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Short, practical guides for choosing and running hosting, no jargon for its own sake, no upsell in disguise.
Layer 01 · Foundation
Shared, semi-dedicated, VPS or dedicated: which hosting do you need?
A plain-English guide to the four hosting layers, what each one is for, when to move up, and what it costs.
Layer 01 · FoundationRunning a Node.js app on shared hosting: what works and what doesn't
How to prepare a Node.js app for a managed hosting platform, use Redis and PostgreSQL, and know when it is time for a VPS.
Layer 03 · ControlHow to choose a data center location for your website
Latency, where your visitors are, data-residency rules and when a CDN matters more than the server location.