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How to Host an App on a VPS with Cloudflare and Nginx

Host a Node.js app on an Ubuntu VPS behind Cloudflare with Nginx, proxied DNS, Full (strict) TLS, safe UFW rules, systemd, and reboot verification.

Jun 23, 202618 min read

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Guides

For: Developers and small teams deploying production applications on Linux VMs

Application Deployment on a Linux VM: From Source Code to Production

Linux VM deployment guide covering artifacts, secrets, process managers, reverse proxies, TLS, health checks, persistence, and rollback.

Sep 22, 202614 min read

Application DeploymentLinux VMVPS

For: Developers, founders, small teams, and infrastructure buyers comparing VPS hosting providers for web hosting, SaaS, self-hosted applications, Linux, or Windows workloads.

Best VPS Hosting Providers in 2026: 6 Options Compared

Compare six VPS hosting providers in 2026 across pricing, performance, bandwidth, regions, backups, support, and operating model to find the right fit.

Sep 22, 202621 min read

VPS HostingVPS ProvidersProvider Comparison

For: Developers, founders, and small teams comparing VPS hosting providers for a production workload

How to Choose a VPS Provider: A 10-Point Decision Framework

Choose a VPS provider using a 10-point framework for performance, pricing, bandwidth, backups, support, security, location, scaling, SLA, and exit risk.

Sep 20, 202618 min read

VPS HostingProvider EvaluationCloud VM

For: Developers and infrastructure teams choosing VPS RAM for websites, WordPress, Node.js APIs, PostgreSQL or MySQL, Docker, Windows, and multi-service workloads.

How Much RAM Do I Need for a VPS? 1GB–16GB Guide

How much RAM does a VPS need? Compare 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB and 16 GB for websites, Docker, databases, APIs and Windows workloads.

Sep 20, 202614 min read

VPS RAMServer MemoryVM Sizing

For: Developers, founders, IT buyers, and small teams comparing VPS network speed, transfer allowances, egress fees, and unmetered bandwidth policies.

VPS Bandwidth and Transfer Costs Explained

Understand VPS bandwidth, transfer limits, egress fees, port speed, unmetered traffic, overages, and how network usage changes real monthly server cost.

Sep 20, 202617 min read

VPS HostingBandwidthData Transfer

For: Developers, founders, and small teams deciding whether to keep a workload on VPS infrastructure or move to a physical dedicated server.

VPS vs Dedicated Server: Cost, Performance, and When to Upgrade

Compare VPS vs dedicated server by cost, CPU consistency, isolation, storage, scaling, recovery, and the workload signals that justify physical hardware.

Sep 20, 202613 min read

VPS HostingDedicated ServersBare Metal

For: Founders and developers deciding whether a VPS is the right hosting model for a web application, API, SaaS MVP, worker, or small production stack.

VPS for Application Hosting: When It Fits Small Teams

Evaluate VPS application hosting by workload, resources, state, background jobs, recovery, scaling, and when one VM or another platform fits.

Sep 20, 202611 min read

VPSApplication HostingSaaS Architecture

For: Developers, founders, IT buyers, and small teams deciding which websites, applications, databases, containers, automation, and Windows workloads belong on a VPS.

What Is a VPS Used For? Workloads You Can Host

What is a VPS used for? Compare websites, apps, APIs, Docker, databases, automation, Windows workloads, and when another hosting model fits.

Sep 20, 202616 min read

VPS HostingVPS Use CasesCloud VM

For: Developers, founders, small teams, SMBs, and buyers trying to understand VPS, cloud VM, and cloud server terminology before choosing infrastructure.

VPS vs Cloud VM vs Cloud Server: What’s the Difference?

VPS vs cloud VM vs cloud server: learn what each term means, where they overlap, what the labels do not guarantee, and which infrastructure details to verify.

Sep 20, 202610 min read

VPSCloud VMCloud Server

For: Developers, founders, MSPs, and small technical teams deciding whether a workload needs AWS EC2 platform depth or a simpler VPS/cloud VM operating model.

VPS vs AWS EC2: Cost, Complexity & When to Choose Each

VPS vs AWS EC2 explained: compare virtual servers, pricing, EBS, bandwidth, IPv4, scaling, AWS integrations, and when each operating model fits.

Sep 20, 202618 min read

VPSAWS EC2Cloud VM

For: Developers, founders, and small teams choosing VPS hosting for applications, databases, websites, or remote workloads.

