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The First 10 Things to Do After You Get a New VPS
Your server is live. Before you deploy anything: a non-root user, SSH keys, a firewall, automatic security updates, and a couple of habits that save you at 3 a.m.
November 7, 2025 · 7 min read · VPSoto Team
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How to Point Your Domain at Your VPS (DNS, the Easy Way)
Two records do 90% of the job: an A record for the apex and a CNAME (or A) for www. Here is exactly what to set, how to check it propagated, and the gotchas that waste an afternoon.
February 13, 2026 · 5 min read · VPSoto Team
Dedicated Servers Explained: When Bare Metal Beats a VPS
A dedicated server is the whole physical machine — every core, all the RAM, no hypervisor tax. Here is when that actually wins, what IPMI gives you, and how to size one.
January 16, 2026 · 6 min read · VPSoto Team
Why We Show Prices in USD, GBP, EUR, SAR and PKR
Hosting priced only in dollars quietly taxes everyone else with conversion fees and guesswork. We price natively in five currencies, switchable from the header. Here is how it works.
December 19, 2025 · 4 min read · VPSoto Team
Paying for Hosting in Crypto: How It Works at VPSoto
We accept Bitcoin and a range of other coins alongside cards. Here is exactly what happens at checkout, how the amount is locked in, and what to do if a payment is slow to confirm.
December 5, 2025 · 4 min read · VPSoto Team
How to Self-Host a Mail Server Without Landing in Spam
Running your own mail is very doable in 2026 — if you get four things right: a clean IP with rDNS, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. Here is the short, honest version.
November 21, 2025 · 7 min read · VPSoto Team
NVMe vs SSD vs HDD: Storage Choices That Actually Matter
HDDs are cheap and slow. SATA SSDs are fast enough for most things. NVMe is dramatically faster for random I/O — which is exactly what databases do. Here is when the difference is real.
October 24, 2025 · 5 min read · VPSoto Team
How to Choose a Datacenter Location for Your VPS
The right location is the one closest to whoever talks to your server the most — your users, or the API you call. Latency, legal residency, and a quick way to measure it.
October 10, 2025 · 5 min read · VPSoto Team
VPS vs Dedicated Server vs Shared Hosting: Which Do You Need?
Shared hosting is a flat in a building. A VPS is your own apartment. A dedicated server is the whole house. Here is how to pick — by control, performance, and price — without overpaying.
September 26, 2025 · 7 min read · VPSoto Team
What Is a VPS? A Plain-English Guide
A virtual private server is a slice of a physical machine that behaves like its own computer — root access, a fixed amount of CPU and RAM, and a public IP. Here is what that actually means, and when you need one.
September 12, 2025 · 6 min read · VPSoto Team
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