CPU, RAM, storage, bandwidth - understand what each spec means and pick the right plan for your workload from day one.
Create your account, top up your balance with BTC or Lightning, and have a live Ubuntu server in under 5 minutes.
Generate SSH keys on Mac, Linux, or Windows, add your public key to the server, and connect from your terminal.
Power controls, networking, snapshots, the web console, and monitoring graphs - everything your control panel does, explained.
Protect your account and server balance with an authenticator app. Takes under 5 minutes and works with Google Authenticator, Authy, and 1Password.
Updates, non-root users, disabled root SSH login, UFW firewall, and Fail2Ban - the essential hardening checklist for any new server.
Provider snapshots, rsync file backups, database dumps, and offsite storage with rclone - the 3-2-1 backup strategy for your server.
Check logins, auth logs, running processes, open ports, and disk usage to catch security incidents before they become serious.
Step-by-step guide to switching your Linux VPS from SSH key authentication to password-based login - edit sshd_config and test safely.
bithost uses SSH key authentication. Learn how to generate a key pair and add your public key before deploying a server.
Install Nginx on Ubuntu, upload your files, configure a server block, and get your website live in minutes.
Set up the full LEMP stack (Nginx, MySQL, PHP), download WordPress, configure your database, and complete the installation wizard.
Install Certbot, obtain a free trusted SSL certificate, and configure automatic renewal - your site secured in under 5 minutes.
Add an A record at your domain registrar, wait for DNS propagation, and make your website accessible at your own domain.
Run a private WireGuard VPN on your cloud server - no third-party logs, choose any server location, secure all your devices.
Set up a Minecraft Java Edition server with Java, systemd for auto-start, and tips for Valheim, CS2, and other games.
Your own Google Drive alternative - file sync, photo backup, calendar, contacts, and more, hosted on your own server.
Deploy with PM2 or Gunicorn, configure Nginx as a reverse proxy, and keep your app running reliably in production.
Vertical vs horizontal scaling, adding block storage volumes, and knowing when your server needs an upgrade.
htop, iostat, vnstat, Netdata - real-time and historical monitoring tools to catch bottlenecks before they cause problems.
Copy files and database, test on the new server before switching DNS, and migrate with zero data loss.
Install Docker and Docker Compose, run containers, persist data with volumes, and use Nginx as a reverse proxy for your apps.
Step-by-step diagnosis - check the control panel, ping the server, use the web console, and fix SSH, Nginx, or resource issues.
Check what broke, fix Nginx configs, revert code changes with Git, restore a database from backup, or roll back a snapshot.
SSH errors, 502/504 gateway errors, 403 Forbidden, MySQL access denied, disk full, SSL errors - with step-by-step fixes.