Servers

Why I moved The blog was previously hosted with CoffeeHost. Quite a few friends reported that it was inaccessible or extremely slow, so I decided to move it. After a difficult choice, I settled on HostShare’s Hong Kong 103 SSD VPS. I had spent more than twenty days on CoffeeHost’s Hong Kong CN2 VPS, and the experience was disappointing. Apart from support tickets, I found the owner’s attitude unfriendly. I requested TUN/TAP access so I could configure BBR; the purchase page explicitly said it could be enabled. In the end, the response was along the lines of: “What do you need that for? Getting around restrictions? BBR? CN2 is fast enough. Don’t enable it…” ...

I bought a GoDaddy hosting plan today. After comparing a few providers, I picked the cheapest one—ha! I also did something incredibly stupid at the time: I deleted a hosting instance before requesting a refund, which effectively meant paying for two. Many website owners will already be familiar with GoDaddy. As the world’s largest domain registrar, it is often chosen for its speed, service, stability and, above all, low prices. But what is its shared hosting actually like? Here is a look at the reasons so many people choose it. ...