Category Archives: VPS Hosting

Yes, a VPS can be worth it on Black Friday in South Africa. That holds only if the renewal price still works for you. A big discount on month one means little when month thirteen costs double. Black Friday 2026 lands on Friday, 27 November, and most deals run through Cyber Monday on 30 November. …

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The biggest discount on a Black Friday VPS page can hide the worst deal in the range column. A banner that says 70% off sounds great. However, it says nothing about the starting price. It also hides the renewal rate, the server location, and the disk type. This guide shows you how to choose VPS …

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A VPS advertised at $6.49 a month sounds like a bargain. Then the checkout arrives. That price covers a 24-month plan paid upfront, so the real bill is $155.76 before tax. South African VAT of 15% could add about $23 on top. Your bank then converts the total to rand, often with a card fee. …

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In April 2026, cPanel & WHM had a pre-authentication bypass rated 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS scale. It is tracked as CVE-2026-41940. Many admins pay for a license and assume it buys safety. That month proved otherwise. Free panels carry risks of their own, though, and some have a troubling history. Either way, …

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You just logged in to your new VPS over SSH. The prompt blinks. Your provider sent you a public IP address, and your browser tab is empty. Apache fills that gap. Within about 10 minutes, you can have it installed, running, and responding to requests at your server’s IP address. Here is the short version. …

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