Interview: Q&A with Dejan from BunnyCDN
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 LowEndTalk). I really enjoyed reading this interview and I think you will as well, as his incredible passion for his company and their fun culture really shines through. I encourage you to visit their web site, which is one of...
Read More Provider 911: How Do I Stand Out in the Market?
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...
Read More Shields Up! Protecting Your Wordpress Site with Wordfence
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...
Read More Increasing Security on Your Linux VPS
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...
Read More Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 3
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...
Read More How to secure your WordPress Site
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...
Read More What is 2-Factor Authentication?
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...
Read More Interview: Q&A with RackNerd Digital Content Manager Dave Cooper
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...
Read More Generating and Using SSH Keys, Part 1
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...
Read More How to Install Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 with XRDP
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...
Read More Interview: Q&A with Ditlev Bredahl, CEO of OnApp
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...
Read More Take Control of Your Cron Jobs With Rundeck
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...
Read More Interview: Q&A with LowEndTalk Member jsg
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...
Read More PhillipDi.com – VPN Proxy Service for $9.99/year - Among the lowest we've ever seen!
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...
Read More Interview: Q&A with Mailcheap Founder Pavin Joseph on Staying Ahead of the Pack, Evolving with the Market and his Career
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...
Read More Protect Your VPS With an Electronic Pitbull: Active Firewalls
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...
Read More 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...
Read More Interview: Q&A with LowEndBox/LowEndTalk Owner Jon Biloh
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...
Read More Interview: Q&A with Datawagon CEO CJ Sculti on Being a Young Entrepreneur, Learning on the Job and Becoming Successful
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...
Read More 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 ge...
Read More 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,...
Read More Interview: Q&A with Low End Talk Moderator Nekki
In this interview, we connect with the legendary @Nekki, whose account dates from August 2011. As of this writing he has over 18,700 comments, and an even more impressive 20,000+ thanks. From his bre...
Read More $1 VPS – 1 USD VPS Per Month (Updated September 2025)
Can you really get a VPS for only a dollar a month...and if you can, how reliable are the hosts? Believe it or not - and you don't have to believe us because we've got links for you! - there are a number of really excellent hosts who have VPSes in this price range. Click for all the offers!
Read More Server Space - 1GB Windows VPS in NJ or Amsterdam for $6/mo plus and Exclusive Coupon
Server Space submitted their first offer to Low End Box with four different VPS options ranging from 1GB and 2GB Windows and also 1GB and 2GB Ubuntu Linux hosted in either NJ, USA or Amsterdam, The Ne...
Read More Improved Server Security By Closing Ports With nmap Monitoring
A cardinal rule of security is to avoid running services you don't need. A logical extension of that rule is to not expose ports to the public Internet unnecessarily. You may have a very good reason...
Read More Poll Results: Preferred Virtualization Engine for Cheap VPS Hosting
On May 15th we asked our users to tell us which virtualization engine they most preferred as the basis of their cheap VPS hosting plans. After 9 days of voting and 327 unique votes, the answer is in,...
Read More Do I need to be technically-inclined to use a VPS?
Yes and No. A Linux VPS does require some technical understanding because you will generally be accessing it using either a web hosting control panel, like cPanel, or by a terminal session (text only)...
Read More How secure is a VPS?
A VPS is generally as secure as a private dedicated server. Ultimately how secure your virtual private server is depends on the steps you take to securing it. At LowEndBox we are big on security and h...
Read More