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Latest articles
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…
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…
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…
How to Use SSH Keys with Your Server
Simply password-protecting your Linux server no longer cuts it (they’re vulnerable to online and offline brute force and dictionary attacks, and people historically are terrible with maintaining secure…
How Does Virtualization Work Exactly? (Cloud Explained Series)
In the first article of this series, we explained that the existence of virtual instances like VPS is possible thanks to technology called virtualization. But how does virtualization…
What is a VPS and How Does It Work? (Cloud Explained Series)
A virtual private server (VPS) allows users to set up their own virtual machine without the need to pay for using the whole capacity of a bare metal…
Migration Guide: CentOS to AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Other Alternatives
CentOS 8 Reached End-of-Life on December 31, 2021 With Red Hat officially ending support for CentOS 8, users are forced to migrate to a different operating system. While…