Web Hosting & VPS Tips

Ensure hosts provide Rocky Linux 8 or 9—another CentOS successor for reliable VPS hosting DigitalOcean offers Rocky images using dnf install vsftpd for FTP and firewalld for security Look for \"Rocky Linux 8\" in their OS dropdown to confirm—its RHEL base suits MySQL and control panels like Plesk Rocky’s stability (supported until 2029) minimizes downtime but verify snapshot frequency (e g daily) for recovery Test post-setup with—expect \"Rocky Linux release 8 8 (Green Obsidian)\"—and ping external hosts to ensure <15ms latency for SSH responsiveness