InstantNode Blog

Developers

Automate everything: the InstantNode API

Create servers, control power, manage backups and firewall rules from a script - the full InstantNode Personal Access Token API, explained with curl examples.

6 min read

VPS

VDS: dedicated CPU cores, explained

Our new VDS plans pin physical EPYC cores to your VM. What dedicated cores actually mean, who needs them, and when a shared vCPU is honestly enough.

5 min read

VPS

Run your own Proxmox inside a VPS

Nested virtualization is enabled on InstantNode KVM plans - install Proxmox VE 9 from our template and manage your own VMs and containers inside a single VPS.

5 min read

Updates

Six new OS templates, from Fedora 42 to Proxmox VE 9

Fedora 42, AlmaLinux 10, Rocky Linux 10, openSUSE Leap 15.6, Arch Linux and Proxmox VE 9 are now one-click OS choices on every KVM plan.

4 min read

Updates

168 one-click apps: skip the setup, keep the root access

The App Installer puts Nextcloud, Uptime Kuma, Vaultwarden, WordPress and 160+ other apps one click away on any Linux KVM server - Docker under the hood, root access kept.

4 min read

Guides

VPS backups on InstantNode: schedules, restores, downloads

How the built-in backup system works: daily schedules, up to 3 stored snapshots, one-click restore, downloadable archives - and what it should not replace.

5 min read

Guides

The built-in firewall: close every door you are not using

Every InstantNode vServer has a panel-managed firewall in front of the OS. How rules work, a copy-paste baseline for web servers, and the mistakes to avoid.

5 min read

Guides

Ten minutes to a hardened VPS

The minimum viable hardening for a fresh Linux server: SSH keys, no root login, automatic updates, fail2ban and a closed firewall - with the exact commands.

6 min read

Bots

Host your Discord bot 24/7 (without babysitting a terminal)

From "works on my machine" to always-online: what a Discord bot actually needs from a host, and how InstantNode bot hosting keeps it running.

5 min read

Guides

Your own WireGuard VPN in five minutes

Spin up a personal WireGuard VPN on a small VPS: one install script, a QR code for your phone, and every open Wi-Fi becomes safe. Full walkthrough.

5 min read

Billing

Stop auto-renew, not your server: how cancellation works

No cancellation forms, no support tickets: disable auto-renew and your server runs to the end of the paid period. What happens when, and how to keep your data.

4 min read

Company

GDPR-first hosting: German company, EU datacenter, real answers

Where your data lives, who processes it, what a DPA is and when you need one - the actual GDPR posture of InstantNode, without marketing fog.

5 min read

Guides

Know before your users do: Uptime Kuma on a VPS

Self-hosted monitoring with Uptime Kuma: one-click install, the monitors worth creating, Discord alerts and a public status page - on a tiny VPS.

5 min read

Game servers

Modded Minecraft done right: Forge, Fabric and the RAM question

Setting up a modded Minecraft server that does not stutter: loader choice, real RAM sizing for modpacks, pregeneration, and the flags that matter.

6 min read

Guides

Build your own game panel: Pterodactyl on a VDS

Run Pterodactyl and host game servers for your community or customers: architecture, sizing, install path and the mistakes to skip.

6 min read

Guides

Migrate your server in minutes: the Server Importer tutorial

A screen-by-screen walkthrough of the Server Importer: connect your old server over SFTP, tick the folders you need and land on a fresh KVM VPS with everything in its original place.

4 min read

Game servers

Best Palworld dedicated server settings (2026)

What every important PalWorldSettings.ini option actually does, which defaults are worth changing, and how to tune rates without breaking your world.

5 min read

VPS

KVM vs container VPS: what's the difference?

Same word, very different tech. How KVM virtual machines and LXC containers differ, when each is the right call, and how to choose.

5 min read

VPS

What is an LXC VPS?

The cheapest way to a real always-on Linux server. What an LXC container VPS is, what it's great at, and the one limit to know.

4 min read

VPS

8 things to run on a €1.50 LXC VPS

Bots, proxies, monitoring, Git, VPN and more - eight practical jobs for a cheap always-on container VPS.

4 min read

Game servers

How much RAM does your Minecraft server need?

Vanilla, Paper or a 200-mod pack? What actually consumes memory, why view distance is the hidden multiplier, and when 4, 8 or 12 GB is the right call.

5 min read

Game servers

How to protect your game server from DDoS attacks

What an attack looks like from inside the game, why mitigation has to live at your host's network edge, and the habits that keep your community online.

4 min read

Game servers

Move your Palworld co-op world to a dedicated server

Co-op worlds only run while the host is online. Why the host GUID matters, and how the Save Manager uploads, migrates and backs up your world for you.

4 min read

VPS

7 things to do with a cheap storage VPS

Offsite 3-2-1 backups, Nextcloud, a media library, MinIO object storage and more - what a big cheap disk with root access is actually good for.

5 min read

Guides

Hourly VPS billing explained (and when monthly is cheaper)

Prepaid balance, per-hour metering and a ~10% reward for commitment: how hourly billing works, and a simple rule for when monthly is the better deal.

4 min read