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Hosting notes from the Hostiger team

Benchmarks, deep-dives, product announcements and guides for running production workloads.

Performance · 5 min read

NVMe vs SATA SSD vs HDD on VPS — real benchmarks (2026)

Why storage tier matters more than CPU for most web workloads. Real benchmark numbers.

Published 2026-07-14

Guides · 4 min read

How to choose a VPS data-center location — 5 practical rules

Data-center choice is a 100 ms decision — here's how to make it right.

Published 2026-07-14

Networking · 6 min read

WireGuard vs OpenVPN in 2026 — which to run on your VPS

WireGuard wins on speed and simplicity. OpenVPN still wins on obfuscation and legacy client support.

Published 2026-07-14

Announcement · 3 min read

Hostiger Istanbul region — 20 TB bandwidth on every plan, from $15/mo

New Istanbul flagship: full 9-plan ladder with 20 TB monthly bandwidth included.

Published 2026-07-14