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Guides, product updates and deep dives on high-performance infrastructure, low-latency networking and Solana hosting.
Why "0.1 ms to Jito" Doesn't Tell You Enough
Hosting providers love a single tiny latency number. Here is what a best-case ping hides, how to read min/avg/max like an operator, why percentiles cannot be conjured from summaries, and how to verify any provider's claim from your own host.
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Linux Format HDD: How to Partition and Format Disk Drives
Linux format HDD guide: identify the right disk with lsblk, partition with fdisk or parted, format with mkfs, mount via /etc/fstab, and wipe drives safely.
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Check Environment Variables Linux: How to Set, List & Manage
Learn how to partition and format a disk on Linux with fdisk, parted, and mkfs. Covers ext4, XFS, NTFS, FAT32, mounting, fstab, and safe disk wiping.
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How to Check Your Linux Distribution & Best Server Distros
Learn four quick commands to identify your Linux distribution, version, and architecture, then find out which server distro fits your workload: Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky, or CentOS Stream.
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Check Ubuntu Version on a Server: 5 Reliable Commands
Learn how to check Ubuntu version on a server using /etc/os-release, lsb_release, hostnamectl, and script-safe commands for audits, support, and upgrades.
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Jito ShredStream Is Shutting Down: Migration Options
Jito is deprecating ShredStream, with a complete shutdown on September 5, 2026. Here is what actually breaks, the replacement feeds worth benchmarking, and a migration plan that swaps the data source without touching your strategy code.
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Polymarket Bot Setup: Server, Keys, and First Order
The companion build guide to our hosting piece: provision a server, lock it down, install a CLOB client, handle keys and allowances safely, and run the loop under systemd so it survives reboots and disconnects.
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Where to Host a Polymarket Trading Bot
Prediction-market bots live and die on uptime and API latency. Here is how to pick a server and a region for a Polymarket bot — and how to measure your latency to the CLOB instead of guessing.
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Ryzen 9 9950X vs EPYC for Solana Infrastructure
Ryzen 9 9950X for latency-sensitive trading; EPYC for RPC, validators, and virtualization. A clock-versus-capacity decision driven entirely by your workload.
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