How to Deploy n8n Securely on a VPS
The most common n8n security failures are not exotic: no HTTPS, an exposed port, a lost encryption key, and no backup. Fix those first, in this order.
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58 guides, 6 series.
Practical guides on hosting, domains, WordPress, servers, business applications and security — every guide below is published in full, with a table of contents on the longer ones.
How to Choose n8n Hosting in 2026
n8n's self-hosted Community Edition is free to run under a fair-code licence — but 'free software' is not 'free hosting'. Choose on total cost, skill, and scale.
Self Hosted CRM vs SaaS CRM
Self-hosting a CRM buys control and data ownership; SaaS buys freedom from maintenance. The right choice depends on your team, your data, and who will do the work.
CRM Hosting Requirements and Deployment Checklist
A CRM holds your customer relationships — the data you cannot afford to lose or leak. Get the server, email, security and backup right before the first contact is imported.
How to Plan Backups for an Online Store
A store's backup plan is measured in orders, not files. Decide how many orders you can afford to lose, how fast you must be back, and test the restore.
How to Migrate an E-commerce Store with Less Downtime
A store migration is not a file copy — it is a move with orders arriving mid-flight. Stage it, freeze it briefly, sync the delta, and keep a rollback ready.
How to Keep WooCommerce Checkout Fast
Checkout cannot be cached, so it exposes every weakness in your hosting. Fix PHP workers, database speed, checkout scripts and the payment flow — in that order.
WooCommerce Hosting Requirements for a Growing Store
WooCommerce will run on modest hosting — until it won't. The requirements that matter are PHP 8.3+, modern MySQL, 256 MB of memory, HTTPS, and enough CPU and RAM for dynamic pages.
Dedicated Server Management Responsibilities
A dedicated server gives you the whole machine — and the whole responsibility for it. Know exactly which jobs are yours before you sign, or pay for a managed plan.
How to Choose a Data Center Location
The closest data centre to your customers usually wins — but 'closest' means network distance, not straight-line distance, and law and cost can outweigh a few milliseconds.