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Understanding Backups: Full vs Incremental, and the 3-2-1 Rule
A plain-English guide to full, incremental and differential backups, plus the 3-2-1 rule for keeping your data genuinely recoverable.
14 October 2026 5 min read
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robots.txt, sitemap.xml and llms.txt Explained
How robots.txt, sitemap.xml and the newer llms.txt file each guide web crawlers, and why llms.txt should still be treated as experimental in 2026.
9 October 2026 5 min read
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MySQL and MariaDB Basics: Users, Privileges and What phpMyAdmin Does
A beginner's guide to how database users and privileges work in MySQL and MariaDB, and what phpMyAdmin actually is (and isn't).
7 October 2026 4 min read
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Email authentication explained: how SPF, DKIM, DMARC and DNSSEC fit together
A plain-English guide to how SPF, DKIM, DMARC and DNSSEC each play a different role in protecting your domain and email, with links to…
2 October 2026 4 min read
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Choosing and configuring a WordPress caching plugin
Caching plugins all promise a faster site, but they're working on different layers of the problem. Here's what each layer actually does and how…
30 September 2026 5 min read
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Installing and Renewing a Free SSL Certificate with Let’s Encrypt
A plain-English walkthrough of getting a free Let's Encrypt certificate with certbot, how the ACME protocol works, and why auto-renewal matters.
25 September 2026 7 min read
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Choosing the Right TLD for Your Business
.com, a UK ccTLD, or a newer gTLD? A practical, no-hype look at what actually matters when picking a domain extension for a business.
23 September 2026 5 min read
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What is Windows Server, and which edition should you run?
A plain-English guide to Windows Server versions and editions, covering Server 2019, 2022 and 2025, Standard vs Datacenter, and GUI vs Server Core for…
18 September 2026 4 min read
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My website’s been hacked: first steps to take
A calm, practical checklist for the first hours after discovering your website has been compromised, from containment to bringing it back online safely.
16 September 2026 5 min read
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Shared vs VPS vs dedicated hosting: what’s actually different
A plain-English guide to shared, VPS and dedicated hosting, how resources are actually divided between customers, and how to pick the right one.
9 September 2026 5 min read
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What Is a CDN and How It Actually Works
A content delivery network moves your content closer to visitors using a global network of edge servers. Here's the mechanics behind that, in plain…
9 September 2026 4 min read
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How to Update AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux
Keeping an unmanaged VPS patched is your job, not your host's. How to check, apply and roll back updates on AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux…
25 August 2026 4 min read
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Choosing an Operating System for Your VPS
A guide to all 10 operating systems available on our unmanaged VPS plans, grouped by family, with links to the practical setup guide for…
25 February 2025 6 min read
CoreOS
Recovering from a Bad Ignition Config on Fedora CoreOS
What to do when a Fedora CoreOS instance boots with a broken Ignition config, why it usually can't be fixed in place, and how…
21 February 2025 7 min read
CoreOS
How CoreOS’s automatic update model affects your uptime planning
CoreOS updates and reboots itself by default. That's a deliberate low-maintenance design choice - but it has a real uptime consequence you need to…
18 February 2025 4 min read