A firewall is a security tool that blocks network traffic, with many different configuration options. For example, you could configure your firewall to block all traffic except attempts to connect to port 80 and 443 (for a web server) as well as your ssh port. This is an example of the best practice of “blocking […]
CentOS 6 End of Life is Coming! Upgrade to a new CentOS 7 VPS Now
This article was contributed by the folks at RackNerd – a provider of shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, DRaaS, colocation, and more. CentOS 6 will reach End of Life on November 30th, 2020. What this means is that CentOS will no longer provide bug fixes, or security patches for servers still running […]
Easy File Sharing With sshfs
scp, sftp, and other protocols are useful for one-time file transfers, but what if you want to have a permanent connection that allows you to treat a remote filesystem as local? You could look at nfs, but nfs was never designed for WAN usage and requires extra protocols (IPSEC, Kerneros, etc.) to encrypt in-flight data. […]
Why (And When) To Use A VPS Instead of Shared Hosting
Have you ever wondered what the difference between a VPS and Shared Hosting account is? This article was contributed by RackNerd, a provider of shared hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, DRaaS, Colocation and everything else in between. When looking for solutions for hosting your website or blog, you would have come across two different methods. […]
How to Enable Google’s TCP BBR on a Linux VPS
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July 14, 2020 @ 12:00 pm, by Jon BilohThis article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd – LowEndBox appreciates your contribution as always! Be sure to check out RackNerd’s latest LowEndBox specials if you are looking for a KVM VPS. Google’s TCP BBR, or “Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time,” is a congestion control system based on cutting-edge technology. It is […]
What is a Hybrid Server? Hybrid Dedicated Servers Explained
Throughout the past year, you may have noticed more Hybrid Server offerings being featured here on LowEndBox. While this is a relatively new offering so to speak, the LowEndBox staff are working to get in touch with more hosting providers that offer this product to encourage them to create exclusive LEB deals for our readers […]
Best Web Hosting Control Panels after the cPanel Price Hike
Web Hosting Control Panels play a very important role in shared hosting as it provides easy management of web hosting, databases, DNS configuration and mail box. One of the most common control panel, which almost every web hosting customer has used is cPanel that is feature rich. Recently, cPanel raised their software licenses and shifted […]
What is Bandwidth? Bandwidth vs. Transfer Explained
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KVM VPS – What To Look For in a KVM VPS Provider
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Frequently Asked Questions: Los Angeles VPS
We know that many shoppers who visit LowEndBox to find a cheap VPS, cheap dedicated server or something else prefer that it be hosted in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles datacenter market is one of the most well connected locations in the entire world, and does a great job serving users from all around […]