7 powerful VPS troubleshooting tips to minimize downtime
Your server is down. However you do learn about downtime, and no matter what you’re doing with your virtual private server (VPS), your priority is clear: Get it back online. …
Perk up your VPS and terminal with Zsh and more
Like most things with Linux, the terminal is highly customizable. With a few switches and some additional tools, you can create a terminal experience that not only feels more user-friendly, …
The Memory Question: How Much RAM Does My VPS Need?
The question that plagues more VPS buyers than any other. And while no one size fits all, there are some easy ways to determine your needs or current usage.
Hacking the Youth: Why Every Kid Should Have a VPS
With my first kid on the way in November, I can’t help but start to plan. It’s in my nature—the more I feel like I have a handle on the …
7 Free New Relic Alternatives for VPS Monitoring
Now that you have a VPS up and running smoothly, you want to keep in that way—or, at the very least, know if something goes wrong. Luckily, a huge variety …
5 Self-Hosted (and Docker-Friendly) Apps I’m Installing This Weekend
Perhaps the best thing about having a VPS is the ability to experiment with hosting pretty much any application out there. And by using Docker as the foundation, it gets …
5 Cool (and Sometimes Impractical) Things to Do With Docker
If you’re part of our containers preview, you’ll have access to Docker, the container-based software that’s had people buzzing for years, now. Once you’ve gone through the installation and configuration …
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6 Reasons Data Centers Make Better Hosts than Desktops
Many of those just dipping their toes into hosting web services, or trying to learn at a young age, tend to ask what seems like a rather benign question: “Why …