Walkthrough for deploying Scrutiny with Docker to add visual SMART monitoring to your NAS or server drives. Learn how to auto-discover disks, track temperature and lifetime trends, configure failure alerts, customize collection frequency with cron, and set up notifications, with a complete docker-compose example.

This post benchmarks Nube.sh’s new Japan-region AMD Ryzen 9 9950X dedicated server: 10Gbps direct connect with dual 10G uplinks, 192GB DDR5 ECC, and a self-built BGP backbone (PCCWG, Lumen, Cogent, NTT) spanning multiple IXPs in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. With better thermals than similar Supermicro high-density builds and strong Yabs/iperf3 and Geekbench scores, it’s well-suited for high-performance and cross-border workloads.

This post benchmarks HostDZire’s self-operated India AMD EPYC 7K62 VPS hosted in Iron Mountain Mumbai with VMware virtualization. The tested plan offers 16 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM, 240 GB NVMe and 8 TB @ 10 Gbps for €27.2/year. Includes Yabs and PassMark results, network quality and BGP checks, plus discussion of overselling, stability risks and node-migration policy.

This post benchmarks DDPS’s Japan VPS offering based on AMD Ryzen 9 7900/9900X. The tested TY-4G plan provides 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe, and 2 TB traffic on a 10 Gbps port, with IIJ NRT10 and Equinix TY8 datacenters available. Yabs and Geekbench scores are solid, but manual provisioning and very slow ticket responses are major red flags, so order with caution.

Hands-on benchmark of a second-hand Leaseweb E5-1650 v2 dedicated server: 35€ for 48TB of HDD storage and unmetered 1Gbps bandwidth. This post walks through the full hardware configuration, RAID layout, disk health, sequential write and Yabs benchmarks, plus NWS network tests, and compares value for money against the 40€ E-2388G to judge whether this now‑discontinued box is still worth buying.

This guide walks you through mounting a Hostbrr Storagebox to OpenAlist/Alist, enabling WebDAV for multi-service backups. It also includes a complete Rclone configuration and sync example over FTP, plus instructions for mounting remote storage locally with rclone mount and a quick Rsync backup example to build a cost-effective backup setup fast.

This post uncovers the mysterious provider Verasel: offline onboarding only, crypto-only payments, no billing panel, and a focus on high‑bandwidth dedicated servers and privacy. With multiple ASNs, flexible IP replacement, and proactive rerouting under congestion, Verasel looks more like a premium managed host. Includes real‑world benchmarks for an E3‑1230V2 + 32G + 480G SSD, 1G unmetered line.

This guide walks through mounting OneDrive for Business with Rclone from installation to configuration. Learn how to register an Azure app, obtain Client ID/Client Secret, configure API permissions, and use a self‑hosted private API to avoid OneDrive throttling and connection drops, then sync the config to your server.

This post benchmarks Sharon’s Singapore Premium VPS (CN2+9929+CMIN2), covering real‑world CPU and network performance, Geekbench and YABS results, as well as route quality, BGP connectivity, IP reputation, and latency. It explains the 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe configuration, 500 GB outbound billing model, private group-only access via raffles and donations, and why Sharon remains one of the strongest Asia-optimized network options alongside DMIT.

Hands-on benchmark of the OVH Advance-1 server in the Germany datacenter: AMD EPYC 4244P, 32GB RAM, dual 960GB SSDs, 3Gbps public bandwidth plus 25G internal network, at €84.99. Includes Yabs scores, 3–4GB/s disk performance, network throughput results, and notes on OVH’s latest bandwidth upgrade and 25G LAN option.

Benchmarking a rare 10G dedicated server from Worldstream in the Netherlands: Intel Xeon E-2336, 64 GB RAM, SSD + 10 TB HDD, and 100 TB traffic cap for just €64.95 (now discontinued). Includes YABS, fio, iperf, UnixBench, Geekbench 5/6, and PassMark results, plus network behavior and value analysis to see whether this “god-tier” deal really delivered.