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Hosting a Discord bot 24/7: the options, honestly compared
Your own PC, free hosting, a VPS or a dedicated plan: the four ways to host a Discord bot, with their real limits and cost.
3 min readDomain names and DNS: understanding what actually happens
Registrar, nameservers, A, CNAME, MX and TXT records, propagation: how DNS works, explained without unnecessary jargon.
3 min readSecuring your VPS: the first 10 steps after delivery
SSH keys, firewall, non-root user, automatic updates, fail2ban: the checklist to run through within an hour of a VPS going live.
3 min readBecoming a hosting reseller: where to actually start
Business model, choosing a reseller plan, billing, support and margins: what to know before launching your own hosting offer.
3 min readWhy host your data in France: GDPR, latency and sovereignty
Three concrete reasons to choose a French host: simpler GDPR compliance, lower latency, and real legal control over your data.
3 min readLinux VPS or Windows VPS: how to decide
Licence cost, available software, resource usage, administration: the objective criteria for choosing between a Linux and a Windows VPS.
3 min readHosting a FiveM server: the complete getting-started guide
Cfx.re licence, framework choice, database, sizing and optimisation: everything you need before opening your GTA RP server.
3 min readUnderstanding DDoS protection: what it does, and what it doesn't
How DDoS filtering works, the difference between volumetric and application-layer attacks, and why no protection is absolute.
3 min readSizing a Minecraft server properly: RAM, CPU and player count
How much RAM for 10, 20 or 50 players? Why CPU clock speed matters more than core count, and how mods change everything.
2 min readVPS or shared hosting: when is it actually time to move?
The real differences between shared hosting and a VPS, the four signals that say it's time to migrate, and what a VPS asks of you in return.
3 min readHow to choose a web host: the 7 criteria that actually matter
Price, server location, support, backups, control panel, performance, portability: an honest guide to picking web hosting without regrets.
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