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16 July 2026
Cybersecurity from the get go
The moment your VPS goes online, it starts getting hammered with login attempts. Here is what that actually looks like, why it is normal, and the practical steps that make an attacker's job much harder.
9 July 2026
Interesting things you can do with a VPS
A tour of practical and sometimes surprising things you can run on a single VPS, from your own internet radio station to a private photo library, with honest notes on what each one actually asks of you.
2 July 2026
Every open source service you can run for £10 to £15 a month
A full list of open source tools you can realistically self-host on a single mid-tier VPS, with resource budgets and honest limits.
29 June 2026
The real cost of running your own VPS
What a personal VPS actually costs, what it saves you, and what it demands in return. Real numbers, honest trade-offs, no hype.
17 June 2026
Why you should own your server in 2026
You probably store your files on Google Drive, run your website on a platform you do not control, and trust your email to a company that reads it to show you adverts. It does not have to be this way.