Don't want to spend big bucks on cPanel or DirectAdmin? But not sure about some of the free hosting panels? This is the video for you! I break down four of the top panels: AAPanel, CloudPanel, Hestia, and KeyHelp.
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Is a high-end dedicated server faster than a high-end VPS? It depends but the numbers are a lot closer than you'd think! In this new LowEndBoxTV video, I dig into a comparison between a ServerFactory Ryzen VPS and three different Hetzner dedicated servers.
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Looking for Plesk hosting? How about a VPS with a free Plesk license for 1€/month? Sound good? As always, there are devils in the details.
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LowEndBoxTV started in 2021, and since that time we've had thousands and thousands of views. We've tried different things, and then Piotr came on and took our channel to the next level. He mentioned...
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Is Windows or Linux faster on a server? The answer is, naturally, "it depends". But what it depends on might surprise you, and the benchmarks will definitely surprise you!
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In part 3 of my series on video encoding, I'm going in-depth on some fundamental concepts in encoding. Do you want 8 bit depth or 10-bit? What is the best audio codec? Best video? I'll sort it all out for you!
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The Hetzner AX41 looks like an amazing deal. But for just 2 EUR more per month, you can get something that is a bit more interesting! The EX44 features an i5, 14 cores, 65GB of RAM, and dual 512GB NVMe drives and is a lot closer to the AX102 in performance. Piotr conducts a full review!
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In Part 1, I explored what the heck a codec is, the difference between H.264, VP8, VP9, H.265, and AV1, compression, and more. Now let's continue and talk about bitrate, video artifacts, constant vs variable bitrates, and helpful tips and tools.
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What the heck IS a codec anyway? What's the difference between H.264, VP8, VP9, H.265, and AV1? How do they work? How does compression fit in? And why would you pick one standard over the other? Allow me to demystify!
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How does Hetzner's AX102 dedicated server compare to their AX41? Let's go in-depth and see!
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Installing Windows on Hetzner servers is not as straightforward as you might think. The tutorial they publish does not work on their newest dedicated servers. But Piotr has a fixed!
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We've done all kinds of content on LowEndBoxTV: Mini-documentaries, such as the one we did on the HostSolutions Involucration saga Tutorials on topics such as NoMachine and building an HA Wordpress se...
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Piotr uses a LOT of providers. In this video he goes into each and every provider he uses: RackNerd, GreenCloud, HostHatch, Hetzner, Netcup, PHP-Friends, and BuyVM! Get his opinions on the pros and cons of each service and why he chose them.
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Piotr has done a LOT of benchmarking. How does he do it? The Phoronix test suite! This amazing free product offers HUNDREDS (thousands?) of benchmarks for different services, applications, and systems. In this video, Piotr walks through all the options and demos the world's most comprehensive benchmarking suite.
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If you've used VNC, perhaps you've encountered the sadness and pain of LAG. Is there any way to fix it? Yes: stop using VNC! Instead, use NoMachine, which is FREE. Piotr walks you through it in this video. He's in Poland using a server in Germany with ZERO LAG - see how you can enjoy similar speedy network performance!
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Piotr benchmarked Linux distros to find which one is fastest. Now that Debian 12 is out, he's updated his comprehensive benchmarks with fresh data. How does "Bookworm" perform compared to previous Debians and other distros? Let's find out!
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In this LowEndBoxTV video, Piotr reviews CloudPanel, a free hosting panel that includes a ton of features at an unbeatable (literally) price.
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Everyone loves a storage VPS! If you've never run across the term, we're talking about a system that offers lots of disk storage (often in the TB range) with generous bandwidth to serve up backups, media, or anything else. But they're not all alike! In this video, Piotr goes in depth and compares Alwyzon, GreenCloud, LiteServer, ServerFactory, and Hosthatch.
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From ARM benchmarks to optimizing a 100TB dedi to checking if your hosting is oversold, LowEndBoxTV is releasing compelling content and is worth your subscription.
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CAX vs CPX - or in other words ARM vs x86. Which is the best choice for you? Piotr helps you pick as he breaks down the pros and cons of each offering.
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Piotr got at 100TB server but then faced the question of how best to set it up. The benchmarks he did might surprise you!
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In this video on LowEndBoxTV, Piotr goes through some awesome options for cheap dedicated servers. Plus you have the chance to force him to buy one 👍
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Piotr likes disk. A LOT of disk. How should he optimize his 10x10TB hard drives? With ZFS it's a snap but setting it up on a Hetzner dedi is not straightforward. Fortunately Piotr makes it a breeze.
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LowEndBoxTV host Piotr reviews a FREE shared hosting offer in this video. 3GB SSD, nginx, MySQL/Postgres, and a boat load of features...for FREE! What's the catch? There isn't any! No, really! Piotr w...
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LowEndBoxTV's new host has been racking up tons of views. Have you seen his recent videos? From VPS benchmarks to Cloudflare to Bunny.net CDN, Piotr is must-watch YouTube.
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It's no secret that when you sign up for virtualized services such as a VPS/VM or shared hosting, you're sharing those resources with other subscribers and only getting them on an as-needed basis.This is called overselling.The question is how much overselling is going on with your provider, and in this video, Piotr walks through some tools you can use to evaluate!
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Piotr was recently asked to help a friend with his web site. Splitting the video content off to a CDN was easy but he learned a lot about best practices for Bunny.net Stream. In this video he goes over everything he learned and how you can make the service as pain-free as possible.
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Using popular benchmarks (PHPBench, Redis, ZSTD, Geekbench, VP9 Encode, WebP, OpenSSL, etc.) Piotr compares Debian, Ubuntu, and various RHEL-universe distros to see how they perform on typical LowEnd VPSes. Lots of data and interesting conclusions!
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