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Deploying your app to Cloud Run Google Cloud offers several options for running your code. For this example, you use Cloud Run to deploy a scalable app to Google Cloud. Cloud Run doesn’t require you to manage servers and automatically scales to support traffic spikes. Use Cloud Build to build a Docker container and publish…

Updated on May 12, 2025 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard way to transfer files between a client and a server over a network. It works using a client-server model with separate connections for control and data, but it’s crucial to understand that standard FTP transmits data and credentials unencrypted and is therefore inherently…

Even with the performance and redundant features of servers, increased workload consolidation and reliability expectations can take a toll on server hardware. A server maintenance checklist should cover physical elements as well as the system’s software layer configuration. It must also account for the fact that thorough upkeep takes time, person hours and testing. Using…

If you’re starting a side hustle, a small business, or a personal project (like a recipe blog), you might be interested in low-cost website options—especially when it comes to domain names and hosting.  In this guide, we’re exploring how to get a domain name for free—if it’s really possible, what the trade-offs are, and whether…

Latency, latency, latency! It has always been a problem of the Internet. It was, it is, and it probably will be. Delivering data from one geographic point to another takes time. However, latency can be reduced. This can be achieved in several ways: Reduce the number of intermediate nodes on the data path from the…

I started building websites in 2006, and like most beginners, I used shared hosting. It was affordable, simple, and got the job done for my early projects. But as my online businesses grew, so did traffic, including on WPBeginner. Shared hosting started slowing me down—literally. I had to deal with downtime, slow page loads, and…