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New Customer Control Panel Now Live at my.contabo.com
The new Contabo Customer Control Panel is now live at my.contabo.com. Find out how to log in, contact support, set up Sub-Users, and access Dedicated Server features.
Own the predictable, rent the rest: how Upmotion runs two infrastructure businesses on a hybrid setup
Sezer Yasar has one rule: own the part of the load you can predict, rent the part you can’t. This is how he built a hybrid setup that…
Deploying Text Generation WebUI on a GPU VPS
Deploy Text Generation WebUI on a Contabo GPU VPS: clone the repository, load a model, and reach the browser interface over an SSH tunnel. You can also enable…
Setting Up lldap for Centralized VPS Authentication
lldap gives self-hosters a lightweight LDAP server without the usual complexity — here’s how to set it up on a VPS.
SGLang vs vLLM: Which Inference Engine Fits Your GPU VPS?
SGLang vs vLLM compared for self-hosted LLM inference — how they differ and which fits your workload on a GPU VPS.
Self-hosting Boop: a tiny notification inbox for developers
Boop is a self-hosted notification inbox that pushes events from your apps to your iPhone. This guide covers deploying it on a VPS with Docker, connecting Apple push…
Wan 2.2 Video Generation with ComfyUI: A GPU VPS Setup Guide
A step-by-step guide to running Wan 2.2 video generation in ComfyUI on a GPU VPS, from installing ComfyUI and downloading the model files to loading the native workflow…
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…