VPS or shared hosting: choose the responsibility first
Compare the work you want to do before comparing the resource numbers.
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How much memory does your first VPS need?
Size the whole stack and leave room for activity you have not measured yet.
Read article →Port speed and unmetered transfer mean different things
A link rate, a transfer allowance and a throughput guarantee answer three separate questions.
Read article →Backups, snapshots and a recovery plan
A second copy is useful when you know what it contains and how to restore it.
Read article →Choose a server location around the whole request path
The nearest city is a useful starting point, not a performance measurement.
Read article →Prepare SSH access before your first deployment
A small access plan makes the first connection and the recovery connection easier.
Read article →Need a command-by-command guide?
Continue with the practical Linux knowledge base.
Connect to your VPS with SSH
Open your first secure terminal session, check the server identity, and understand common connection errors.
Read guide →Navigate Linux files and directories
Learn paths, directory navigation, and safe copying with a small practice folder in your home directory.
Read guide →Understand and change Linux file permissions
Read owner, group, and other permissions, then practice sensible file and directory modes without changing system files.
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