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HTTP/3 runs over QUIC, a UDP-based transport with TLS 1.3 built in. The payoff for your visitors is concrete: connection setup takes one round trip instead of two, repeat visits…
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Most VPS plans arrive with kernel and application defaults tuned for a generic workload. On a small test box the defaults are fine; once real traffic arrives, a dozen small…
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Goal: choose the right scheduler for recurring jobs on a Linux VPS and migrate your crontab to systemd timers where it pays off. This guide compares both, shows a working…
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If you self-host more than one service on a single VPS — a web app, an API, Grafana, a chat server — you need a reverse proxy in front of…
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Nginx, Apache, and Caddy are the three web servers you will most often encounter on a VPS, and they take very different approaches to the same job. Apache remains the…
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When a VPS slows down, the first question is always the same: what is consuming the CPU, RAM, or disk right now? Guessing wastes time — the Linux kernel already…
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A plain systemctl restart app drops every in-flight request, closes established connections, and leaves a visible gap in your error log. On a single VPS you cannot spin up a…
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Sending mail from a VPS without authentication setup is a one-way ticket to the spam folder: receiving servers check your IP’s reverse DNS, your SPF record, and your DKIM signature…
Read MoreLogrotate and Disk Space Management on a VPS: Keep Logs Useful Without Filling the Disk
A full disk is one of the most common causes of VPS outages — and it is almost always self-inflicted. Application logs, database binlogs, and package manager caches grow silently…
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