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Nov 30, 2020

Remember the iPhone 4? Remember when LMFAO ruled the airwaves with "Party Rock Anthem"? Remember "Occupy Wall Street" and the last Space Shuttle Discovery mission? Then your memory goes back as lon...

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SonicFast: 1GB for 15€/year in London with 100Gbps DDoS Protection!

Nov 26, 2020

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Sonicfast is throwing its hat in the ring for Black Friday! They last graced these pages in August 2019. For Black Friday, they're bringing you an OpenVZ 1GB for €15/year, or a 512MB KVM for €18/yea...

SonicFast: 1GB for 15€/year in London with 100Gbps DDoS Protection!

Interview: Q&A with the Founder of jsdelivr, Dmitriy Akulov

Nov 18, 2020

Our LowEndBox Interview Series has featured many interesting personalities so far and today we're excited to bring you an interview with the founder of jsdelivr, Dmitriy Akulov. This is a very cool p...

Interview: Q&A with the Founder of jsdelivr, Dmitriy Akulov

Interview: Q&A with Serveria CEO Paul Estrada on the Hosting Industry, and the Right Formula for Success

Oct 31, 2020

As we continue our Low End Box Interview Series, today we are talking to Paul Estrada, Serveria's CEO. So, let's get started with the interview! Tell me about your background and your company's histor...

Interview: Q&A with Serveria CEO Paul Estrada on the Hosting Industry, and the Right Formula for Success

Keeping A (log)Watchful Eye on Your VPS With logwatch

Oct 27, 2020

Your logs are an invaluable source of information about what's going on inside your system and can alert you to security issues, service issues, and hardware problems. But you are only aware of what...

Keeping A (log)Watchful Eye on Your VPS With logwatch

Nginx vs. OpenLiteSpeed vs. Apache

Oct 22, 2020

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This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd - a provider of shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, DRaaS, colocation, and more. A web server is an integra...

Interview: Q&A with Dejan from BunnyCDN

Oct 17, 2020

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Our LowEndBox Interview Series has featured many interesting personalities so far and today we're excited to bring you an interview with the CEO and Founder of BunnyCDN, Dejan (aka @BunnySpeed on LowE...

Provider 911: How Do I Stand Out in the Market?

Oct 04, 2020

One of the most important questions a provider can ask himself is: why should someone buy from me instead of from a competitor? In marketing, this is called differentiation. In the early days of hosti...

Provider 911: How Do I Stand Out in the Market?

Shields Up! Protecting Your Wordpress Site with Wordfence

Oct 03, 2020

Server and application security are important factors to consider when running a website -- especially a website based on Wordpress. This easy to use guide will help take you through the steps of ensu...

Shields Up! Protecting Your Wordpress Site with Wordfence

Increasing Security on Your Linux VPS

Sep 28, 2020

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The internet is the source of income for millions of people, and it could be considered one of the best creations of technology. However, with time, the internet has become vulnerable to security thre...

Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 3

Sep 26, 2020

In previous tutorials in this series, we went over generating SSH keys and how to use them. We'll wrap up the series by showing you how to turn off password authentication on your server. Why Configu...

How to secure your WordPress Site

Sep 23, 2020

WordPress is a powerful and open-source CMS based on PHP. It is no doubt that it is one of the most used platform for a blog, e-commerce stores, portfolios, and much more. According to some sources, W...

What is 2-Factor Authentication?

Sep 21, 2020

This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros from RackNerd. If you are looking for a new VPS or web hosting service, be sure to check out RackNerd’s latest LowEndBox specials! In this article, w...

Interview: Q&A with RackNerd Digital Content Manager Dave Cooper

Sep 13, 2020

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Today we're sitting down RackNerd's digital content manager, Dave Cooper to talk about the evolving hosting market, how to differentiate in a crowded space and his experience over the years. So let's...

Interview: Q&A with RackNerd Digital Content Manager Dave Cooper

Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 1

Sep 12, 2020

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Traditionally, authentication in Unix-based systems is done with passwords. This tests "something you know". SSH keys offer a higher level of security by adding "something you have"- in this case, a...

How to Install Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 with XRDP

Sep 03, 2020

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This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd - LowEndBox appreciates your contribution as always! Looking for a KVM VPS to run Remote Desktop on? Be sure to check out RackNerd’s late...

How to Install Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 with XRDP

Interview: Q&A with Ditlev Bredahl, CEO of OnApp

Sep 02, 2020

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Our LowEndBox Interview Series has featured many interesting personalities so far and today we're excited to bring you an interview with the CEO of OnApp, Ditlev Bredahl. The name OnApp will be famil...

Interview: Q&A with Ditlev Bredahl, CEO of OnApp

Take Control of Your Cron Jobs With Rundeck

Aug 29, 2020

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to setup and get started with Rundeck, a free (as in beer) job control solution. Why Rundeck? For some simple needs, crontab suffices. If you have a job you want...

Interview: Q&A with LowEndTalk Member jsg

Aug 14, 2020

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LowEndTalk member @jsg has been on LET for a little more than two years. In that time he's gained a lot of respect in the community for the depth of his technical understanding on many fronts. From...

Interview: Q&A with LowEndTalk Member jsg

PhillipDi.com – VPN Proxy Service for $9.99/year - Among the lowest we've ever seen!

Aug 11, 2020

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Phillip Di recently submitted their first offer ever to LowEndBox and wow is it a good value. For just $9.99 you get a full year of VPN/Proxy service. Phillip himself wants you to know that 7 years ag...

PhillipDi.com – VPN Proxy Service for $9.99/year - Among the lowest we've ever seen!

Interview: Q&A with Mailcheap Founder Pavin Joseph on Staying Ahead of the Pack, Evolving with the Market and his Career

Aug 10, 2020

Earlier in mid July we talked to Data Wagon Founder and CEO CJ to talk shop and today, as we continue our Interview style Q/A sessions, we're chatting with Pavin Joseph, the Founder and Chief Engineer...

Interview: Q&A with Mailcheap Founder Pavin Joseph on Staying Ahead of the Pack, Evolving with the Market and his Career

Protect Your VPS With an Electronic Pitbull: Active Firewalls

Aug 01, 2020

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...

Protect Your VPS With an Electronic Pitbull: Active Firewalls

CentOS 6 End of Life is Coming! Upgrade to a new CentOS 7 VPS Now

Jul 26, 2020

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...

CentOS 6 End of Life is Coming! Upgrade to a new CentOS 7 VPS Now

Interview: Q&A with LowEndBox/LowEndTalk Owner Jon Biloh

Jul 25, 2020

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Today we're continuing our LowEndBox Interview Q&A Series by sitting down with Jon Biloh, the owner of LowEndBox and LowEndTalk. In this interview, he responds to questions submitted by the LowEnd...

Interview: Q&A with LowEndBox/LowEndTalk Owner Jon Biloh

Interview: Q&A with Datawagon CEO CJ Sculti on Being a Young Entrepreneur, Learning on the Job and Becoming Successful

Jul 16, 2020

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And just like that we've already published five (and this article makes six) interviews as part of our Low End Box Q&A series with web hosting industry professionals. Today, as we continue the ser...

Interview: Q&A with Datawagon CEO CJ Sculti on Being a Young Entrepreneur, Learning on the Job and Becoming Successful

What is a Hybrid Server? Hybrid Dedicated Servers Explained