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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.

Sovereignty

Why French data sovereignty matters in 2026

Cloud Act, Schrems II, and what changed in 2025-2026 for European companies hosting customer data.

Apr 28, 20269 min
Compliance

GDPR compliance for SaaS hosting: a practical checklist

What you actually need to do to stay GDPR-compliant as a SaaS company in 2026, beyond the cookie banner.

Apr 22, 202611 min
Performance

AMD EPYC vs Intel Xeon for VPS workloads

Benchmarks across single-thread, multi-thread, and database workloads — and why we picked one over the other.

Apr 15, 202613 min
Networking

Setting up WireGuard VPN on a Linux VPS

Step-by-step guide from zero to encrypted tunnel, with security hardening and client management tips.

Apr 8, 202610 min
Trading

MetaTrader 5 on a Forex VPS — the complete guide

Choosing the right tier, broker latency, EA configuration, and why home trading isn't enough for serious algorithmic strategies.

Apr 1, 202614 min
Self-hosting

Self-hosting Nextcloud: a security checklist

What to configure, what to monitor, and what to back up to keep your self-hosted cloud secure.

Mar 25, 202612 min
Performance

WordPress hosting performance optimization

From PHP-FPM tuning to OPcache, Redis object caching, and why your TTFB is high.

Mar 18, 202611 min
Compliance

SecNumCloud explained for non-experts

What SecNumCloud actually means, why it matters, and which workloads need it.

Mar 11, 202610 min
Sovereignty

Cloud Act vs European data sovereignty

Why hosting in 'EU regions' of US providers isn't the same as European sovereignty — the legal mechanics.

Mar 4, 202612 min
Architecture

Disaster recovery topology with 3 French datacenters

How to use Paris, Marseille, and Lyon for true geographic redundancy under French jurisdiction.

Feb 25, 202613 min
AI/ML

GPU VPS for LLM inference — L4 vs L40S vs H100

Choosing the right GPU for your model size, expected throughput, and budget.

Feb 18, 202614 min
DevOps

Terraform on FranceVPS: getting started

From zero to multi-region deployment with the FranceVPS Terraform provider.

Feb 11, 202610 min
Tutorials

From shared hosting to VPS — a migration guide

When to migrate, what to back up, how to set up Nginx + PHP-FPM, and DNS cutover without downtime.

Feb 4, 202611 min
DevOps

Building a CI/CD pipeline on a VPS

GitLab Runner, GitHub Actions self-hosted, and why running your own CI saves both money and minutes.

Jan 28, 202612 min
Gaming

Game server hosting (Minecraft, Valheim) on Cloud VPS

Sizing, anti-DDoS, automatic backups, and the surprisingly small servers needed for great gaming experiences.

Jan 21, 20269 min