VPS Hosting Decision Guide: Choosing the Right Server

Choose VPS hosting by comparing control, management, sizing, Linux vs Windows, security, backups, total cost, reliability, and when another hosting model fits better.

Sep 20, 202617 min read

VPS HostingCloud VMServer Sizing

For: Founders and developers preparing a SaaS application for production on a cloud VPS

Production VPS Checklist for SaaS Apps

Use this production VPS checklist to validate SaaS capacity, access, traffic paths, storage, backups, monitoring, restore testing, and scaling decisions before launch.

Sep 18, 202612 min read

VPSSaaSProduction

For: Developers, founders, SaaS teams, and small platform teams choosing between a self-hosted database on a VPS and a managed database service.

VPS Database Hosting: What Small Teams Should Know

Compare VPS database hosting with managed databases, including control, cost, backups, recovery, networking, and operational ownership for small teams.

Sep 17, 202615 min read

VPS Database HostingDatabase VPSSelf-Hosted Database

For: Founders, developers, and small infrastructure teams comparing the complete monthly cost of cloud servers

Cloud Server Pricing: What Actually Drives Monthly Cost

Cloud server pricing starts at $4.99/mo on Raff. Compare compute, storage, backups, bandwidth, Windows licensing, billing terms, and real monthly cost.

Sep 11, 202613 min read

PricingCloud ServersVPS

For: Developers, founders, SaaS teams, and technical teams comparing MongoDB Atlas with self-hosted MongoDB for production workloads.

MongoDB Atlas vs Self-Hosted MongoDB: Cost, Control & Operations

Compare MongoDB Atlas vs self-hosted MongoDB across pricing, operations, control, backups, high availability, auto-scaling, security, and total cost.

Aug 11, 202616 min read

MongoDBMongoDB AtlasSelf-Hosted MongoDB

For: Developers, founders, SaaS teams, and small technical teams comparing MongoDB hosting providers or deciding between managed and self-hosted MongoDB for production.

MongoDB Hosting: Self-Hosted vs Managed for Production

Compare MongoDB hosting and MongoDB database hosting options across managed vs self-hosted deployment, providers, production architecture, backups, security, scaling, and total operating cost.

Aug 11, 202617 min read

MongoDBMongoDB HostingDatabase Hosting

For: Developers, CTOs, and infrastructure teams comparing high-memory VMs or high-RAM VPS plans for databases, containers, and memory-constrained workloads.

High Memory VMs (HiMem): When More RAM Matters Than CPU

Compare high memory VMs, HiMem and high-RAM VPS options, including RAM vs CPU sizing, memory pressure signals, database fit, and Raff pricing.

Aug 10, 202611 min read

VM Machine ClassesHiMem VMsHigh Memory VMs

For: Small business owners, founders, MSPs, and IT consultants deciding whether business applications, file servers, or other workloads belong on cloud infrastructure.

Cloud Servers for Small Business: File Servers, Apps & Costs

Choose the right cloud server for a small business, including file servers, Windows apps, costs, security, backup, migration, and when SaaS or local infrastructure is better.

Aug 8, 202616 min read

Small BusinessCloud ServersFile Server

For: Developers and small operations teams moving a production VPS between hosting providers.

VPS Migration Checklist: Data, DNS, Cutover, and Rollback

Learn a VPS migration checklist for provider-to-provider moves, including data sync, DNS cutover, validation, rollback criteria, and safe source retirement.

Aug 6, 202617 min read

VPS MigrationServer MigrationDNS Cutover

For: Developers, system administrators, founders, and small infrastructure teams choosing Nginx or Apache for VPS applications, WordPress, APIs, PHP-FPM, containers, and reverse proxies.

Nginx vs Apache: Which Web Server to Choose in 2026

Nginx vs Apache: compare architecture, performance, .htaccess, reverse proxying, WordPress, PHP-FPM, migration risk, and which web server fits a VPS.

Aug 4, 202616 min read

NginxApacheWeb Servers

For: Developers, founders, and small teams comparing VPS providers before purchasing a production server.

VPS Free Trial vs Money-Back Guarantee: What Buyers Should Verify

Compare VPS free trials and money-back guarantees, including refund terms, trial credits, cancellation rules, and what buyers should verify before purchase.

Aug 3, 202610 min read

VPS HostingPricingRefund Policy

For: Founders, developers, IT buyers, and small teams deciding whether a VPS creates useful control or unnecessary operational responsibility.

When a VPS Is Not the Right Hosting Model

Learn when not to use a VPS, the main VPS limitations, and when shared hosting, an app platform, managed database, serverless, Kubernetes, dedicated hardware, or object storage fits better.

