Expanding our newest and best virtualisation technology
We built it for High Performance Virtual Servers, and now our new virtualisation technology enables new features on Cloud Containers and other servers too.
Custom SSL Certificates get more visible
Custom SSL Certificates have moved up the ranks and can now be managed from the top level of the Control Panel.
Data sovereignty is about much more than where your server is
The world’s largest cloud providers are coming to New Zealand. They’ll bring a tangle of legal obligations that talk of “data residency” can’t hide.
Premium domains - what they are and why they cost more
Certain domain names come with unexpected price tags that might be higher than you anticipated. Here’s the reason behind it.
NotebookLM makes quick work of the long Cloud Exit story
Over time we've written 15,000 words on the Cloud Exit, AWS, and improvements in server hardware. Can this month's buzziest AI tool turn that into a useful podcast?
AWS finally agrees that on-premises hosting can, and does, beat the cloud
Years after the "cloud exit" began, AWS can no longer ignore the attractive economics of self-hosting. Their customers should pay attention.
AMD’s latest Ryzen CPUs - the 9000 series looks good to us
The newest Ryzen CPUs, the 9000 series, mark the debut of AMD’s Zen 5 architecture. Despite some underwhelming headlines we’re impressed with what we’ve seen.
Keeping it real by keeping bots and fraudsters at bay
And why new customers sometimes get slowed down by ID checks on their way into SiteHost.
Blocked emails? Avoid spam filters with SPF & DKIM records
Gmail and other email systems require email senders to be authenticated by an SPF or DKIM record. Here’s how to make sure your mail gets through spam checks.
Xdebug - How to profile PHP websites on Cloud Containers
On Cloud Containers, it's easy to break down every millisecond of web page load time with PHP extension Xdebug.
Patching SSH vulnerabilities in Ubuntu and Debian
An SSH vulnerability affecting Ubuntu, Debian and AlmaLinux distros could allow unauthenticated users to remotely access systems. Patching efforts are underway on all servers that we manage.
Forcing Bytespider and Claudebot back from Cloud Containers
We’re stopping two bots, or spiders, that crawl the web for AI training data from hammering Cloud Container servers too hard.