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VPS or dedicated server: what to choose and when shouldn’t you skimp?

· 2 min read
Customer Care Engineer

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Introduction

When a business or project needs reliable hosting, the question arises: should you opt for a VPS or immediately rent a dedicated server? It's easy to make a mistake here - you'll either overpay or face a lack of resources. In this article, we’ll examine which tasks a cheap VPS is suited for, and when you really can’t do without bare-metal.

DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN Error: Causes and ways to resolve it

· 3 min read
Customer Care Engineer

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If your browser reports DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN, it means that it cannot determine the IP address of the requested site. This can happen for a variety of reasons:

  • The domain name is not present in DNS servers or its registration has expired.
  • The server responsible for the domain zone is unavailable.
  • DNS is configured incorrectly on the device.
  • Interference from a VPN, antivirus, or firewall.
  • Issues with the internet service provider.

The accompanying error message may look slightly different in different browsers:

  • Google Chrome: «This site can’t be reached».
  • Mozilla Firefox: «Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site».
  • Microsoft Edge: «Hmm… can’t reach this page».
  • Safari: «Safari Can’t Find the Server».

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3: Faster, but Is It worth enabling them? Pros, cons, and configuration

· 4 min read
Customer Care Engineer

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Modern HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 protocols can significantly speed up site loading, improve user experience and increase search engine rankings. But not everything is so simple: they have both advantages and disadvantages. Let's understand what these protocols are, their pros and cons, and how to enable them on your server.

Basic work with journald

· 2 min read
Customer Care Engineer

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Journald is a logging system used in modern Linux-based operating systems to record system events. It collects information about the operation of various services, applications, and system processes to help administrators monitor system health and diagnose errors.

Unlike standard text logs, journald stores data in a binary format. This allows logs to be stored more compactly and managed more efficiently, but at the same time, you cannot simply open these logs in a text editor. Special tools are required to view and analyze them.

In this article, we will look at how to view the records maintained by journald and how to clear them to save disk space.

Don’t waste your server resources: block unwanted bots using Nginx

· 4 min read
Customer Care Engineer

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Search engine bots (crawlers) are special programs that scan websites on the Internet. Search engines need them to find, index and display pages in search results. But not all bots are useful!

Sometimes your site may be visited by unwanted bots that:

  • Collect data without your permission.
  • Consume server resources, slowing it down.
  • Are used to look for vulnerabilities.

If you want to protect your site from such bots, it’s time to configure Nginx! In this article, we’ll show you how to easily and quickly block them using a special configuration file.