What Is Technical SEO?
Technical SEO makes a website easy for search engines to crawl, index and understand. Learn what it covers and how it differs from content and link work.
Knowledgebase
Clear answers to common hosting questions, written by our editors.
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By Maarten Soetens
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SSL Termination Explained
SSL termination explained: where encryption ends when a load balancer or CDN sits in front of a server, and what flexible, full and strict modes mean.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is a File System?
A file system organizes data on a disk into files and folders. Learn what file systems track, how journaling works and how ext4, XFS, ZFS and Btrfs differ.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is WHOIS?
What is WHOIS? It is a public lookup service showing who registered a domain, which registrar manages it and when it expires. Here is what a record holds.
By Maarten Soetens
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Types of APIs
Types of APIs explained: public, private, partner and composite. Compare who can use each type, how access is controlled and where each one fits.
By Maarten Soetens
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Unlimited Hosting Explained
Unlimited hosting explained: what unlimited disk, sites and traffic mean in practice, how fair use policies set real limits and which caps still apply.
By Maarten Soetens
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Ephemeral vs Persistent Storage
Ephemeral storage is tied to a server or container and is lost when it is replaced. Persistent storage survives restarts. Learn which one to use and why.
By Maarten Soetens
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Immutable Backups Explained
An immutable backup cannot be changed or deleted for a set period. Learn how this write-once protection works and why it helps against ransomware.
By Maarten Soetens
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Hard vs Soft Bounce
Hard bounce vs soft bounce: learn why some emails fail permanently and others temporarily, how bounce messages work and why bounce rates matter.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is High Availability Hosting?
High availability hosting runs a site across redundant systems so it stays online when one part fails. Learn how it works and who really needs it.
By Maarten Soetens
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VRAM for AI Models
VRAM for AI explained: GPU memory limits model size, context length and speed. Learn how to estimate memory needs and what happens when a model does not fit.
By Maarten Soetens
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Why Website Speed Matters
Why website speed matters: slow pages make visitors leave, lower conversions and weaken trust. Learn how load time affects your business results.
By Maarten Soetens