This post benchmarks Bero-Host’s Christmas special AMD EPYC 7443P VPS: 8 vCPUs, 24 GB RAM, 420 GB NVMe, 20 TB@1 Gbps for just €10/month. It supports Windows, three snapshots plus scheduled backups, and custom ISO installs. With an additional 20% discount on renewal, the price‑to‑performance ratio is outstanding, though the custom control panel takes some getting used to.

Step-by-step guide to building a Kubernetes cluster with kubeadm on three Ubuntu 20.04 servers. Covers environment preparation, disabling SWAP and firewall, kernel and containerd configuration, installing kubeadm/kubelet/kubectl, initializing the control plane, deploying Flannel CNI, enabling shell completion, and joining worker nodes, with ready-to-use scripts and version notes.

Benchmark of Hybula’s new Netherlands VPS plan powered by AMD EPYC 9554. Self-built premium Amsterdam network with excellent routing, 4C/4G/50G NVMe and 10TB@2Gbps bandwidth. Black Friday pre-sale at 25% off, €27 per quarter, plus up to 7 backups by posting your order ID on LowEndTalk. Includes extensive CPU, disk, network and latency benchmarks.

Lost access to Oracle after changing phones because Oracle Authenticator no longer works? This post documents a previously working emergency workaround: derive a bypass code by editing the IDCS console URL, log in, remove old devices, and bind your new phone. Note: this method stopped working in February 2024—see the comments for the latest viable approach.

Hands-on benchmark of Advin Servers’ Germany KVM VPS powered by AMD EPYC 9554: 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 5 TB @ 10 Gbps for $4/month. Includes lscpu output with AVX-512/virtualization flags, YABS, Bench.sh, PassMark PerformanceTest Linux, fusion script I/O and network tests, plus byte-unixbench scores for purchase and performance reference.

Hands-on benchmark of naranjatech’s Netherlands VPS at €18/year: AMD EPYC 9554P, 1 vCore/2 GB RAM/50 GB NVMe/5 TB @ 2.5 Gbps. Includes lscpu output, virtualization details, YABS, Bench.sh, PassMark PerformanceTest Linux, and byte-unixbench results. Early performance numbers suggest very competitive price-to-performance.

A running collection of 2023 Black Friday VPS deals. Highlights include Hybula and naranjatech with AMD EPYC Genoa + NVMe, Netherlands locations, recurring discounts, and promo codes like BF2023 and RY37CYW16O. Covers yearly and quarterly specials suitable for websites, side projects, and performance-focused workloads, updated continuously.

Benchmark of LiteServer Netherlands AMD EPYC 9754 NVMe VPS plans around Black Friday 2023. Covers NVME-2G/4G/8G configurations, pricing, BF2023 promo code, and detailed performance benchmarks including lscpu, YABS, Geekbench 6, UnixBench, PerformanceTest Linux, mixed scripts, IO tests, and routing/streaming unlock results, noting slightly reduced performance versus previous generations.

Hands-on benchmark of Alwyzon’s Vienna EPYC 9354P E8+ VPS: Geekbench 6 single-core on par with Ryzen 9 5950X, strong multi-core, and blistering NVMe RAID 10 I/O. Compared with Zgo and Hetzner, Alwyzon stands out for network quality and stability, making it an excellent fit for Europe-facing workloads, earning a perfect 100/100 score.

This post benchmarks HostEONS’ US AMD 7950X VDS and dissects its marketing tricks. You effectively need two cores to get something close to a truly dedicated single core, and real‑world performance starts out average and then deteriorates over time across CPU, I/O, and network. With no price advantage and a strict no‑refund policy, it’s not recommended overall. Includes plan specs plus lscpu, YABS, UnixBench, PerformanceTest Linux, network latency, and multimedia unlock results.

This post benchmarks server-factory’s free 24-hour NL AMD EPYC 7702P IPv6-only VPS plan (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 1 Gbps). It verifies KVM virtualization, AES-NI/AVX2 availability, and presents detailed CPU, memory, disk, network, and streaming unlock results to evaluate overall performance and connectivity.

In-depth benchmark of UCloud’s Hong Kong AMD EPYC offering: solid price‑performance and decent compute, seemingly identical to Alibaba Cloud’s Hong Kong lightweight instances. Includes multi-region test IPs, Yabs and Fusion Monster benchmark data, plus China return-route acceleration results. Note the lack of renewal at original promo pricing, making it more of a yearly throwaway VPS.