Engineering deep-dives, infrastructure tutorials, and thoughts on French cloud sovereignty — from the FranceVPS team.
Engineering posts, deep-dives on infrastructure, and tutorials. Written by the FranceVPS team — the engineers who run the infrastructure also write about it.
Cloud Act, Schrems II, and what changed in 2025-2026 for European companies hosting customer data.
What you actually need to do to stay GDPR-compliant as a SaaS company in 2026, beyond the cookie banner.
Benchmarks across single-thread, multi-thread, and database workloads — and why we picked one over the other.
Step-by-step guide from zero to encrypted tunnel, with security hardening and client management tips.
Choosing the right tier, broker latency, EA configuration, and why home trading isn't enough for serious algorithmic strategies.
What to configure, what to monitor, and what to back up to keep your self-hosted cloud secure.
From PHP-FPM tuning to OPcache, Redis object caching, and why your TTFB is high.
What SecNumCloud actually means, why it matters, and which workloads need it.
Why hosting in 'EU regions' of US providers isn't the same as European sovereignty — the legal mechanics.
How to use Paris, Marseille, and Lyon for true geographic redundancy under French jurisdiction.
Choosing the right GPU for your model size, expected throughput, and budget.
From zero to multi-region deployment with the FranceVPS Terraform provider.
When to migrate, what to back up, how to set up Nginx + PHP-FPM, and DNS cutover without downtime.
GitLab Runner, GitHub Actions self-hosted, and why running your own CI saves both money and minutes.
Sizing, anti-DDoS, automatic backups, and the surprisingly small servers needed for great gaming experiences.