consider if BorgBase, a community favorite.
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Remember When Mozilla Promised Not To Sell Your Data? Times Have Changed. Check Out the Terms of Use Changes
Mozilla has changed the language of its Terms of Use and Privacy FAQ, stripping away its pledge to never sell your data. The user community has its pitchforks out.
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Did You Overlook Little Creek's Latest Offer? I Checked and It's Still Available! 4GB...Make That 8GB KVM (!) for $3.50/Month!
You have to love it when there's an offer that is amazing...and then a provider goes and makes it twice as nice. Little Creek Hosting posted a great deal for us on LowEndTalk. I checked and it's still available!
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Read The Final QuadraNet Email: You've Got One Week to Get Out of Los Angeles
This is probably our final update on the QuadraNet saga, because they're about done. If you haven't seen the signs and were holding out hope, give it up, my friend. Inside is the email they sent to customers giving them one week to get out.
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How Real is the Tesla Boycott?
A Quebec man is selling both his Teslas, and canceling his order for a Cybertruck. Is he the leading edge of a wave of Tesla boycotts? The picture is murky. The stock chart isn't. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA...
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RubyHost: Cheap VPS Offer in Dallas! 4GB VPS for $3.96/Month! Special Bonus for Our Readers!
This is RubyHost's first appearance on LowEndBox, and they're making a splash! They've got a great offer in Dallas, Texas for us, which includes a special bonus for our readers.
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About Those Social Security Zombies...are Elon's Teens Just Unfamiliar with COBOL?
While Elon Musk roots around in Federal IT systems for waste, one particular argument he's advanced is that there are millions of people aged 120 years old and older getting Social Security checks. Is it really that simple? Not where COBOL is concerned.
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Will You Glimpse the Future Watching "What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates"? No.
Bill Gates' new Netflix series, "What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates" is available. Will you glimpse the future by watching it?
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$600,000 in Overdue Rent: Read the QuadraNet Eviction Complaints
As we've covered previously, QuadraNet is in deep trouble. Now they're being evicted from their Los Angeles datacenter, due to $600,000 worth of unpaid rent.
Read MoreSunset of Equinix Metal Hitting FOSS Projects Hard: Any Provider Got a Spare $288,000 Per Year of Gear and Network Transfer to Donate?
Equinix sunset their Equinix Metal last year. Now they've asked some important FOSS projects that they've been hosting for several years to find new homes. The costs are pretty staggering.
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StackOverflow has Collapsed: Spicy AMA Coming Up
StackOverflow's flow of questions has plummeted since LLMs come along. Given the community's other problems, how much longer will it survive?
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COMMUNITY NEWS: RackNerd Revolutionizes Affiliate Marketing with Launch of "Promote Like a Nerd" Portal
RackNerd, a provider consistently voted as a top provider year after year by the LowEndTalk community, and recently recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies, has launched its latest innovation: its "Promote Like a Nerd" instant monetization portal. Learn how you can cash in!
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Did You Miss LowEndBox's SuperBowl Ad?
Just kidding...we don't have the $8 million advertising budget it takes to buy a 30-second SuperBowl spot. But if we did...
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Our Cheap GPU Directory is Now Live! Nvidia GPUs for AI, Training LLM Models, and More!
We've published a directory of cheap GPU options for you to consider. No pocket change offers here, alas - it's still a pricey market. But we found a few gems.
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