Hosting3 min read
What is a VPS (virtual private server)?
A VPS is a virtual machine with its own OS, root access and reserved resources. How it works, what it is for, what it costs and when to get one.
Samuel Akires
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Hosting and infrastructure focused on performance
Articles on VPS, dedicated servers, Anti-DDoS, the panel and stability for game servers.
8 articles in Hosting
Hosting
Hosting3 min read
How to choose a DayZ host in Brazil
You are buying a Windows machine with RDP, not a ready DayZ. What to look at: OS, datacenter in Brazil, Anti-DDoS, RAM. Next: install the dedicated server.
Samuel Akires
Hosting4 min read
VPS vs dedicated server
A VPS is an isolated share of a machine. Dedicated is the whole machine. The difference and when each one makes sense.
Samuel Akires
Hosting3 min read
What is a DDoS attack?
DDoS is traffic from many IPs at once, aimed at taking a site or game server down. How it works, the common types, and what edge protection does.
Samuel Akires
Hosting3 min read
How to choose a Minecraft host in Brazil
Compare edition, CPU, RAM, storage, the panel and support terms before choosing Minecraft hosting.
Samuel Akires
Hosting1 min read
Fail2ban: how to protect a VPS against brute force
Fail2ban blocks an IP that fails the SSH password too many times. Install, paste one file, turn it on. It is not Anti-DDoS.
Samuel Akires
Hosting1 min read
Paper, Spigot or Purpur: which one should you pick?
Want plugins? Install Paper. Want mods? That is Forge, not Paper. Leave Spigot behind.
Samuel Akires
Hosting2 min read
Minecraft server mods and optimization for performance
Complete Minecraft server performance guide: optimization mods, JVM flags, view-distance, entity limits, Spark profiler and practices to keep TPS stable on vanilla, Paper and modpacks.
Samuel Akires