Aug 3, 202617 min read

VPS HostingVPS LimitationsApp Platform

For: Developers and small teams comparing VPS providers, VM classes, and cloud server performance before purchase or migration

VPS Benchmarking Guide: CPU, NVMe, Network, and Real-World Tests

Learn how to benchmark VPS CPU, NVMe storage, network, consistency, and price-performance without being misled by one synthetic score.

Jul 29, 202614 min read

VPSBenchmarkingPerformance

For: WordPress site owners and small teams choosing between shared, managed WordPress, and VPS hosting

WordPress VPS Hosting: When It Beats Shared and Managed Hosting

Learn when WordPress VPS hosting beats shared and managed hosting, with a decision framework for traffic, control, WooCommerce, cost, and operations.

Jul 29, 202612 min read

WordPressVPSWeb Hosting

For: Developers, founders, IT buyers, and small teams comparing VPS reliability commitments and deciding whether a provider SLA fits their workload.

VPS Uptime SLA Explained: Credits, Exclusions, and What 99.9% Means

Learn what a VPS uptime SLA means, how 99.9% converts to downtime, and how credits, exclusions, measurement rules, and claim windows affect buyers.

Jul 29, 202613 min read

VPS HostingSLAUptime

For: Developers, agencies, site owners, and small businesses deciding whether to add cPanel to a VPS or manage the server without a commercial control panel.

VPS Hosting With or Without cPanel: Cost, Control, and Management Trade-Offs

Compare VPS hosting with and without cPanel across license cost, resource use, control, email, security, multi-site management, and custom app compatibility.

Jul 29, 202612 min read

VPS HostingcPanelLinux VM

For: Freelancers, web agencies, development studios, and multi-site operators deciding whether to use reseller hosting or build a client hosting platform on a VPS.

VPS vs Reseller Hosting: Which Model Fits Agencies and Multi-Site Hosting?

Compare VPS and reseller hosting for agencies by client isolation, control, support, margins, scaling, migration, and operational responsibility.

Jul 29, 202613 min read

VPS HostingReseller HostingAgency Hosting

For: Developers, founders, IT buyers, and small teams comparing monthly, hourly, pay-as-you-go, and long-term VPS pricing models.

VPS Pricing Models: Monthly Plans, Hourly Billing, and Long-Term Discounts

Compare monthly VPS plans, hourly and pay-as-you-go billing, long-term commitments, proration, and how to choose a VPS billing model for your workload.

Jul 29, 202613 min read

VPS HostingVPS PricingHourly Billing

For: Developers and small teams learning how hypervisors create, isolate, and operate virtual machines.

What Is a Hypervisor? Type 1 vs Type 2 Explained

What is a hypervisor? Learn how hypervisors create VMs, the difference between Type 1 and Type 2, common examples, and what matters for VPS hosting.

Jul 28, 202612 min read

HypervisorVirtualizationVPS Hosting

For: Developers and small teams learning how VPS virtualization, isolation, resources, and server management work.

VPS Explained: How Virtual Private Server Hosting Works

How does a VPS work? Learn how virtualization creates isolated servers, how CPU, RAM, storage and networking are assigned, and what the customer manages.

Jul 28, 202612 min read

VPS HostingVirtualizationCloud VM

For: Developers and small teams comparing VPS and VDS resource guarantees before choosing virtual server hosting.

VPS vs VDS: Is There a Real Difference in Hosting?

VPS vs VDS explained: what VDS means, how CPU and resource guarantees differ, and what to verify before choosing virtual server hosting.

Jul 28, 202611 min read

VPSVDSVirtual Servers

For: Developers, small teams, and VPS buyers comparing KVM and OpenVZ hosting for Linux, Windows, Docker, and production workloads.

KVM VPS vs OpenVZ Containers: Isolation, Kernel Control, and Performance

Compare KVM VPS vs OpenVZ containers across kernel control, Windows and Docker support, isolation, performance, resource guarantees, recovery, and workload fit.

Jul 28, 202615 min read

KVMOpenVZVPS Hosting

For: Developers, founders, agencies, and small businesses deciding whether to operate a VPS themselves or pay a provider for server management.

Managed vs Unmanaged VPS: Responsibilities, Support, and Total Cost

Managed vs unmanaged VPS explained: compare responsibility, support, security, backups, control, and total cost so you can choose the right model.

Jul 28, 202612 min read

VPS HostingManaged VPSUnmanaged VPS

For: Small business owners, founders, developers, agencies, and teams deciding whether shared hosting is still enough or whether they should move to a VPS.

