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Reported notes on panels, AI, VPNs, BGP, and the invoice you can explain. The knowledge base is the how-to. This is the why.

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Privacy · August 3, 2026

GDPR, WHOIS, and the privacy ID that still works

GDPR and the related privacy regimes changed WHOIS permanently. Most personal data is redacted by default for individual registrants. The remaining useful signal is often the privacy/proxy service and the ability of the registrar or host to still reach the real contact when there…

  • domain privacy
  • GDPR
  • hosting
  • privacy ID
  • redaction
  • WHOIS
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VPS · August 2, 2026

Snapshots vs backups: what customers actually need

Snapshots and backups are often used interchangeably. They are not the same tool, and treating them as interchangeable produces unpleasant surprises during recovery. Snapshots A snapshot is a point-in-time image of the disk, usually stored in the same infrastructure. It is fast t…

  • backups
  • restore
  • RPO
  • RTO
  • snapshots
  • VPS
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Security · August 2, 2026

The attacks Imunify360 actually stops on shared hosting

Imunify360 is not magic. It is a layered set of tools (malware scanning, WAF rules, reputation, patch management, and more) that runs on the shared and reseller platforms. The value shows up in the attacks that never become customer-visible incidents. What we see blocked Common w…

  • Imunify360
  • malware
  • ModSecurity
  • security
  • shared hosting
  • WAF
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VPS · August 1, 2026

Windows VPS demand in 2026: still a niche

Linux dominates general-purpose VPS hosting. Windows VPS remains a steady but smaller request, driven by specific application needs rather than general preference. Who still asks for Windows Teams running ASP.NET applications that are not yet containerized or moved to .NET on Lin…

  • ASP.NET
  • licensing
  • RDP
  • Windows Server
  • Windows VPS
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Security · August 1, 2026

DDoS protection is only as good as the network edge

Every host claims DDoS protection. The useful distinction is where the scrubbing happens, how large an attack can be absorbed before the customer is affected, and how quickly the network can null-route or divert when the automated systems are not enough. What actually protects a …

  • anycast
  • DDoS
  • network
  • scrubbing
  • security
  • upstream
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WordPress · July 31, 2026

Block themes and what hosts see in tickets

Full site editing and block themes have changed how many WordPress sites are built. The ticket patterns have changed with them. New ticket types Layout shifts or missing styles after a theme or WordPress update. Confusion between theme.json settings and custom CSS. Performance is…

  • block themes
  • FSE
  • full site editing
  • performance
  • theme
  • WordPress
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VPS · July 31, 2026

KVM VPS with two IPv4 included — why it still matters in 2026

Many VPS providers still ship a single IPv4 address. Some charge extra for a second. LogicWeb’s KVM plans include two IPv4 addresses even on the smallest size. That choice is deliberate. Why two addresses remain useful One address for the primary service, one for a staging enviro…

  • IPv4
  • KVM
  • NVMe
  • root access
  • two IPs
  • VPS
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WordPress · July 30, 2026

Redis object cache on shared hosting vs VPS

Object caching with Redis (or Memcached) can remove a large amount of repeated database work on a busy WordPress site. Whether it is available, and how it is managed, differs sharply between shared hosting and a VPS. On shared hosting Many modern shared platforms offer Redis as a…

  • object cache
  • performance
  • Redis
  • shared hosting
  • VPS
  • WordPress
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VPS · July 30, 2026

Choosing the right city for your VPS in a six-location map

LogicWeb’s VPS map covers New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore, Tokyo, and Tel Aviv. The right choice depends on where the users and the other services are, not on which city sounds most prestigious. Simple decision rules North American audience or services → New York. European…

  • data centers
  • Frankfurt
  • latency
  • London
  • NYC
  • Singapore
  • Tel Aviv
  • Tokyo
  • VPS
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WordPress · July 29, 2026

WordPress Toolkit vs the plugins people actually keep after six months

cPanel’s WordPress Toolkit can install, update, stage, and secure WordPress sites from the panel. Many customers still add a collection of plugins on top. Six months later, the plugins that remain are a shorter list than the ones that were installed in the first week. What the To…

  • cPanel
  • management
  • plugins
  • security
  • staging
  • WordPress Toolkit
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WordPress · July 28, 2026

LiteSpeed Cache and the performance tickets that disappear

On a LiteSpeed-powered shared platform the combination of the server and the LiteSpeed Cache plugin removes an entire class of performance tickets. Sites that would otherwise need careful page-cache configuration, object cache tuning, and repeated “why is TTFB high” investigation…

  • LiteSpeed Cache
  • LSCache
  • performance
  • QUIC
  • TTFB
  • WordPress
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