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How to Run Staging and Production on One VPS
Host both a staging and production environment on a single VPS: separate directories, ports, subdomains, databases, and Nginx server blocks.
One-Click WordPress Hosting: From Zero to a Live Site in Minutes
You don't need to download WordPress, create a database, or edit config files. Here's what one-click WordPress actually does for you.
Securing your first Linux VPS: 10 steps
A fresh VPS is exposed to the whole internet within minutes. These ten practical steps lock it down without turning you into a full-time sysadmin.
Customizing your game server: configs, mods, and performance
A deployed game server is just the start. Here's how to customize configs, add mods and plugins, tune performance and manage files on your Nxeon game server.
The best VPS for developers: what to look for
Developers need root, speed and flexibility. Here's what actually matters when choosing a VPS for coding, testing and deploying — and how to set it up fast.
How to migrate to Nxeon for free
Switching hosts sounds painful — it isn't. A guided wizard copies your files, code and databases from your old VPS with live progress, for free. Here's the whole process.
How to back up a VPS (and actually restore it)
A backup you can't restore is worthless. Learn the layers of VPS backups — snapshots, file backups and database dumps — plus how to automate and test them.
How to harden a Linux server: a practical checklist
A public server is probed within minutes of going online. This hardening checklist covers users, SSH, firewalls, updates, fail2ban and monitoring — step by step.
How to Back Up Your Game Server (Automatically)
Never lose a world again. Set up automated, off-server game server backups with a cron job, tar and rotation — plus how to test a restore.
How to Set Up a Valheim Dedicated Server
Keep your Viking world alive 24/7. Install a Valheim dedicated server on Linux with SteamCMD, set a password and open the UDP ports.
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