RackNerd guides and how-tos
Guides to choosing a RackNerd plan, and how-tos for running your own server.
Which plan should I get?
- Best RackNerd VPS for a VPN (WireGuard or OpenVPN)
- Cheapest RackNerd VPS right now
- Clever Uses for Low Memory Servers
- 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)
- 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 6 GB VPS? 15 useful and fun things to run
- What can you do with an 8 GB VPS? 15 useful and fun things to run
How-tos and articles
- A Beginner's Guide to Securing Your VPS: Best Practices
- Advantages of a Windows VPS
- Advantages of Linux Servers
- Advantages of VPS over Shared Hosting
- Home Server or VPS?
- How to Connect to a VPS with SSH and Set Up SSH Keys
- How To Get a Free Clientexec License
- How to Install and Use Docker on Linux Servers
- How To Install And Use Screen On A VPS
- How to Install Fail2ban on Linux
- How to Install WordPress on a VPS
- How to Set Up a VPN on a VPS (WireGuard)
- How to Upgrade an Ubuntu Server
- Self Hosting vs Mainstream Services
- Self-hosted apps you can run on a VPS
- Shared Hosting vs Reseller Hosting
- Useful Linux server tools: htop, tmux, Midnight Commander, rsync, Git and more
- Web servers on a VPS: nginx, Apache and Gunicorn
- Why a VPS is better than a VPN
- Why Choose A Dedicated Server?