A step‑by‑step walkthrough of converting a RAID1 array to RAID0 on an OP Du Fu box using mdadm. Covers failing and removing a disk, wiping partitions, mdadm --grow operations, monitoring /proc/mdstat, filesystem resize, and reboot. Includes practical tips, caveats, time expectations, and notes on doing this safely overnight.

Hands-on benchmark of a France-based dedicated server (E3-1240 V2/32GB/2TB) hosted by Scaleway in Paris. Covers CPU, memory, and disk I/O performance plus global network throughput, China-backhaul routing, IP reputation, and detailed streaming unlock status (Netflix Originals, Disney+ FR region, YouTube, TikTok, and more) for both hosting and media use cases.

Hands-on benchmark of Spaceberg’s large-storage promo: 7 TB disk, unmetered 50 Gbps downlink, 4 vCPUs on a Xeon Gold 6226R and 4 GB RAM. Disk I/O peaks at 15 GB/s in fio tests. Streaming-wise, YouTube and Disney+ (NL/FR) are unlocked, while Netflix is unavailable. Includes extensive CPU, memory, disk, network, and routing benchmarks.

This post benchmarks the Spaceberg 20 TB storage server in France, powered by an Intel Xeon Gold 6226R. fio mixed R/W peaks at 13.9 GB/s with strong I/O and good sequential throughput. Located in Lille/Roubaix on OVH, it offers decent global bandwidth, partial streaming unlock (YouTube and Disney+ available, Netflix limited), making it suitable for backup and archival workloads.

Hands-on benchmark of the Spaceberg France 4TB storage VPS: 4 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 4 TB disk in OVH’s Roubaix datacenter. fio shows strong mixed read/write throughput, while IPv4/IPv6 bandwidth reaches 5–7 Gbps across Europe and 1–2 Gbps transoceanic, making it suitable for large-scale backups, file hosting, and download distribution workloads.

Hands-on benchmark of a v6Node Netherlands KVM instance with 4 vCPU AMD EPYC, 8GB RAM, and a 10G port for €69/year. Includes detailed YABS results showing mixed disk R/W peaking at 17GB/s, strong 7 Gbps uplink to European nodes with low latency, plus full system specs, bandwidth, streaming unlock, and OpenAI access tests for value assessment.

In-depth benchmark of the HostBrr 3TB high-capacity storage VPS double-space plan at $72/year (promo ended). Covers 20%/40% recurring discount coupons, NAT IPv4 plus IPv6/64 configuration, along with real-world CPU, memory, disk I/O performance benchmarks, network routing, speed tests, and streaming unlock results for Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, TikTok, and more.

bytrvirt JP 618 Mystery Box benchmark: outbound to Japan over CN2 9929, LXC with dedicated IPv4+IPv6, US$16.88 per draw for two different mystery box options with separate probabilities. Memory, disk, and bandwidth are randomized independently. Includes real‑world CPU, IO, and streaming unlock benchmarks; routing optimization appears incomplete for now.

A comprehensive benchmark of Austrian cloud provider Alwyzon, covering KVM VPS, large storage VPS, and dedicated servers hosted in the Interxion Vienna campus with excellent European peering. Focus on a storage-optimized 2 vCPU / 2 GB instance with nearly 1 TB disk, achieving fio peaks of 7.33 GB/s. Includes real-world streaming unlock results for IPv4/IPv6 (Austria region), Netflix Originals-only, Disney+ unlocked, plus detailed network, routing, and IP quality data.

This post analyzes common reasons behind ChatGPT bans and explains how browser requests to sentry.io can leak your proxy IP, increasing risk-control and collateral ban probability. It then walks you through adding a DOMAIN-SUFFIX rule in Clash for Windows to block sentry.io, and shows how to verify that the rule is effective.

Hands-on benchmark of Oracle Cloud lightweight instances in Singapore and Osaka, covering AMD and ARM configurations. Includes detailed CPU, memory, and disk performance (lemonbench/yabs), network routing back to major Chinese carriers, Speedtest results, IP reputation scores, and comprehensive IPv4 streaming unlock tests for Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, TikTok, OpenAI, and more.

Hands-on Hetzner 7950X3D VPS benchmark under Debian and Ubuntu/KVM: single-core performance, memory bandwidth, dd and fio disk IO scores, plus YouTube/Netflix/Disney+ (Germany) and OpenAI access checks. Includes fraud-score/IP quality, China backhaul routes, and global throughput for quick web hosting and service deployment evaluation.