Notes from the engineering desk
Hardware choices, network behaviour, crypto payments and privacy law — explained by the engineers who run the servers. Facts are dated and sourced.
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The 2026 memory price shock: what it means for dedicated servers
Server memory and flash prices broke records in 2026, and hosting prices followed. Why it happened, what it did to the market and how we price our servers.
HardwareEPYC or Ryzen? Choosing a CPU for your dedicated server
Same company, same core design, very different platforms. Clock speed, memory channels, ECC and PCIe lanes — and which one fits which workload.
CryptoHow to pay for a server with Monero, step by step
Choosing a wallet, paying the invoice, the 10-block lock and how to prove a payment — a practical guide to paying privately.
NetworkWhat “unmetered” bandwidth really means
Unmetered, unlimited, fair use, 95th percentile: what each term means, what a 1 Gbps port can really move in a month, and what still limits throughput.
HardwareWhy every server we sell has ECC memory
Memory errors are more common than most people think, and DDR5’s on-die ECC does not replace real ECC. The difference, and how to check it on your server.
PrivacyChoosing a jurisdiction for your server: EU, UK, US or Singapore
Data retention, access by authorities and data-protection law differ sharply between our four jurisdictions. A factual comparison, as of September 2026.