What Is BaaS?
What is backend as a service (BaaS)? Learn how ready-made authentication, databases, storage and functions help app developers, and how BaaS differs from PaaS.
Knowledgebase
Clear answers to common hosting questions, written by our editors.
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By Maarten Soetens
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Server Location and Latency
Server location latency explained: how physical distance and network routes slow requests, why hosting near your audience matters and where the effect ends.
By Maarten Soetens
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IP Warming Explained
IP warming gradually raises mail volume from a new sending IP so receivers learn to trust it. Learn why new IPs have no reputation and why pace matters.
By Maarten Soetens
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Image CDN Explained
An image CDN resizes, converts and compresses images on the fly, then caches each variant at the edge. Learn how it differs from a standard CDN.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is SQL
What is SQL? Learn how Structured Query Language reads and changes data in relational databases, its main commands, DDL and DML, and dialects.
By Maarten Soetens
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CAP Theorem
The CAP theorem says a distributed database cannot guarantee both consistency and availability during a network partition. Learn what each term means.
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What Is Autoscaling
Autoscaling adds and removes servers automatically as demand changes. Learn how scaling groups, metrics, policies and cooldowns work, and how they affect cost.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is Block Storage?
Block storage presents a disk as fixed-size blocks a server formats and uses. Learn how attachable volumes work, how they resize and why databases use them.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is Jamstack?
What is Jamstack? It is a web architecture that serves pre-built pages with APIs and JavaScript. Learn how it works, its trade-offs and where headless CMS fits.
By Maarten Soetens
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One-Click Installers
What is Softaculous? A one-click installer explained: automated setup, updates and backups in hosting panels, and the trade-offs of automatic installation.
By Maarten Soetens
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Server-Side vs Client-Side
Server-side vs client-side code explained: server code runs on the web host, while client code runs in the visitor's browser. Learn what each means for hosting.
By Maarten Soetens
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IPv4 vs IPv6 Explained
IPv4 vs IPv6 compares 32-bit and 128-bit internet addresses, their address space and what dual-stack support means for a hosted website and its visitors.
By Maarten Soetens