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 port 80 and 443 (for a web server) as well as your ssh port. This is an example of the best practice of "blocking everything except what is explicitly allowed". However, even with this sort of policy in place, the security...
Read More about Protect Your VPS With an Electronic Pitbull: Active FirewallsCentOS 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 about CentOS 6 End of Life is Coming! Upgrade to a new CentOS 7 VPS NowInterview: 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 about Interview: Q&A with LowEndBox/LowEndTalk Owner Jon BilohWhat 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 about What is a Hybrid Server? Hybrid Dedicated Servers ExplainedBest 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 about Best Web Hosting Control Panels after the cPanel Price HikeInterview: 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 about Interview: Q&A with Low End Talk Moderator Nekki$1 VPS – 1 USD VPS Per Month (Updated July 2026)
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 about $1 VPS – 1 USD VPS Per Month (Updated July 2026)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 about Server Space – 1GB Windows VPS in NJ or Amsterdam for $6/mo plus and Exclusive CouponImproved 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 about Improved Server Security By Closing Ports With nmap MonitoringPoll 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 about Poll Results: Preferred Virtualization Engine for Cheap VPS HostingDo 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 about Do I need to be technically-inclined to use a VPS?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 about How secure is a VPS?Free 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 More about Free SSL with NGINX and LetsEncrypt on Debian 10HostNOC – 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 More about HostNOC – Managed Xeon L5520/64GB RAM Dedicated Server Deal from $139.95/moPoll: 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 More about Poll: What do you use your VPS for?2 USD VPS – Cheap VPS Under $2/Month (Updated July 2026)
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 More about 2 USD VPS – Cheap VPS Under $2/Month (Updated July 2026)The 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 More about The State of Low End Box and Low End Talk 2020 – March Update EditionOplink – 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 More about Oplink – 1Gbps Unmetered Colocation from $39.50/moHow 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 More about How To Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04Frequent 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 More about Frequent Networks – VPS Plans from small plan starting at $1/month and more!Rootcrate – 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 More about Rootcrate – Limited stock on Dedicated Server offer, 50% off pricing for 2 months!Frequent 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 More about Frequent Networks – VPS Plans from Mini to Large size – starting at $5/mo!AutoVM – 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 More about AutoVM – VPS, VDS, Game VPS – Various locations and 30% discount!UK1Host – 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 More about UK1Host – Black Friday Special Prices on Linux Cloud VPS Plans!VPSFortune – 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...
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