VPS Hosting Articles

Most VPS buyers take a 99.9% uptime guarantee at face value. This breaks down what that number actually permits, how providers define and measure downtime in their contracts, and what you should check before trusting any uptime claim.

The OS you pick shapes everything that comes after: package management, security patching, software compatibility, and how much community help you can find when something breaks. Here is how to make that decision well.

A practical walkthrough of the steps between receiving your VPS login credentials and having a working server: first login, system updates, security basics, domain configuration, web server installation, SSL, and your first deployment.

From a Bitwarden-compatible password vault to a Google Photos replacement, the self-hosted software ecosystem covers most of what people pay SaaS providers for. This article covers 10 tools that are genuinely worth running on a VPS, including what each replaces, how it fits a modest plan, and where to be cautious.

A fresh VPS is exposed to the public internet from the moment it boots. These 10 steps cover the practical security work you should complete before putting anything into production.

The spec sheet tells you the headline numbers. It rarely explains what those numbers mean in practice. This article breaks down the concrete differences between shared hosting and a VPS on RAM, CPU, process isolation, and root access, including an honest look at workloads where shared hosting holds up fine.

The labels 'managed' and 'unmanaged' get thrown around on every VPS provider's pricing page, but the scope of what is included varies enormously. This guide breaks down what each model actually covers, where the costs shift, and which type fits the way you work.

Shared hosting handles simple workloads well. It breaks down fast once you need a persistent process, a background worker, WebSocket support, or root access. This article covers the specific scenarios where a VPS is the only viable option.

A VPS is a virtual server carved from a physical machine, giving you dedicated resources and full control without the cost of renting an entire box. This guide explains what that means in practice, what types exist, and who actually needs one.

Two VPS providers at similar entry price points that deliver fundamentally different products: Contabo's unmanaged servers give you far more raw compute per dollar, while Ultahost's managed platform includes full server administration, backups, security patching, and 24-hour support.