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  1. Wambo

    Host your own DNS or use a DNS specialist company?

    For the average site is it better to host your own DNS or use a company like dnsmadeeasy, cloudflare (without all the features) or your domain registar's dns hosting? Why?
  2. Wambo

    Motivation for scripting

    How do you find the motivation to script and code? Everything I think I may want to make or do pretty much already exists in a supported and stable platform.
  3. Wambo

    Cool techy gift ideas?

    That time of year to do Christmas/holiday shopping again. What are neat tech products out that you guys are looking at?
  4. Wambo

    Why do web hosts not use AMD processors in servers?

    Have been looking and it seems like every web host uses intel processors in there servers... why is that? Why no AMD?
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    AMD or Intel for desktop gaming?

    I want to build a budget gaming PC and was wondering what is better. I do not play many games at all but want a gaming PC that I can use for media and stuff too.
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    When should you use SSL?

    When do you need to use it? What if your site isn't public facing is there any benefit in having an SSL?
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    Syncing firewall rules across multiple servers?

    What is the best way to do this so that if someone tries to brute force ssh into one server or do something that would get them blocked by fail2ban that it also blocks them on other servers ?
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    Should service providers be able to refuse service based on country?

    Was chatting with someone who said he wanted to refuse service to people from certain countries as he says it's not worth supporting them. Hard to understand their requests, want more things for little money and have the highest rate of abuse. Should service providers be able to outright block...
  9. Wambo

    How often do you update your servers?

    Just wondering how often you update your servers and if you should really be doing it very frequently or once every couple months is okay or not.
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    Adjusting swappiness a openvz vps?

    Hi I hope you can help! I have a server that seems to be running a little slow and when I checked the memory I see this: When I run:  sysctl vm.swappiness it says that swappiness is set to zero... root@srv1:~# sysctl vm.swappiness vm.swappiness = 0 and if I try to set the swappiness I...
  11. Wambo

    Best US state to register an LLC?

    I know some people register their business in states that they are not located in. I hear people sometimes create an LLC in places like Wyoming or New Hampshire or something. What does everyone here do? Does it make it more complicated to manage the business legally (taxes and stuff) when...
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    Possible to check hard drive type on VPS?

    Is it possible to check what sort of hard drive my VPS provider is using? I can't find the thread but someone was checking the CPU information for their provider and it made me wonder if I could do the same on a VPS for hard drives or even see what sort of raid card was being used. Is this possible?
  13. Wambo

    Average or adequate pay for (remote/work from home) L1 staff?

    If my past threads have been a indicator I am doing research about this industry. I'm wondering what people consider an adequate pay for L1 Support Member who work from home in the USA. From what I understand a L1 support member would be the guy who does basic tasks such as things that can be...
  14. Wambo

    What is better: Renting or owning your hardware?

    If operating a VPS business what do you think is better? I can think of benefits and drawbacks to each but am curious what people here do and think. I would imagine most startups probably rent to start with, correct? 
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    IPv4 depletion, whats the deal?

    While reviewing a lot of offers and contacting companies the past month or so it seems that the IPv4 depletion has caused a split. Some companies seem to be giving out IP addresses like candy and other companies are holding onto them and being very strict in who/how they issue them. Whats the...
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    Does SSD storage make all websites faster?

    I was talking with a friend on Skype who mentioned he was going to get a Linode server for a project he was working on because it had SSD storage. Linode is great but I argued he could save money and get a cheaper regular VPS because his site will have little/no traffic at first while he works...
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    Skills needed to work in datacenters?

    I hope this is the right place to ask: I've been interested in computers and web hosting for many years. I can manage my own VPS servers but I like real hands on work, like building computers and connecting things. What are some things I should know or study or learn to do that would help me get...
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