How Much Bandwidth Do I Need? VPS Bandwidth Calculator Guide
Estimate monthly VPS bandwidth: formulas for websites, downloads, video, game servers, VPNs and backups, worked examples, Mbps vs TB, and peak speed.
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Choosing, comparing and running virtual private servers.
VPS Hosting Explained: From First Login to Running Production
A complete beginner-to-advanced path for VPS hosting: what a VPS is, choosing a plan, first setup, deploying apps, security, backups, monitoring and scaling.
VPS Maintenance Checklist: Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly
A maintenance routine for a Linux VPS: what to automate, and what to check weekly, monthly and quarterly to stay secure, fast and recoverable.
Automate VPS Backups with BorgBackup: Simple, Reliable, Encrypted
Automated, deduplicated and encrypted VPS backups with BorgBackup and borgmatic: remote repository, database dumps, retention, monitoring and restores.
How to Host Multiple Websites on One VPS
Host several websites on one VPS with Nginx: a user, PHP-FPM pool and database per site, HTTPS for every domain, and resource planning.
VPS for Live Streaming: Restream to Multiple Platforms With OBS
Use a VPS for live streaming: restream OBS to YouTube, Twitch and more with Nginx RTMP, FFmpeg transcoding, self-hosted servers, bandwidth sizing, location.
How to Back Up a VPS to Cloud Storage Automatically
Send encrypted, automated VPS backups to S3-compatible storage or another server with restic or rclone: setup, schedule, retention and restores.
VPS vs VDS: What Is the Difference and Which Do You Need?
VPS vs VDS without the marketing: shared vs dedicated CPU, how to check what you get, and which workloads need dedicated resources.
IT Automation Tools for Servers: Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD
Configuration management, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, workflow automation and monitoring — plus a practical starting stack for a few servers.
DDR4 vs DDR5 RAM: Does Memory Generation Matter for Servers?
How DDR5 differs from DDR4 in bandwidth, latency and capacity, which workloads benefit, and why RAM amount matters more on a VPS.