When Should a Small Business Move from Shared Hosting to a VPS?

Compare shared hosting vs VPS for a small business, including when to move, when to stay, managed alternatives, migration risks, security, and operations.

Jun 29, 20269 min read

VPSShared HostingSmall Business

For: Small businesses, MSPs, IT consultants, and operators comparing Windows VPS and Remote Desktop costs for business applications and remote users

RDP VPS Pricing: What Actually Affects Cost?

Understand RDP VPS pricing by Windows VM size, concurrent users, storage, backups, Windows licensing, RDS CALs or SALs, support, and recovery requirements.

Jun 29, 202614 min read

RDP VPSWindows VPSRemote Desktop

For: Developers, technical founders, and small platform teams deciding whether to run production Docker and Docker Compose workloads on a VPS

Docker VPS Hosting: What Developers Should Know

Learn when Docker VPS hosting fits production apps, how to size a Docker host, manage Compose, volumes, networking, backups, security, and when to move to Kubernetes.

Jun 26, 202616 min read

DockerVPSDocker Compose

For: Developers, founders, agencies, MSPs, and small teams choosing hosting for websites, WordPress, PHP, Node.js, APIs, and business applications.

VPS for Web Hosting: What Small Teams Should Know

Learn when VPS web hosting is the right fit for WordPress, PHP, Node.js, APIs, and business websites. Compare shared hosting, managed hosting, sizing, cost, security, and backups.

Jun 23, 202615 min read

VPSWeb HostingCloud VPS

For: Developers, founders, MSPs, and small teams comparing affordable VPS hosting for development, production, client, Linux, and Windows workloads

Cheap VPS vs Reliable VPS: What Small Teams Should Know

Compare cheap VPS hosting by CPU, RAM, storage, bandwidth, backups, support, and recovery. Learn when an affordable VPS is safe for production and when to spend more.

Jun 22, 202614 min read

VPSAffordable VPSCloud VPS

For: Developers, DevOps teams, founders, freelancers, agencies, and small platform teams comparing VPS providers for applications, Docker, CI/CD, staging, databases, Windows, and automation.

Best VPS Hosting for Developers: 5 Options Compared

Compare the best VPS hosting options for developers across Docker, CI/CD, CPU, RAM, NVMe/SSD, bandwidth, regions, backups, automation, and support.

Jun 21, 202618 min read

VPSDevelopersDevOps

For: Developers, founders, MSPs, and small technical teams comparing traditional VPS hosting with cloud VPS or cloud VM infrastructure.

Cloud VPS vs Traditional VPS: Differences, Cost & Use Cases

Compare cloud VPS vs traditional VPS by infrastructure model: storage, networking, recovery, scaling, automation, cost, and the capabilities behind each VM.

Jun 21, 202617 min read

VPSCloud VPSCloud VM

For: Small business owners, technical founders, developers, and IT consultants deciding whether a VPS or cloud VM fits a real business workload

When Small Businesses Need a VPS: 9 Practical Use Cases

See when a small business needs a VPS, 9 practical use cases, Linux vs Windows choices, sizing, security, backups, and when a managed service is better.

Jun 15, 202615 min read

Small BusinessVPSCloud Servers

For: Small businesses, founders, IT consultants, MSPs, and technical teams evaluating Windows VPS hosting, RDP VPS, Windows Server hosting, or Windows cloud servers

Windows VPS Hosting for Small Teams: Costs, Sizing, and RDP

Compare Windows VPS hosting for RDP, Windows business software, IIS and SQL Server. Learn provider criteria, sizing, licensing, security, backups, and total cost.

May 5, 202616 min read

Windows VPSWindows ServerRDP

For: Developers, founders, and small infrastructure teams preparing a newly deployed VPS or cloud server for its first workload

VPS Setup Checklist: What to Configure After Deployment

Use this VPS setup checklist after deployment to configure updates, SSH access, firewall rules, monitoring, backups, DNS, and recovery in the right order.

Apr 13, 202613 min read

VPSGetting StartedLinux

For: Developers, founders, and small infrastructure teams securing production cloud servers and VPS workloads without a dedicated enterprise security department.

Cloud Security Fundamentals for Developers and Small Teams

Cloud security fundamentals and best practices for small teams covering identity, server hardening, VPS security, private networking, secrets, backups, monitoring, and incident response.

Jan 15, 202617 min read

SecurityCloud InfrastructureServer Hardening

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