LowEndBox

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Sep 10, 2025

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If you're a sysadmin - and if you've got a VPS, you are - how do you learn about new security threats?

So How Exactly Do You Learn About Security Issues on Your VPS?

Before You Format: ext4, XFS, and btrfs Differences Explained (And Which One You Should Pick)

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Aug 29, 2025

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Like every other subsystem, Linux can't decide on just one filesystem. Which one (ext4, XFS, btrfs) is best for you?

Before You Format: ext4, XFS, and btrfs Differences Explained (And Which One You Should Pick)

The End of Uniprocessor Configs on Linux – It’s a Multicore-Only Kernel Now

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Jun 25, 2025

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Back in the day - waaaay back in the day - unicore systems were the norm. Today, they're a rarity. The Linux kernel is being updated to reflect that.

The End of Uniprocessor Configs on Linux – It’s a Multicore-Only Kernel Now

Have You Missed Any of these LowEndBoxTV Videos?

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Dec 07, 2024

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Our video master, Piotr, has been lighting up the metrics on YouTube with some great videos on LowEndBoxTV. If you're not a subscriber, you're missing out! Did any of these slip past your stream unclicked?

Have You Missed Any of these LowEndBoxTV Videos?

LowEndBoxTV: Ubuntu 24: Hot Rod Ferrari Speed Freak, Crippled Dump Truck, or Somewhere in Between?

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Oct 14, 2024

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How does Ubuntu's new release compare to earlier versions? They always claim speed improvement, but Piotr's not one to take software companies at their word, so he runs benchmarks. A lot of benchmarks.

LowEndBoxTV: Ubuntu 24: Hot Rod Ferrari Speed Freak, Crippled Dump Truck, or Somewhere in Between?

LowEndBoxTV: Free Power Toys for Your Linux Server!

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Oct 04, 2024

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Learn how free power toys for your Linux server can make your life easier. In this video, Piotr talks about btop, scrutiny, Hetrix Tools, unattended upgrades, ubuntu pro, yabs, and MyIdlers!

LowEndBoxTV: Free Power Toys for Your Linux Server!

Examining the Top 12 Server Operating Systems of 2024: Choose the Best One for Your Needs

News Team

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Mar 26, 2024

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So many operating system options! Which one is best for you and your VPS or dedicated server? Let's sort it out.

Examining the Top 12 Server Operating Systems of 2024: Choose the Best One for Your Needs

LowEndBoxTV: Debian 12 “Bookworm” Benchmarks!

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Aug 13, 2023

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Piotr benchmarked Linux distros to find which one is fastest. Now that Debian 12 is out, he's updated his comprehensive benchmarks with fresh data. How does "Bookworm" perform compared to previous Debians and other distros? Let's find out!

LowEndBoxTV: Debian 12 “Bookworm” Benchmarks!

Seismic Industry Shift: Is RHEL About to Vanish From the Web Hosting Landscape?

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Jul 22, 2023

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A few years ago, RHEL/CentOS was embedded into the web hosting ecosystem. Now we are on the cusp of that distribution vanishing from the landscape.

Seismic Industry Shift: Is RHEL About to Vanish From the Web Hosting Landscape?

LowEndBoxTV: Which Distro is Fastest?

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Feb 26, 2023

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Using popular benchmarks (PHPBench, Redis, ZSTD, Geekbench, VP9 Encode, WebP, OpenSSL, etc.) Piotr compares Debian, Ubuntu, and various RHEL-universe distros to see how they perform on typical LowEnd VPSes. Lots of data and interesting conclusions!

PHP 7 Is Officially Dead

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Nov 29, 2022

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As of today, PHP 7.4 is end of life, which means the PHP 7 version is now officially retired. Some distributions will backport security patches, but really, it's time to move on.

OpenSSH Suffered a “Near Miss” But is Now Post-Quantum

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Apr 23, 2022

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According to the change log, OpenSSH 9.0 suffered a "near miss" - a potential vulnerability that was found and fixed before anyone could attempt to exploit it: "Near miss in sshd(8): fix an integer ov...

FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

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Jan 26, 2022

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A new vulnerability that affects many Linux systems has been revealed: Pwnkit. This attack uses a vulnerability in polkitd to allow any user to escalate his privileges to root. There are patches for...

FREE Root Shells on Linux Servers Thanks to polkitd Vulnerability

How to install PHP 7.4 with Nginx and Apache on Ubuntu

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Jul 14, 2021

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This article was contributed by Dustin Cisneros at RackNerd, a web hosting and infrastructure as a service provider which was recently voted #1 by the LowEndTalk community! If you are looking for a Li...

