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Stop Paying for SaaS: A Self-Hosting Starter Roadmap
Start by auditing what you’re actually paying for, then replace one tool at a time — not everything at once. The order that works: set up your server…
Running KoboldCpp for local LLM inference on a VPS
KoboldCpp turns a VPS into a private LLM server with a web interface and an API. This guide covers what the tool is used for, how to deploy…
Contabo’s Product Ladder: From Entry-Level VPS to Dedicated Servers
Contabo runs a complete product ladder under one account: Core VPS for light workloads, Performance VPS for CPU- or I/O-bound applications, Max Performance VPS for guaranteed dedicated cores,…
One developer, 30 exchanges, 18,000+ instruments: how Bitchange built a distributed crypto intelligence system on Contabo
Marc Willems didn’t set out to build a trading bot. He set out to see the crypto market clearly – across 30 exchanges, 18,000+ instruments, in real time.…
Self-Hosting SGLang: Fast LLM Inference on a GPU VPS
Deploy SGLang for fast, self-hosted LLM inference on a GPU VPS — what it is, how it installs, and when it’s the right choice.
Shared Hosting vs. VPS: Why Your Site Keeps Failing Under Load
Six specific, nameable technical failure modes explain why shared hosting breaks down under real-world load — noisy-neighbor resource contention, Docker’s OOM killer terminating containers, database connection caps, and…
GPU VPS Pricing: Is Contabo the Cheapest GPU Cloud in 2026?
What you need to know Contabo GPU VPS costs $1,199 a month for one NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, with 96 GB of video memory on…
What Is BentoPDF? A Privacy-First, Self-Hosted PDF Toolkit
BentoPDF lets you run a private, self-hosted PDF toolkit on your own Contabo VPS. See how the client-side architecture works, how to deploy it with Docker, and which…