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10 years of server and web hosting news — Linux releases, security vulnerabilities, control panel updates, PHP releases and web server news from 2016 to 2025.
OpenSSH regreSSHion CVE-2024-6387 — Critical Patch Required
CVE-2024-6387 regreSSHion — a race condition in OpenSSH's signal handler allows unauthenticated RCE on glibc-based Linux systems. Patch immediately.
Hetzner vs DigitalOcean vs Vultr — 2024 Cloud Comparison
Comprehensive 2024 comparison of the top three budget cloud providers — price, performance and features for server administrators.
Podman 5.0 Released — Docker Compatible Rootless Containers
Podman 5.0 brings a completely rewritten network stack, full Docker Compose compatibility and improved rootless performance — the strongest Docker alternative yet.
Hetzner Expands US Presence — New Ashburn Virginia Data Centre
Hetzner opens its second US data centre in Ashburn, Virginia — the internet capital of the world — bringing European-style pricing to East Coast businesses.
Elementor Pro 3.20 — AI Features and Performance Updates
Elementor Pro 3.20 integrates AI content generation, improves page load performance with lazy rendering and adds new Loop Grid widget enhancements.
Cloudflare Workers AI — Run AI Models at the Edge
Cloudflare Workers AI reaches GA — run AI inference at Cloudflare's 300+ edge locations with zero GPU server management, integrated directly into your server architecture.
Imunify360 vs BitNinja — Server Security Comparison 2024
Comprehensive comparison of Imunify360 and BitNinja server security platforms — features, pricing and effectiveness for cPanel and CloudPanel servers.
Cloudflare Mitigates Record 3.8Tbps DDoS Attack
Cloudflare automatically mitigates a record 3.8Tbps DDoS attack — the largest ever recorded — lasting 65 seconds without service disruption.
PHP 8.4 Alpha — Property Hooks Preview
PHP 8.4 alpha showcases property hooks — a major language feature allowing get/set interception without boilerplate methods.
LiteSpeed vs Nginx vs Apache — Complete Comparison 2024
Comprehensive 2024 comparison of LiteSpeed, Nginx and Apache — performance benchmarks, features, licensing costs and use cases for each web server.
Google and Yahoo Enforce DMARC — What Every Server Admin Must Do
Google and Yahoo begin enforcing DMARC authentication for bulk senders in February 2024 — servers without proper SPF, DKIM and DMARC records will see emails rejected.
Terraform 1.6 Released — Test Framework and Improved State
Terraform 1.6 introduces a built-in test framework for infrastructure code, improved state management and better provider performance.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Released — Noble Numbat
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat launches with kernel 6.8, unprivileged user namespaces restricted by default and 12 years of security support.
Acronis Cyber Protect 2024 — Backup Meets Cybersecurity
Acronis Cyber Protect 2024 integrates backup and cybersecurity — detecting ransomware during backup and automatically rolling back infected files.
Nvidia H100 GPU Servers — AI Infrastructure for 2024
Nvidia H100 GPU servers become the standard for AI inference in 2024 — here is what server administrators need to know about GPU server configuration and management.
MariaDB 11.4 LTS Released — Long Term Support
MariaDB 11.4 becomes the new LTS release with vector search preview, improved JSON and enhanced Galera Cluster reliability.
WordPress 6.5 Released — Performance Improvements
WordPress 6.5 introduces the Font Library, performance improvements via speculative loading and interactivity API for modern block themes.
Restic 0.16 Released — Faster Backups and New Features
Restic 0.16 brings significantly faster backups via improved chunking algorithm, better error handling and new REST backend improvements.
CloudPanel 2.0 Major Release — New Features and Security
CloudPanel 2.0 major release brings PHP 8.3 support, improved firewall management, new backup system and enhanced security defaults.
AWS Bedrock Launched — Managed AI Models on Cloud Servers
Amazon Web Services launches Bedrock — a fully managed AI service giving server administrators access to foundation models via API without managing GPU infrastructure.