DDoS Attacks on Servers: Causes, Impact, and Mitigation Techniques
Picture this: You wake up Tuesday morning, grab your coffee, and check your website. It’s down. Completely offline. Your email inbox is exploding with angry customer messages. Your phone won’t stop ringing. You call your hosting provider and they tell you something that sounds like science fiction – your server is being hit by a […]
KVM vs OpenVZ: Which VPS Virtualization Should You Pick?
Picking the right virtualization for your VPS is actually a bigger deal than most people realize. It affects how your server performs, how stable it is, and whether you’ll run into limitations down the road. The two you’ll hear about most are KVM and OpenVZ, and while both work well, they’re completely different animals. Clients […]
How to Set Up a Minecraft or Game Server on Your VPS
Last month, my nephew asked me to help him Minecraft Server Setup for his friends. He’d been using some free hosting service that kept crashing whenever more than three people logged on. After about an hour of getting everything running on a proper VPS, I realized this is actually way easier than most people think. Look, […]
5 Reasons to Host Your Website in a Hong Kong Data Center
When I first started looking into server locations for my company’s website, Hong Kong wasn’t even on my radar. I’d always assumed that hosting closer to home was the obvious choice. After doing some digging and talking to a few tech-savvy colleagues, I realised I’d been missing out on something significant. Hong Kong has […]
Why Businesses Are Switching to Dedicated Servers for Better Performance and Security?
In an increasingly data-driven world, enterprise infrastructure must expected performance, stability, and security. For startups, shared hosting and general-purpose cloud may still work, but businesses quickly outgrow those solutions. As organizations scale to meet ever increasing demand, many organizations are moving towards dedicated servers, motivated by factors of what’s in it for them: better performance, […]
What is the Difference Between NVMe and SSD Storage in Servers?
Introduction In today’s fast-paced digital world, the speed of websites and server performance are key components of user experience and search engine ranking. Whether managing a personal website, running an e-commerce store, or hosting some type of business applications, the storage hardware for your server will directly affect performance. Over the years, storage technology has […]
How to Configure Reverse DNS In VPS Hosting
Think of rDNS this way: You sent a beautiful handwritten note to a bank. You wrote the address on the envelope but forgot to mention the return address. What will happen? The bank will get your letter and read it, but even after receiving the letter, they will treat your letter with suspicion. Why? Because […]
How to Access Your VPS Using SSH (Windows, Mac, or Linux)
How to Access Your VPS Using SSH (Windows, Mac, or Linux) Virtual private servers are nowadays a basic option for hosting for businesses all over the globe. A growing number of companies are using VPS to host their operations online. Despite so much popularity, it is still a mystery for many to access their VPS […]
How to Migrate Your Website to a Dedicated Server with Zero Downtime
Introduction Moving your shared or VPS hosting to a dedicated server or switching to another provider can be done for a number of reasons. For example: You may want to increase the functionality, speed, and security of your server and website. You might not be satisfied with your existing provider or have a discovered another, […]
What is the Difference between IPv4 and IPv6 and why It Matters for Web Hosting?
Introduction There are two worlds now: one where we live and the other where the internet lives. Both the worlds have so many similarities that we can compare them and understand the basics from each other. For instance, just like we have postal addresses for delivery and sending mail that ensure we reach the right […]
