What is SSH, and how does it work?
SSH is an encrypted channel to a remote server. Learn the client and server model, port 22, host key fingerprints, and key versus password login.
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What Is a VPS? A Plain-English Answer
A VPS is a private server built with virtual machines or containers on shared hardware. Learn what root access gets you, and where the limits are.
Shared hosting vs VPS: which do you need?
Shared hosting or a VPS? The real split is root access and who fixes the server when it breaks. When shared hosting still wins, and the four signs to move.
Can GitHub host your website? Pages vs a VPS
GitHub stores your code and GitHub Pages serves static files. Neither one runs your app. Here is exactly where that line falls, and what to do at it.
Your first hour on GitHub: from zero to a repo
Open an account, create a repository, push your code with three git commands, and see the line where GitHub stops: it stores your project but never runs it.
AI Agent vs LLM vs AI Assistant
An LLM is weights that need RAM. An assistant adds a chat surface. An agent adds tools and a loop, and it holds credentials, so it needs a box that stays on.