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Sizing, operations and the parts of hosting that are usually explained badly. Written by the people who run the platform, mostly because we got tired of answering the same question in tickets.
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Operations13 min read
Reading a server load graph: memory, CPU and disk
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Networking13 min read
What a reverse proxy does: TLS, hostnames and forwarded IPs
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Security12 min read
Two-factor on your panel account: TOTP and recovery codes
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Minecraft13 min read
Minecraft SMP launch checklist: everything before day one
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Web hosting11 min read
HTTPS and Let's Encrypt: how ACME issues your certificate
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Sizing14 min read
Shared CPU and noisy neighbours: what you actually rent
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Web hosting11 min read
HTTP caching headers explained: Cache-Control and ETag
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VDS15 min read
systemd services for your apps: unit files and journalctl
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Databases15 min read
phpMyAdmin import and export: limits, charsets and fixes
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