This guide walks through deploying Elasticsearch 7.10.1 with Docker: mounting configuration, data, and log directories; enabling single-node mode and tuning JVM memory; preparing host directory permissions and a sample elasticsearch.yml; and enabling xpack security with interactive password setup for a secure, production-ready ES instance.

This guide walks you through deploying Kibana 7.10.1 with Docker: mounting a custom kibana.yml, preparing directories and permissions on the host, configuring Elasticsearch endpoints and secrets, and launching the container with a single docker run command. Suitable for quick setup in production or testing environments.

This post compares Hetzner CAX31 (ARM) and CPX31 (x86) instances using PassMark, Geekbench 5/6, UnixBench, and various Phoronix Test Suite workloads (PostgreSQL, Nginx, Apache, PHP, Redis, MariaDB, 7-Zip), plus fio disk benchmarks. It analyzes single-core vs multi-core performance and price-to-performance, concluding that x86 wins in single-core, while ARM offers stronger multi-core throughput and better overall value, with selection advice for different workloads.

Hands-on benchmark of a Romania-based 6TB “big storage” VPS: E5-2670 v2 with 4 vCores / 6 GB RAM, Debian 11, KVM. Disk IO peaks around 700 MB/s, memory throughput is normal. Streaming: Netflix Originals only, Disney+ and YouTube Premium available. Suitable for large-capacity storage and offline downloads, with detailed CPU, memory, IO and streaming unlock benchmarks attached.

This post walks through setting up a single-node RabbitMQ 3.8 with the management UI and rabbitmq-exporter using Docker and Docker Compose. It covers installing Docker/Compose, configuring a registry mirror, composing services, port mapping, data persistence, and initializing secure RabbitMQ accounts to quickly build an observable message queue on one host.

Hands-on benchmark of the Advin Servers Netherlands node: consolidates official site info and Looking Glass endpoints, showcases the KVM-based EPYC 4-core 16 GB configuration, and includes CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network performance results. Evaluates price-performance and ideal use cases to help you choose quickly.

Hands-on benchmark of BuyVM’s Luxembourg Ryzen 9 5900X VPS: 1 vCPU KVM on Debian 11 scoring 4474 in single-core CPU, memory read/write at 47 GB/s and 24 GB/s, and disk IO peaking at 3.01 GB/s. Streaming-wise, Disney+ is unlocked for LU, Netflix is limited to Originals, and YouTube works via a Prague CDN node, with detailed routing and IP reputation data included.

Deploy a Prometheus + Grafana monitoring and alerting stack using Docker and Docker Compose. This guide covers version and resource lists, setting up registry mirrors, writing a Compose file, mounting persistent storage, and exposing ports. Quickly build a visual monitoring platform with Pushgateway, Alertmanager, and node-exporter included.

This guide walks through backing up and migrating a Chevereto 4.0.6 Docker deployment between VPS instances: gracefully stopping the container, archiving the images directory, exporting the database, transferring backup files, and recreating the stack via docker-compose with matching environment variables to fully restore data and configuration on the new host.

Benchmarking the Advinservers Tokyo node: solid price-to-performance, excellent latency, and TeraSwitch in‑house DDoS mitigation. Includes YABS, CPU, memory, disk benchmarks, Speedtest results, global latency and streaming unlock tests. E‑2388G + KVM setup, suitable for latency‑sensitive workloads and high‑usage projects.

Hands-on benchmark of Hybula’s €24 Netherlands VPS: Ryzen 9 7950X, DDR5 ECC, U.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe, 1 Gbit/s port with 2.5 TB traffic, and CDN77 L3/4 DDoS protection. Includes test IPs plus Geekbench 4/5/6, YABS, sysbench, disk and memory performance, network and streaming unlock results, with standout single-core performance.