Improving the performance of your Laravel queues
While investigating slow servers, we discovered some common performance issues with Laravel queues. Here’s how to speed things up for your sites.
Better SSH Key management comes to Cloud Containers
Managing your Cloud Containers’ SSH keys just got easier - no more duplicates, and no more keys hidden from the Control Panel.
We blocked thousands of IPs from Azure, all because of one bot
A single bot with a cunning method of hiding behind multiple IP addresses from Azure has led us to go big on defence. Our Technical Director explains.
Windows Server licence costs will climb in 2023
A cascade of software licence price increases is hitting the hosting industry. The latest news is from Microsoft.
Choose your business domain carefully, because changing it isn’t easy
Switching your web address might sound easy, but the practicalities are not.
What a domain’s TLD tells you about its future price
The wholesale cost of a domain comes down to how the top-level domain (TLD) is regulated, the financial incentives of its registry, and market forces. Read between those lines and you might be able to guess where prices will go next.
Are .kiwi domains worth their higher cost?
Wondering if a .kiwi domain is worth the relatively steep investment? Here's what you need to know.
Profile: Gareth Evans, Umbraco expert & Sniper Systems founder
Gareth Evans of Sniper Systems probably knows Umbraco better than anyone else in New Zealand. We spoke with him about his business’s development niche, his favourite CMS, and the pitfalls of self-hosting.
Holiday Hours, 2022-23
As usual over summer, we will operate reduced hours for phone support. Emergency support remains available 24/7 and we'll regularly check emails and support tickets as well.
Orders now open for the 2023 SiteHost t-shirt
It’s the end of the year which means it’s time for that most treasured of annual traditions, the SiteHost t-shirt giveaway!
OpenSSL vulnerabilities: Managed Linux servers are already patched
If you manage your own Linux server(s), act fast to update OpenSSL.
cPanel and Plesk’s prices tick up again. Time for Cloud Containers?
cPanel and Plesk price rises have become one of our least favourite end-of-year traditions. Cloud Containers remain a good way to avoid the ratchet.