Can I run my own VPN?
Self-Hosted vs. VPN Service A VPN is pretty easy to spin up on your own. We have a tutorial on this. You only need a small VPS – even a 128MB is more than plenty. Obviously what you want is a lot of bandwidth. But do you want to run your own VPN? You do gain many of the benefits but there are drawbacks: The providers’ network may not be optimized for this kind of activity, or the experience may be uneven. The only way...
Read More What is a VPN?
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) creates a private, encrypted tunnel between your PC, tablet, or phone and an endpoint. For example, let’s say you’re staying in a hotel in Anaheim, California, USA. Yo...
Read More Looking for a VPN? We've Got a Thread for You
Not long ago we ran a piece on why you might want a VPN and why you might want a VPN service (see: Need a Cheap VPN? What Kind? From Who? Let's Sort It!). And we've posted a bit about some of the lead...
Read More PureVPN: Extra 10% Discount on top of 82% OFF Cyber Monday Special - Huge Savings
Welcome to the LowEndBox community, PureVPN! We are excited to feature this fantastic 10% exclusive LowEndBox discount coupon code on top of PureVPN's already great Cyber Monday deal (still available...
Read More Need a Cheap VPN? What Kind? From Who? Let's Sort It!
Do you need a VPN? In 2021, probably. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) creates a private, encrypted tunnel between your PC, tablet, or phone and an endpoint. For example, let's say you're staying in a...
Read More CYBER MONDAY: Incredible 10GB VPS with Unmetered Bandwidth for $8.37/Month from HOSTNOC!
Welcome to LowEndBox, HOSTNOC! You're just in time for Cyber Monday...and you are certainly setting the bar high! This offer is just...wow! Get a 10GB RAM VPS with 700GB HDD and unmetered bandwidth f...
Read More BLACK FRIDAY: TryRDP has Cheap Windows RDP, Cheap Linux VPS, and Dedis, too!
Welcome, TryRDP! This is their first (ad)venture on LowEndBox, and what a time to debut - in the heart of Black Friday! They're offering Windows RDP, Linux VPS, and dedicated servers in 🇺🇸 Buffalo 🇺🇸...
Read More BLACK FRIDAY: The Venus Host has Feature-Packed Shared Hosting Starting at $2.49/Month!
Welcome to Black Friday, Venus Host! They've been sharing great offers with us here at LowEndBox for some time and always come with fun themes. Whether it's Valentine's Day, Pandemic Relation Special...
Read More Have You Checked Out Our Tutorials?
Sure, you come to LowEndBox to get great deals, but did you know you can also learn a thing or two here? We have over 250 tutorials we've published over the years on topics such as Linux VPS administr...
Read More Providers: Partner with LowEndBox!
Being a provider means mastering many challenges - customer support, security, networks, and many more. One of the most challenging is marketing. How do you get the word out about your services? Ho...
Read More BLACK FRIDAY: Amazing Storage Offer from ServaRICA! (200GB SSD, 4TB HDD, 8TB bandwidth = $15/mo!)
Happy Black Friday from ServaRICA! They have a completely awesome offer for our readers. You can get a cheap VPS with: 200GB SSD 4TB HDD 8TB bandwdith ...for only $15/mo! Very innovative offer, combi...
Read More BLACK FRIDAY: Hostiger Brings VmWare-Based Cheap VPS Systems Starting at $19/YEAR for 1GB RAM!
Hostiger is bringing some holiday cheer with some very tasty offers. These are cheap VPS systems that run on VmWare, so not as cookie-cutter as many providers. 1GB VPS with 1TB bandwidth for only $19...
Read More FCC Revokes China Telecom's License to Operate in U.S.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to kick China Telecom out of the US, revoking their license to operate. China Telecom has 60 days to cease operations. According to the press r...
Read More Why Do My Files Have Quotes in the Them When I Use 'ls'?
If you've upgraded to a recent Linux version, you may have noticed a change in the output of your ls commands. Specifically, files that have spaces or other special characters in them are quoted. For...
Read More How to Update Intel Microcode on Debian 11 Bullseye
Not long ago I noticed this message when booting one of my home systems: "TSC_DEADLINE disabled due to Errata; please update microcode to version: 0x22 (or later)" I wasn't having any issues with the...
Read More The Syniverse Hack: Why Using SMS for 2FA is a Bad Idea
Security gurus have suggested for years that relying on SMS for two-factor authentication is a bad idea. Reasons include Your phone may be stolen Many people allow SMS messages to be displayed on lo...
Read More Privacy, Canaries, Crypto, and Backpacking: Interview with Curtis of IncogNET!
Our interview series has featured a wide opinions and views. Today's interview is no exception - and it's a real treat to read! Curtis from IncogNET joins us to discuss privacy, free speech hosting,...
Read More Painless MariaDB Replication with Galera Clusters
Galera is MariaDB's multi-master replication technology which makes it a snap to setup highly-available multi-node MariaDB clusters. In this tutorial we'll walk through setting up a cluster and also...
Read More Microsoft Says Passwords are Passé
Are passwords a dying breed? In a blog post published September 15, Microsoft Vice President of Security, Compliance, and Identity Vasu Jakkal entitled "The passwordless future is here for your Micros...
Read More Hostigger is Now Hostiger and Has Ferociously Cheap VPS Offers for You! (Kansas City or Istanbul)
Hostigger is now Hostiger and they're bringing some awesome offers: Get a 2GB KVM with 40GB of disk and 2TB of traffic for only $4.99/month! Take 30% off if you buy annually! Larger sizes available to...
Read More Watta Offer from Watta Server! (1GB VPS for $24/Year!)
Watta offer from WattaServer we have for you! They're new to our community and are kicking things off in true LowEnd style with some cheap VPS offers:: Get a 1GB VM with an ipv4, 10Gbps DDoS protecti...
Read More Microsoft Azure's CosmosDB Accidentally Left Wide Open
Microsoft revealed Thursday that some customers' CosmosDB databases in Azure were accidentally left wide open. A security researcher named Wiz discovered that it could access keys that unlocked thousa...
Read More LowEnd Provider Clouvider Suffers Website Hack
LowEnd provider Clouvider suffered a website hack today. A group styling itself "Katyusha SecurityExploitCrew" defaced a website they manage, as reported on LowEndTalk. The site was a redirect to thei...
Read More CoinBase Customer Service Continues to be Appalling: Thousands Hacked
A while back, I used CoinBase (NASDAQ: COIN) for some cryptocurrency transactions and found their system buggy and the customer service nonexistent. After failing repeatedly to get an account verified...
Read More T-Mobile Leaks Almost 50 Million People's SSNs and Driver's Licenses
T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that a "a bad actor had compromised T-Mobile systems": "Some of the data accessed did include customers’ first and last names, date of birth, SSN, and driver’s license/...
Read More Report Reveals cPanel/WHM Suffers "Multiple Vulnerabilities"
Security research firm Fortbridge has released a report claiming to have discovered "multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel/WHM". The report states: "Our team has found multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel/...
Read More RackNerd's CEO, Dustin B. Cisneros on the Evolution of the Hosting Landscape, Aggressive Expansion, and Managing 17 Datacenter Locations
RackNerd, a well known provider within the LowEndBox & LowEndTalk community which was recently voted #1 top provider by the community members, was recently featured on an interview with HostAdvice...
Read More Apple Installs Mandatory Software on Every Apple Device That Allows Engineers to See Your Photos, Approve Your Searches
Apple announced today that will begin scanning every photo, iMessage, and search you perform on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac in order to verify that Apple approves of the content you are viewing. Under...
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