SSL certificates in 2026: Why pay if you have Let's Encrypt?

Greetings, friends!If you administer websites, you have surely noticed how much the internet security landscape has changed. About ten years ago, a commercial SSL certificate was purchased for 3–5 y...

Saving resources: how to get the most out of a cheap VPS?

Greetings, friends!Anyone who has ever used servers understands the following situation: you have a small pet project, a Telegram bot, a VPN, or a scraper, and you don't want to buy a powerful machine...

Server monitoring: How do you know that everything has fallen before your customers?

Greetings, friends!Imagine this scenario — you wake up at three in the morning to a call from an irate client or a message from management: "The website is down, we are losing orders!". You frantica...

What is Suricata IDS and who needs it to work?

Greetings, friends!In 2026, classical server protection at the port level is no longer enough. Standard firewalls (like iptables or UFW) function like a basic door lock: they either close a port or op...

Game server on VPS: How to set up and destroy lags? The full guide in 2026

Greetings, friends!Anyone who has ever tried to host a game server for Counter-Strike 2, GTA 5 (FiveM), Minecraft, or Rust has faced the three horsemen of the apocalypse: high ping, packet loss, and s...