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VPS Price Increases Are Coming for New Contracts in 2026

To keep delivering the price performance and reliability small businesses rely on, Leaseweb is adjusting prices on selected VPS packages in certain regions. This change only applies to new contracts signed on or after August 1, 2026, and does not affect existing ongoing contracts. View Our VPS Offering Why are VPS prices increasing? Rising component costs have led to increased VPS prices by as much as 49% since early 2026. Contributing factors include AI‑driven shortage […]

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Leaseweb Public Cloud & VPS: Now Available in Australia

We’re excited to announce the launch of our Public Cloud & VPS offerings from our Sydney Data Center in Australia. Over the past few years, we’ve observed a gap within the Australian market. When it comes to hosting options for small & medium businesses, the Australian market has limited options. It’s either: Hyperscaler options like […]

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VPS and Object Storage: A Migration Case Study

Harnessing the combined power of VPS and Object Storage when migrating across platforms is not just a solution we advise to our customers, it’s one we’ve actually used ourselves. In this case study, I’ll walk you through an example of how we migrated our Knowledge Base (KB) platform and how VPS and Object Storage were […]

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What is VPS used for? A Guide to Virtual Private Servers

If you’re investigating VPS hosting, you’re probably looking to build more than just a basic website but are not sure if you need shared hosting, dedicated server hosting or a VPS. In this blog post, we’ll explain exactly what a VPS is and how to use a VPS for your business. What is VPS hosting? […]

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VPS Security: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Data Safe

In today’s digital landscape, ensuring the security of your Virtual Private Server (VPS) is paramount. However, companies are not always sure which steps are necessary for them to ensure their servers are secure. This blog will discuss ten essential security practices to help you safeguard your VPS, including firewall filtering and DDoS protection. What is […]

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How to create a Leaseweb VPS Snapshot

Snapshot is one of the most important data protection features of every VPS server. The main use case for Snapshot is having a safe roll back point to minimize errors when making major changes in VPS such as installing, uninstalling certain software or components, or testing applications. Snapshot allows you to capture a copy of […]

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Leaseweb launches VPS Snapshot

Leaseweb is excited to announce the launch of the snapshot feature for our VPS offerings. This feature allows our customers to take a “snapshot” of their virtual private server at any given moment so they can easily restore their server to that exact state later. This is particularly useful in the event of issues or errors. […]

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9 Ways to Optimize Virtual Private Servers (VPS)

Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are a popular choice for hosting websites and applications due to their flexibility and scalability. However, as with any server, a VPS can become slow and unresponsive if not properly optimized. In this blog post, I’ll discuss a few ways to optimize your VPS for better performance. 1. Keep your VPS […]

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What is VPS hosting? Virtual Private Servers Explained

VPS hosting provides superior performance to shared hosting. Unlike shared hosting, where multiple sites live on a single web server and have no guarantee of resources, VPS allows fewer users to share allocated segments of hard drive space, memory, and processor power. Each user has access to a virtual machine running its own copy of […]

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