RackNerd guides and how-tos
Guides to choosing a RackNerd plan, and how-tos for running your own server.
Which plan should I get?
- A beginner's guide to securing your VPS
- A dedicated server buying checklist
- A VPS as a dev and staging server
- Add-on domains and cPanel accounts explained
- Automate Your Work With AI: n8n Workflows on a Small VPS
- Best RackNerd VPS for a VPN (WireGuard or OpenVPN)
- Build Your Own Family History Website with webtrees
- Buying a RackNerd deal: the complete series
- Cheapest RackNerd VPS right now
- Choosing a VPS location
- Choosing the right kind of RackNerd hosting
- Clever Uses for Low Memory Servers
- Domains and DNS explained
- Free Clientexec licence with RackNerd plans
- Home server or VPS?
- How to connect with SSH and set up SSH keys
- How to get a RackNerd Black Friday deal
- How to read VPS specs
- Installing and using Docker on a VPS
- Installing fail2ban to block login attacks
- Installing WordPress on a VPS
- Is a yearly VPS deal worth it?
- Keep programs running after you disconnect: screen and tmux
- Keeping Your Self-Hosted AI Safe and Private
- Moving an overgrown cPanel website to a VPS
- Moving to a new VPS
- My VPS is slow or down: what to check
- RackNerd 11.11 and flash sales explained
- RackNerd VPS for a Minecraft or game server
- RackNerd VPS for a personal website or blog
- RackNerd VPS for self-hosting (Nextcloud, Vaultwarden and more)
- RackNerd's one-click apps explained
- Reseller hosting for freelancers and small agencies
- Run Your Own Amateur Radio Logbook with Wavelog
- Running a self-hosted AI agent on a VPS
- Running your VPS: the complete series
- Search and Question Your Own Documents With a Private AI (RAG Explained)
- Self-hosted AI on a VPS: the complete series
- Self-Hosted AI Tools Explained: A Beginner's Map
- Self-Hosted AI vs Paying for an API: What It Really Costs
- Self-hosted alternatives to the subscriptions you already pay for
- Self-hosted apps you can run on a VPS
- Self-Hosting AI Explained for Beginners
- Self-hosting or paying for a service: an honest comparison
- Setting up a WireGuard VPN on a VPS
- Shared hosting or a VPS for your first website?
- Shared or reseller hosting?
- The advantages of a VPS, and the trade-offs
- Transcribe and Speak: Self-Hosted Speech AI on a VPS
- Upgrading an Ubuntu server safely
- Upgrading Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 LTS: what changes for your server
- Useful Linux server tools
- Using a storage VPS for backups
- VPS or dedicated server?
- VPS vs VPN: what's the difference and which do you need?
- Web servers on a VPS: nginx, Apache and Caddy
- What AI Can You Run on a 1-2 GB VPS?
- What AI Can You Run on a 4 GB VPS?
- What AI Can You Run on a 6-8 GB VPS?
- What AI Can You Run on a Dedicated Server?
- What can you do with a 1 GB VPS? 15 useful and fun things to run
- What can you do with a 2 GB VPS? 15 useful and fun things to run
- What can you do with a 4 GB VPS? 15 useful and fun things to run
- What can you do with a 512 MB VPS?
- What can you do with a 6 GB VPS? 15 useful and fun things to run
- What Can You Do With a RackNerd Dedicated Server?
- What can you do with an 8 GB VPS? 15 useful and fun things to run
- What is a Windows VPS for?
- What to do if your VPS is hacked
- Why hosting prices are rising: the 2026 RAM shortage explained
- Why most servers run Linux, and which distribution to pick
- Windows VPS or Linux VPS?
- Your first hour on a new RackNerd VPS
- Your First Self-Hosted AI in 15 Minutes