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Latest articles
ComfyUI Workflows: Templates and Best Practices
A ComfyUI workflow is the saved node graph — stored as a JSON file — that describes a complete generation pipeline: which checkpoint loads, how the prompt is…
How to Install ComfyUI on a GPU Server
ComfyUI is a node-based interface for running Stable Diffusion, Flux, and other diffusion models, valued for the fine-grained control its graph view gives over every stage of image…
Provisioning a VPS with Terraform: A Beginner’s Tutorial
Learn Terraform by provisioning a real Contabo VPS. We cover everything from provider setup to your first terraform apply.
Deploying Stirling PDF on a VPS: A Docker Setup Guide
Stirling PDF is an open-source PDF platform with more than 60 tools — merge, split, OCR, sign, redact, convert — that runs entirely on a server you control…
BentoPDF vs Stirling PDF: Which Self-Hosted PDF Toolkit Fits Your VPS?
BentoPDF and Stirling PDF are both free, self-hosted PDF toolkits, but they solve the privacy problem in opposite ways. BentoPDF processes every file inside your browser and needs…
We’ve Added Three New 1-Click Apps to Contabo VPS and VDS
Paperclip, Dokploy, and Hermes Agent have joined the Contabo 1-Click App list, installable from the configurator when you order a VPS or VDS or through Reinstall on a…
Moving Off AWS: A Cost and Migration Guide for European Teams
AWS bills usually spike from egress fees and managed-service markup (RDS, managed Kubernetes) rather than raw compute cost — and reserved instances or savings plans create a false…
How to Self-Host an LLM Gateway for AI Agents on a VPS
A self-hosted LLM gateway puts one authenticated endpoint in front of your MCP tool servers and your LLM providers, so API keys never touch agent code and traffic…