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OpenVZ howto addendum: Migrating your virtual machines to a new server

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Dan

As I wrote some time ago, creating your own OpenVZ infrastructure is very easy, and it can save you a lot of money compared to the usual VPS providers. But it also has other advantages. Hashtagify uses redis to store … Continue reading →

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OpenVZ how-to: Your own free VPS infrastructure in 10 minutes

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dan

As I wrote in part 1 of this series of posts, creating your own dedicated Linux “cloud” for free on a root server is easier than you might think. It for sure has been easier for me than I thought … Continue reading →

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My own dedicated “cloud” with 24 GB of RAM for 89 Euro (127 USD)/Month – part 1

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Dan

As I already explained in my last post, hashtagify’s servers need to keep most of the data they handle in memory: This is the only way to answer an AJAX request about an hashtag so quickly that the user perceives … Continue reading →

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