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Latest articles
Block Storage vs Object Storage vs File Storage: A Buyer’s Guide
You’ll learn everything you need to know about object storage, block storage, and file storage with this explainer.
The S3 Alternative GPORTAL Decided On: Contabo Object Storage
GPORTAL is an international game server hosting provider looking for S3 alternatives. Here’s why they switched to Contabo Object Storage.
Changing the Partition Layout of Your VPS after OS Installation
Imagine a laptop with a 500 GB disk and Windows as the operating system. By default, Windows is installed on the 500 GB disk. But what if you…
How to Use Plesk for Backups
In this article you will get to know how to backup your Plesk-data to S3-compatible storage.
How to Self-host Bitwarden on a VPS
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to self-host Bitwarden using a virtual private server (VPS).
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…