Fiber Optic Cables at Our Data Center
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at fiber optic cables being installed at our Frankfurt Data Center.
Data Center Cabinets: Arrived and Mounted
This behind-the-scenes post shows you how we set up data center cabinets and cooling cabinets at our Data Center.
Secure and Isolated Server Environments with Unlimited Traffic: Introducing Private Networking
Today, we launched Private Networking, isolated server environments between Cloud VPS and VDS instances. You can now either create private networks between VPS instances, or cross-pollinated VPS and VDS instances.
Intel Processors: Core vs Pentium vs Celeron
Intel processors have confusing brand names and variants. Here are the differences between Intel Core, Pentium, and Celeron.
Self-Managed Server Access Problems
Sometimes, our customers teach us a thing or two and help us troubleshoot their self-managed server. Read on to see what we learned!
The Contabo Blog has Arrived!
We’re proud to launch the Contabo blog, which features company news, product updates, tutorials, and customer stories. Take a look around!
The Ultimate Guide to Docker installation and deployment using Cloud-Init
Setting up Docker and instantly deploying a Container over and over again can be time consuming. With Cloud-Init this just takes a few seconds!
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Get LAMP Stack Up and Running on Your Server in Less than 90 Seconds using Cloud-Init
LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL & PHP) is widely used for Web applications. In this article we will show you how to set up and run LAMP on your Server. This process only takes 90 seconds – thanks to Cloud-Init.
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How to Install Nextcloud on VPS
Nextcloud is a popular Open Source productivity platform among the self-hosting community. This tutorial will teach you how to install Nextcloud on VPS. We’ve included both a step-by-step video guide and written tutorial.
Hello from England!
Today we are launching our new Data Center in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. Get all of our flagship products there and benefit from our launch promotion.
What is Cloud-Init and Why is it so Cool?
The process of setting up new server instances can be very annoying and time-consuming. While Docker can be used to replicate a certain software environment, Cloud-Init can be used to replicate the whole server with all of its programs and configurations.
Containers vs Virtual Machines (Cloud Explained Series)
Despite all the hype, virtual machines are not likely to be fully substituted by containers in the future. Those are complementary technologies, not rivals – containers and virtual machines are often used in the same cloud infrastructure.
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Introducing All-Inclusive Object Storage
A radically cheaper and more transparent approach to storing data in the cloud. Today we are thrilled to introduce Contabo Object Storage. With this new product you can store data in the cloud cheaper and without any hidden fees. Anyone who ever tried other object storage products knows it’s everything but cheap and predictable. Multiple
A Practical Guide to Superuser Accounts, sudo & root
User rights is one of the first concepts you have to understand when dealing with Linux. This guide is ideal for users who just installed their first Linux on the computer, or for users who are starting out with their first Linux server. We wrote this article in mind to help our customers as well
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