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 get started with the interview! Q: Tell us a bit more about yourself, your background, and your role with RackNerd? A: Well my name is Dave Cooper and I’m from Auckland, New Zealand. I started my IT career 15 years ago when I...
Read MoreGenerating 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 MoreHow 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 MoreInterview: 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 MoreTake 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 MoreInterview: 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 MorePhillipDi.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 MoreInterview: 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 MoreProtect 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 MoreCentOS 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 MoreInterview: 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 MoreInterview: 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 MoreWhat 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 MoreBest 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 MoreInterview: 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 MoreServer 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 MoreImproved 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 MorePoll 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 MoreDo 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 MoreHow 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 MoreFree SSL with NGINX and LetsEncrypt on Debian 10
Let's Encrypt is a free https certificate you can install on your cheap VPS for free, browser-validated https. In this tutorial, we'll walk through setting up Let's Encrypt https on an nginx host run...
Read MoreInterview: Q&A with CrossBox.io on the Software Industry, Small Business, and Making a Difference
Over the past two months we've begun a new series on Low End Box, interviewing industry leaders in a Q/A style. Today's interview is with Ismir Halilovic, CEO of CrossBox.io, a custom software develop...
Read MoreHostNOC - Managed Xeon L5520/64GB RAM Dedicated Server Deal from $139.95/mo
HostNoc sent in an offer on their managed dedicated server lineup recently and we wanted to bring this offer to your attention. Their starter managed dedicated server is $139.95/month (normally $279.9...
Read MorePoll: What do you use your VPS for?
Welcome to our first Poll on Low End Box! The last time we asked a question similar to this was nearly 11 years ago. Time flies. Since then VPS has become common place and shared web hosting has becom...
Read More2 USD VPS - Cheap VPS Under $2/Month (Updated September 2025)
Are you looking for a VPS under $2 USD per month? If you're new to LowEndBox - welcome! LowEndBox.com is a blog site made up of a small team of passionate individuals that have a strong love for the w...
Read MoreThe State of Low End Box and Low End Talk 2020 - March Update Edition
A few weeks ago we posted inviting feedback from our users about what they would like to see more of on Low End Box. Dozens of people commented and we listened. In the past few weeks significant effor...
Read MoreOplink - 1Gbps Unmetered Colocation from $39.50/mo
The guys over at Oplink just sent in this unique colocation offer, which marks one of the first times such an offer would be published on Low End Box so we decided to feature it. Oplink is not new to...
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