How to install PHP 7.4 with Nginx and Apache on Ubuntu

How to Install Nagios on a Ubuntu 20.04 VPS

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Jun 23, 2021

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This article was contributed by Dustin Cisneros at RackNerd, a web hosting and infrastructure as a service provider which was recently voted #1 by the LowEndTalk community! If you are looking for a Li...

How to Install Nagios on a Ubuntu 20.04 VPS

LowEndBoxTV: Ranking the VPS Operating System Choices into Tiers!

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May 01, 2021

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Which Linux distros and operating systems we use on our cheap VPSes are Legend, which are Hipster Only, and which are Get Outta Here? We sort Alma, Alpine, Arch, CentOS (classic and stream), Debian, F...

LowEndBoxTV: Ranking the VPS Operating System Choices into Tiers!

A Group of Friends Making One of the World’s Most Popular Panels: Interview with DirectAdmin’s Co-Owner, Martynas Bendorius

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Apr 28, 2021

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Our interview series has featured some of the true titans of the hosting industry. We're very excited to interview Martynas Bendorius, one of the owners of DirectAdmin. As one of the most popular an...

A Group of Friends Making One of the World’s Most Popular Panels: Interview with DirectAdmin’s Co-Owner, Martynas Bendorius

Comment Free For All: Which Obscure Linux Distro Do You Regularly Use?

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Apr 25, 2021

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Recently, we asked you which obscure linux distro you regularly used. After all, someone has to use some of the 1,000 Linux distros in existence. Some of the interesting comments: I use TinyCore Linu...

Comment Free For All: Which Obscure Linux Distro Do You Regularly Use?

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Apr 14, 2021

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Most folks use Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS, with the occasional pro using RedHat or the hipster using Arch. But there are over 1,000 Linux distros! Not all are suitable for running on a VPS of course,...

How to Disable IPv6 on Ubuntu

Jon Biloh

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Aug 06, 2020

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This article was contributed by Dustin B. Cisneros of RackNerd. If you are considering a VPS hosting solution, take a look at RackNerd. RackNerd is an established brand, reputable reputation, and is a...

Server Space – 1GB Windows VPS in NJ or Amsterdam for $6/mo plus and Exclusive Coupon

Jon Biloh

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Jun 13, 2020

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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...

Server Space – 1GB Windows VPS in NJ or Amsterdam for $6/mo plus and Exclusive Coupon

Hostigger – Openstack/KVM in Istanbul! Plans start at $11.94/yr!

Frank

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Feb 26, 2020

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Hostigger is being featured here again to promote their Openstack KVM plans. There are several sizes to choose from with prices starting at $11.94 a year! You can find their ToS/Legal Docs here. As al...

Hostigger – Openstack/KVM in Istanbul! Plans start at $11.94/yr!

Hostigger – GoodBye2019 – USA/NL/TR Location | 3 Core, 10GB RAM, 80GB SSD, 10TB BW, 250 Mbps Network Speed ($9.99/mo or $75/yr)

Frank

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Jan 12, 2020

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Hostigger is being featured here with a special GoodBye 2019 offer that they wanted to make sure we knew about! With this offer, they wanted us to know these are the available operating systems: CentO...

Hostigger – GoodBye2019 – USA/NL/TR Location | 3 Core, 10GB RAM, 80GB SSD, 10TB BW, 250 Mbps Network Speed ($9.99/mo or $75/yr)

Serveria – Cloud VPS Hosting, Dedicated servers and more! Offers starting at $1.99/mo!

Frank

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Dec 16, 2019

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Serveria has contacted us with a lot of offers recently! Cloud VPS Hosting, Dedicated servers and more! And they are offering a few free things with these offers: free setup and free Windows licenses....

Serveria – Cloud VPS Hosting, Dedicated servers and more! Offers starting at $1.99/mo!

How To Create a DNS Server On Ubuntu 18.04

Liam

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Jul 10, 2019

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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...

Package Management Walkthrough: apt, yum, dnf, pkg

Kaylee

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Jun 29, 2019

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In this tutorial, we will give you an overview of package management utilities on Ubuntu and Debian, Centos, Fedora, and FreeBSD. Once you install, say, Apache and Nginx, PHP, a MySQL database, all th...

Package Management Walkthrough: apt, yum, dnf, pkg

How to Edit Files From Your Linux VPS Terminal

Kaylee

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Jun 23, 2019

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