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man34 5mo ago

rsync.net for VPS backups—ZFS send/receive worth the premium? · VPS Hosting

Same here. Borg to Hetzner. Never had a restore fail.

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man34 6mo ago

Softaculous creates more problems than it solves · Web Hosting

Following this thread because I am exactly the person Chen describe. Softaculous wordpress 2022, never update, still running. Should I update now or is it too late, will it break

Also what is terraform

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man34 10mo ago

Windows Server eval: the 180-day treadmill · VPS Hosting

Did anyone mention that the 180 days is per rearm, not total? You can rearm up to three times on standard eval, so 720 days total officially. After that you need other tricks.

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man34 1y ago

Securing SSH without fail2ban on tiny RAM · VPS Hosting

What about ufw with limit? It generates similar iptables rules but easier syntax.

ufw limit 22/tcp

does the recent module setup automatically. On Ubuntu the memory cost is just ufw itself, already running.

Not for 128MB probably, but for 512MB+ it's manageable and you get IPv6 r...

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man34 1y ago

That major datacenter fire—who's actually affected? · Reviews

Did anyone ever figure out what started the fire? I saw speculation about battery storage but nothing confirmed.

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man34 1y ago

The lifetime deal that actually lasted · Deals & Offers

Following.

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man34 2y ago

Registry locked my domain after 'suspicious' WHOIS change. · Domain Names

Windows Server's AD certificate services have similar lockout behaviors when attributes change too rapidly. The registry automation likely flagged velocity, not the change itself.