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, and the community has decidedly voted in favor of KVM virtualization. While voting will remain open we grabbed the results as of May 24th (after 9 days of voting and 327 votes). Recently we've published a number of guides ab...
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 November 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...
Read MoreHow To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04
The Apache is a web server developed by Apache Foundation in 1995. Apache is the one of the most widely used and robust web server. Apache web server requires a valid SSL certificate to enable web sec...
Read MoreGenesis Hosting Solutions - Exclusive offer for LEB readers only! 15% off VM's for the first month or year!
Genesis Hosting Solutions has recently contacted us offering LowEndBox users a special promotion of 15% off the first month or year for new sign-ups only, that use promo code LEBGVM2020 for Genesis VM...
Read MoreFrequent Networks - VPS Plans from small plan starting at $1/month and more!
Editor's note: As of 2/22/2020 this website is not resolving and therefore the host may be deadpooled. We are pulling the order links down as result. Proceed with caution. Frequent Networks has reach...
Read MoreRootcrate - Limited stock on Dedicated Server offer, 50% off pricing for 2 months!
Rootcrate is being featured here for the first time, with an LEB exclusive. They have 7 of their Gen I crates in stock and are offering 50% off the first two months exclusively for LEB readers. These...
Read MoreFrequent Networks - VPS Plans from Mini to Large size - starting at $5/mo!
Frequent Networks contacted us recently regarding their various VPS plans. What they told us about their plans is that their hosting options are the ideal solution when you require the control of a de...
Read MoreAutoVM - VPS, VDS, Game VPS - Various locations and 30% discount!
AutoVM recently sent us some offers specifically for the LEB community, complete with coupon codes! As their first opening offer here, customers can use code LEB2020 for 30% lifetime discount on all p...
Read MoreUK1Host - Black Friday Special Prices on Linux Cloud VPS Plans!
UK1Host has contacted us with their second offer! They were featured on LEB before with Black Friday specials, and they are excited to be featured here again! So listed below they have new Black Frida...
Read MoreVPSFortune - VPS Pool - Plans on Sale out of New York Datacenter!
VPSFortune sent in another sale offer for the LowEndBox community. We were told that these are custom, exclusive plans created exclusively for LEB, so you won’t find these plans on their website excep...
Read MoreVPSFortune - New Resource Pool Added! Sale Prices on select plans, with custom links!
VPSFortune is back with a new offer for the LowEndBox community. They are offering a 2X VPS Pool and 4X VPS Pool at sale prices, out of New York. We were told that these are custom, exclusive plans cr...
Read MoreVPSFortune – VPS Pool Specials in New York – Starting at 2 VPS’s & more!
VPSFortune sent in their second offer for the LowEndBox community. We were told that these are custom & exclusive plans created exclusively for LEB, so you won’t find these plans on their website...
Read MoreSonicFast - KVM Plans, DDoS Protection included. UK location, plans starting at $19 a year!
SonicFast sent in great deals on KVM Plans, their first time being featured here. One of their plans is offering an exclusive 512MB plan for LowEndBox for 18€/year, DDoS Protection included. See all t...
Read MoreHow To Set Up Apache Virtual Hosts on CentOS 7
In this tutorial, we will start with an empty VPS with a freshly installed CentOS 7 and will end up with three different sites sharing the same IP address, hosted on the same machine. Apache web serve...
Read MoreHow to install Webmin on Ubuntu 18.04
This How To is designed to help you install Webmin on your fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver and then walk you through some basic functionality like creating a website and adding users. We...
Read MoreLEMP Stack Installation on Ubuntu 16.04
This tutorial will show you how to install and configure the LEMP stack on your VPS/LowEndBox. LEMP stands for Linux Nginx MySQL PHP, and is a lightweight variation of the LAMP stack, which includes A...
Read MoreCentOS 7 LAMP Server Tutorial Part 6: Moving to NGINX
Welcome to the last installment in the CentOS 7 LAMP Server Tutorial: Modernized and Explained series! In this article we are going to turn our LAMP server into a LEMP server by removing Apache and in...
Read MoreLEMP Stack Installation on Debian 9
This tutorial will show you how to install and configure the LEMP stack on your VPS/LowEndBox, running Debian 9. LEMP stands for Linux Nginx MySQL PHP, and is a lightweight variation of the LAMP stack...
Read MoreHow To Create a DNS Server On Ubuntu 18.04
The DNS or Domain Name System is the distributed database that allows zone records, such as IP addresses, to be associated with domain names. When a computer, such as your laptop or phone, needs to co...
Read MoreHow to Install Moodle on Ubuntu 18.04
Moodle is an open source Learning Management System or LMS. It hails as the worlds most popular learning platform with over 153M users worldwide. Moodle is consumable in 3 basic hosted varieties: DI...
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