VPS

Developers are sharing what small, always-on services justify the cost of a $5 virtual private server. The discussion covers hobby projects, personal tools and lightweight self-hosted software, with participants comparing notes on which uses genuinely benefit from being online 24/7 versus those that could run elsewhere.

Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi and Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson have been named the MVPs for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. Yu, one of the youngest stars of world swimming, and Puripol, Asia's leading sprinter, are being highlighted as the standout athletes the Games will be built around. The announcement gives the two teenagers top billing in the run-up to next year's multi-sport event in Japan.

Marine fuels testing company VPS announced on Monday, 28 September, that it will host its Fuel Management Course in Singapore on 2 to 3 November. The course is aimed at shipping industry professionals seeking training in fuel quality, management and related marine fuel issues. Singapore's role as a major bunkering hub makes it a fitting venue, and the announcement is drawing attention from those in the maritime fuels sector.

MLB is looking back at the strongest postseason showings by players who were the reigning World Series MVP at the time, ranking the standout October runs from hitters and pitchers carrying that label. The feature highlights how past MVP winners followed up their championship performances in subsequent playoffs.

A new tutorial walks through installing Directus, the open-source headless CMS and data platform, on an AlmaLinux VPS. The guide covers what Directus is — a tool for managing and interacting with databases through an API-first interface — and details the setup steps for server administrators. It reflects steady interest in self-hosting flexible CMS alternatives on enterprise-grade Linux distributions.

A new tutorial walks through installing DNSControl, an open-source tool for managing DNS records across multiple providers, on an Ubuntu VPS and configuring it to control PowerDNS servers. The guide covers what DNSControl is, the installation steps, and how to connect it to PowerDNS, aimed at administrators who want to automate and centralize DNS management from the command line.

A detailed, production-ready guide for deploying Django 6 on an Ubuntu VPS is being shared by hosting provider Rad Web Hosting. The walkthrough covers deploying the Python web framework Django, explaining what it is and how to run it securely and at scale on a virtual private server. Developers discussing the release of Django 6 are using such guides to update deployment workflows.

A step-by-step tutorial for deploying Nagios Core on an Ubuntu virtual private server has been published, covering system preparation, web access setup, plugins, and host and service configuration through to security hardening. The commands target Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, with notes that they work similarly on 20.04 and 24.04, giving administrators a practical open-source server monitoring option.