What Is a JWT?
A JWT, or JSON Web Token, is a signed token carrying claims about a user or app. Learn its three parts, signing, expiry and stateless sessions.
Knowledgebase
Clear answers to common hosting questions, written by our editors.
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By Maarten Soetens
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CMS vs Website Builder
CMS vs website builder: compare control, flexibility, maintenance, portability and long-term cost to decide which approach suits your website best.
By Maarten Soetens
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GPU vs CPU for AI
Compare GPU vs CPU for AI workloads. Learn why GPUs handle parallel math and memory bandwidth so well, when a CPU is enough, and what that means for hosting.
By Maarten Soetens
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SSD Caching and Hybrid Storage
SSD caching puts fast flash in front of slower hard disks to serve busy data faster. Learn read and write caches, write-back vs write-through and examples.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is Web Hosting
What is web hosting? It is a service that stores your website files on a server connected to the internet, so visitors can load your site any time.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is an IP Address?
What is an IP address? It is a numeric label that identifies a device or server on a network. Learn how IP addresses route traffic and map to domain names.
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What Is Apache Tomcat?
Apache Tomcat is a servlet container that runs Java web applications on the JVM. Learn about servlets, JSP, WAR files and how Tomcat differs from PHP hosting.
By Maarten Soetens
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Checkout Types Explained
One page checkout vs multi step: compare guest and account checkout, express wallets, and how each design affects speed and drop-offs. Learn the trade-offs.
By Maarten Soetens
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Origin Server
An origin server holds the original files and application, and a CDN pulls copies from it. Learn its role, how failures are handled and why to protect it.
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Website Downtime Causes
Website downtime causes on hosting servers: hardware failure, maintenance, network faults and overload, and how resource limits can make a site unreachable.
By Maarten Soetens
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robots.txt vs Noindex
robots.txt vs noindex: one blocks crawling, the other blocks indexing. Learn why they do different jobs, why blocking can defeat noindex and which to choose.
By Maarten Soetens
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What Is Cloud Backup?
What is cloud backup? It stores copies of your site or data on a remote service run by a provider. Learn how it works, what it costs and what to check.
By Maarten Soetens