Backup & Disaster Recovery
Backup and disaster recovery explained: backup types, retention, restore points and how a recovery plan keeps downtime short.
Knowledgebase
Clear answers to common hosting questions, written by our editors.
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By Maarten Soetens
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Caching & Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)
Learn how caching and content delivery networks speed up your website by storing copies of your content closer to visitors around the world.
By Maarten Soetens
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Hosting Control Panels
Learn how hosting control panels such as cPanel, Plesk and DirectAdmin let you manage websites, domains, email and files without the command line.
By Maarten Soetens
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SSL/TLS & Certificates
Everything about SSL/TLS certificates: how HTTPS encryption works, which certificate type you need and how to install and renew it.
By Maarten Soetens
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Virtualization
Understand virtualization, the technology behind VPS and cloud servers, including hypervisors, containers and how resources are shared on one machine.
By Maarten Soetens
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Cloud Computing
Discover how cloud computing works, from IaaS and PaaS to scalable cloud hosting, and when the cloud is a better fit than traditional hosting.
By Maarten Soetens
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Domain Names
Everything about domain names: how registration and renewal work, how to pick an extension and how to transfer a domain to another registrar.
By Maarten Soetens