The Bastion Journalhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/Practical hosting guides for choosing, protecting and operating your HM Bastion infrastructure.enVPS, dedicated or web hosting: choose the responsibility you needhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/vps-dedicated-or-web-hosting/https://hmbastion.com/blog/vps-dedicated-or-web-hosting/Match your application, operating responsibilities and resource needs to the three HM Bastion hosting families.PlanningHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSwitzerland or Germany: choose a hosting region with a practical checklisthttps://hmbastion.com/blog/switzerland-or-germany-hosting/https://hmbastion.com/blog/switzerland-or-germany-hosting/Compare audience routes, application dependencies, regional prices and deployment requirements before choosing Switzerland or Germany.InfrastructureHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRead a server specification: CPU, memory, storage and networkhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/understand-server-resources/https://hmbastion.com/blog/understand-server-resources/Understand virtual cores, ECC memory, NVMe storage and the difference between aggregate network capacity, port speed and included bandwidth.InfrastructureHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDDoS protection and backups: build two different lines of defencehttps://hmbastion.com/blog/ddos-protection-and-backups/https://hmbastion.com/blog/ddos-protection-and-backups/Understand what traffic mitigation, application security, replication, snapshots and independent backups each contribute to a hosting recovery plan.SecurityHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCrypto checkout: check the asset, network and payment instruction togetherhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/crypto-checkout-network-checklist/https://hmbastion.com/blog/crypto-checkout-network-checklist/Follow HM Bastion’s separate crypto selection and payment pages, with a clear checklist for supported networks, exact amounts, expiry and order status.PaymentsHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWordPress on cPanel or Plesk: choose a panel and keep a maintenance routinehttps://hmbastion.com/blog/wordpress-cpanel-or-plesk/https://hmbastion.com/blog/wordpress-cpanel-or-plesk/Compare HM Bastion’s Keystone Web and Gateway Web ranges, then plan WordPress updates, access, backups and migration checks.Web hostingHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA faster WordPress site starts with finding the slow layerhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/wordpress-performance-cache-diagnosis/https://hmbastion.com/blog/wordpress-performance-cache-diagnosis/Separate browser weight, uncached PHP work, database queries and cache behaviour before changing a WordPress hosting configuration.Web hostingHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSize a SQL database around its working set and expensive querieshttps://hmbastion.com/blog/sql-database-sizing-query-bottlenecks/https://hmbastion.com/blog/sql-database-sizing-query-bottlenecks/Use query plans, concurrency, memory behaviour and storage growth to distinguish a database resource shortage from inefficient application work.InfrastructureHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTKeep HTTPS working through the whole certificate lifecyclehttps://hmbastion.com/blog/https-tls-certificate-lifecycle/https://hmbastion.com/blog/https-tls-certificate-lifecycle/Plan domain validation, certificate renewal, deployment and external checks so HTTPS remains correct after the first successful installation.SecurityHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIPv4, IPv6 and firewalls: review the paths into your serverhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/ipv4-ipv6-firewall-exposure/https://hmbastion.com/blog/ipv4-ipv6-firewall-exposure/Inventory listening services, public addresses and firewall policies across both IP families before publishing an application or changing network access.InfrastructureHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuild a VPS capacity test that answers a real planning questionhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/vps-capacity-load-testing-plan/https://hmbastion.com/blog/vps-capacity-load-testing-plan/Define a representative workload, useful success criteria and safe stop conditions before comparing VPS resource allocations or planning a traffic increase.PlanningHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHosting incident: coordinate recovery and write a useful support requesthttps://hmbastion.com/blog/incident-response-useful-support-brief/https://hmbastion.com/blog/incident-response-useful-support-brief/Coordinate a hosting incident with a clear owner, a factual timeline, protected evidence, reversible changes and a concise support request.SecurityHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSecure SSH access to your VPS and preserve a recovery routehttps://hmbastion.com/blog/secure-ssh-access-vps/https://hmbastion.com/blog/secure-ssh-access-vps/Build a practical SSH access policy with verified host keys, individual accounts, tested authentication and a recovery path.SecurityHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRun a restore drill: turn RPO and RTO into a recovery procedurehttps://hmbastion.com/blog/backup-restore-drill-rpo-rto/https://hmbastion.com/blog/backup-restore-drill-rpo-rto/Set recovery targets, build a coherent backup set and measure a safe restore with application-level checks.SecurityHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMove hosting with a tested cutover and a realistic rollback planhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/hosting-migration-cutover-rollback/https://hmbastion.com/blog/hosting-migration-cutover-rollback/Plan application data, destination checks, DNS changes and the point after which rollback needs data reconciliation.PlanningHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRun Docker on a VPS with a production operating planhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/docker-vps-production-checklist/https://hmbastion.com/blog/docker-vps-production-checklist/Plan container resources, persistent data, published ports, releases and bounded logs before deploying a Compose application.PlanningHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMonitor a VPS with signals that lead to a useful first responsehttps://hmbastion.com/blog/vps-monitoring-first-response/https://hmbastion.com/blog/vps-monitoring-first-response/Build a focused service dashboard, actionable alerts and an initial diagnostic sequence for errors, latency and resource pressure.InfrastructureHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDNS records and TTLs: prepare a change you can verifyhttps://hmbastion.com/blog/dns-records-ttl-cutover-checklist/https://hmbastion.com/blog/dns-records-ttl-cutover-checklist/Understand address, alias and mail records, plan for cached answers and verify a DNS change without confusing it with application readiness.InfrastructureHM Bastion EditorialMon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT