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基础设施与网络

关于独自运营 VPS 平台、主机托管、网络,以及硬件选型决策背后的技术文章。

基础设施

Sub-Millisecond to Cloudflare: What Detroit-IX Actually Means for Your VPS

A hop-by-hop read of two traceroutes from a RackWorks VPS to Cloudflare: six hops, under a millisecond, and what that changes for a site or app running behind Cloudflare.

产品更新

VPS Management In Your Pocket: The RackWorks Android App

Sign in, check your servers, and get real-time alerts without opening a browser. Here's exactly what the RackWorks Android app does today.

指南

Running Your Trading Apps on a Windows VPS: Always On, Always Connected

Thinkorswim, IBKR, Webull, Robinhood, and your scanners should not depend on your home power and internet. Here is how a Windows VPS keeps your trading setup running.

主机策略

RackWorks vs AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle: What Egress Really Costs (Part 2)

The hyperscalers do not sell you a server. They sell you a metered utility with several hundred billable dimensions, and outbound traffic is the one that surprises people. Here is what 5 TB of egress costs on each platform, and what it costs on RackWorks.

主机策略

RackWorks vs DigitalOcean, Vultr, and Linode: A Line by Line Comparison (Part 1)

DigitalOcean, Vultr, and Akamai Cloud built the modern developer VPS market. The same pricing model has been running for over a decade, and it quietly bills you for things RackWorks includes in the plan price. Here is the comparison with the numbers left in.

应用市场

Deploy WordPress in Seconds: Why One-Click Installation Matters for Site Owners

Skip the SSH commands and configuration files. Deploy a production-ready WordPress site from the RackWorks portal in under 60 seconds, no terminal skills required.

生产环境性能

Unlimited Bandwidth in Production: Which RackWorks Plan Scales Without Transfer Limits

Compare KVM and Dedicated Core plans with truly unlimited transfer. Learn which tier fits your production workload without surprise overage costs.

主机策略

Dedicated CPU vs. Shared vCPU for Production: When and Why It Matters

Shared vCPUs are fine for small workloads. Production apps need predictable performance. Here's how to choose between noisy neighbors and isolation.

安全

Hardening SSH on a Fresh VPS: A Practical Configuration Walkthrough

A step-by-step guide to locking down SSH on a new Linux server: key-only auth, sane sshd settings, and the tradeoffs that actually matter.

指南

Right-Sizing a VPS: A Decision Guide for Real Workloads

How to match CPU, RAM, storage type, and bandwidth to what your workload actually does, without overbuying or starving it.

产品更新

Eight Self-Hosted Business App Stacks Now Available on RackWorks

Deploy Invoice Ninja, Twenty CRM, Chatwoot, Cal.com, Plane, Listmonk, OpenSign, and Outline on your own VPS in a single step.

基础设施

Why Detroit Is an Underrated Location for Midwest VPS Hosting

Detroit sits closer to more Midwest users than most people assume. Here is why it makes sense as a low-latency VPS location.

技术

NixOS on a VPS: Why It's Worth Trying and How to Get Started

NixOS has a reputation for complexity that is well-earned on bare metal. On a KVM VPS, that reputation does not apply. Here is why declarative configuration and built-in rollbacks make NixOS one of the most practical server choices available, and how to get started on RackWorks in minutes.

技术

KVM vs LXC: Which One Do You Actually Need

Both KVM and LXC are available at RackWorks, but they are not interchangeable. Most people pick the wrong one because they go by price rather than fit. Here is how to tell them apart and choose correctly.

基础设施

Why I Colocated in Detroit: The RackWorks Infrastructure Story

A breakdown of why I chose 123Net DC1 in Southfield, Michigan: the facility, the network, the Detroit Internet Exchange, and what it actually means for VPS latency.