When it comes to securing your VPS, keeping the Linux kernel up to date is one of the most critical but often overlooked tasks.
At HostEONS, we’re frequently asked:
Should I use something like KernelCare or stick with manual kernel updates?
Here’s a clear breakdown to help you decide what works best — especially if you’re managing your own VPS.
🔧 What Is KernelCare?
KernelCare is a live patching service for Linux systems. It applies security updates to the kernel without requiring a reboot, making it perfect for environments where uptime is essential.
Benefits include:
🔄 Automatic patching of kernel vulnerabilities
⏱️ No downtime or reboot required
☁️ Ideal for high-availability or production systems
🔁 What Are Manual Kernel Updates?
Manual updates are the traditional way of updating your Linux kernel:
Check for kernel updates (yum, apt, etc.)
Install updates
Reboot to apply the new kernel
While it’s free and gives you full control, there are trade-offs.
Pros:
💰 No additional cost
🧰 Ideal for non-critical or dev environments
🔍 Full visibility over what’s being installed
Cons:
⚠️ Requires scheduled reboots
🕒 Vulnerable during the patch gap
🔁 Easy to forget if not automated
⚔️ KernelCare vs Manual Updates – A Quick Comparison
Feature
KernelCare
Manual Updates
Reboot Required
❌ No
✅ Yes
Setup Effort
✅ Minimal
⚠️ Moderate
Ideal Use Case
24/7 live systems
Development or staging VPS
Cost
💲 Paid service
✅ Free
Downtime Risk
❌ Zero
⚠️ Possible downtime
🏆 What Does HostEONS Use?
While we don’t offer KernelCare as an addon for VPS customers, we do use KernelCare internally on our shared hosting infrastructure.
Why? Because it lets us:
Maintain 100% uptime on shared servers during security updates
Keep customers safe without surprise reboots
Respond faster to critical kernel vulnerabilities
🔐 What Should VPS Users Do?
Since HostEONS VPS plans are unmanaged, kernel security is your responsibility. We recommend:
Use Manual Updates if you’re comfortable managing reboots and scheduling updates
Set Reminders or use tools like unattended-upgrades (for Debian/Ubuntu) or yum-cron (for CentOS)
Always reboot after a kernel update to stay protected
🧠 Bonus Tip
If you’re running mission-critical apps on your VPS and want live patching, you can install KernelCare yourself. It supports most mainstream distros and is easy to manage — just make sure to review the licensing and fees on their official site.
💬 Final Thoughts
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer, but the key is not to skip kernel updates. Whether you patch manually or use a service like KernelCare, staying updated protects you from vulnerabilities that attackers love to exploit.
HostEONS was launched on 8th May 2018, and today we’re thrilled to celebrate 7 incredible years of powering websites, applications, and businesses around the world.
From just a few servers to thousands of active VPS and hosting clients globally, it’s been a journey of reliability, value, and constant growth.
To mark our 7th Anniversary, we’re offering some of our best VPS deals ever — and you’re invited to join the celebration!
🥳 Special 7th Anniversary VPS Offers – Limited Time Only!
A Decision Driven by Privacy, Transparency, and Better Service
At HostEONS, we’ve always supported cryptocurrency as a flexible, borderless, and privacy-respecting way to pay for hosting. Over the years, we’ve tested and integrated several crypto processors to serve customers across the globe. But recently, we made a critical decision:
We’ve officially discontinued support for Cryptomus and switched to Oxapay for all crypto payment processing.
Here’s the story — and why we’re glad we made the move.
🔍 What Went Wrong with Cryptomus?
While Cryptomus initially worked fine, things changed without notice. Out of the blue, they introduced mandatory KYC (Know Your Customer) verification.
As a business, we understand the need for compliance — and we’ve already verified our company details with:
Our credit card processors
Alipay CN / UnionPay
FastSpring (our international payment partner)
Government tax authorities in multiple countries
So, when Cryptomus requested KYC, we promptly submitted the same set of legal and verified documents we use across other platforms.
🚫 But Then… Rejected Without Reason
Despite submitting valid documentation, Cryptomus rejected our application without any meaningful explanation. No specific issues, no request for additional info — just a vague, blanket statement that “we don’t need your business.”
This isn’t just bad customer service — it’s risky. Any payment provider that makes unilateral decisions like this, without clarity or accountability, can cause serious disruption for both us and our clients.
✅ Why We Switched to Oxapay — And Why It Was the Right Call
Thankfully, we acted fast — and we’re very glad we did.
After evaluating options, we moved to Oxapay, a reliable and developer-friendly crypto processor that offers:
🔒 Privacy-Respecting, No Unnecessary KYC
No arbitrary rejections
Business-friendly onboarding
Focused on crypto-first principles
⚙️ Smooth Integration
Easy API and fast setup
Compatible with our invoicing and checkout flows
Accepts a wide range of coins and stablecoins
⚡ Better Reliability
Faster payment confirmations
Consistent uptime and status updates
Responsive support team
💬 Lessons Learned
This experience with Cryptomus reinforces something we’ve always believed:
✅ Privacy and consistency matter.
✅ Transparent processes beat unclear policies.
✅ A provider should respect your business — not treat it as disposable.
At HostEONS, we go out of our way to maintain redundancy, flexibility, and resilience in every part of our infrastructure — and that includes payments.
💸 Want to Pay with Crypto?
You can continue to pay for any of our services using crypto via Oxapay, including:
💻 VPS & VDS Hosting
🌐 Shared & Reseller Hosting
🛡️ DDoS-Protected Servers
🖥️ Custom configurations and renewals
We accept:
BTC, USDT, ETH, DOGE, LTC, TRX
And other major cryptocurrencies & tokens
🧠 Final Thoughts
While our experience with Cryptomus wasn’t ideal, it led us to a better provider — and improved service for our customers.
So in the end, it was a win.
We thank our crypto-paying customers for their support, and we’re committed to always offering fast, fair, and private payment options that align with the open internet we believe in.
Powerful Billing Software Included at No Extra Cost
At HostEONS, we believe in providing more than just hosting — we want to help you grow, manage, and automate your business. That’s why we’re excited to offer a FREE Blesta license with every hosting service we provide.
Whether you choose a VPS, VDS, Shared Hosting, or Reseller Web Hosting, you can now claim a full Blesta license at no additional charge.
🔍 What Is Blesta?
Blesta is a modern, open-source billing and client management platform designed for hosting providers, freelancers, developers, and web agencies.
It helps you:
Manage customer accounts
Automate billing and invoicing
Handle support tickets and service provisioning
Integrate with domain registrars and control panels
Extend functionality with hundreds of plugins and modules
💡 It’s often called the “developer-friendly WHMCS alternative.”
🎉 How HostEONS Makes It Even Better
At HostEONS, your hosting plan already includes high-performance infrastructure, root access, snapshots, IPv6, and more — and now, we’re giving you enterprise-grade billing software for FREE.
📩 Just open a support ticket after ordering to request your license — no hoops, no delays.
💡 Why We Chose Blesta
We love Blesta for the same reasons many of our clients do:
🧩 Modular & flexible
🔐 Secure and well-maintained
🌍 Multi-currency and tax compliant
👨💻 Open-source and developer-friendly
🧠 Easy to customize and extend
It’s a perfect match for users who want to run their own hosting business, manage their freelance clients, or replace complex spreadsheets with smart automation.
🧑💻 Who Can Benefit?
💼 Web Hosting Resellers — build your own hosting brand
🧑🎓 Freelancers — invoice clients and automate renewals
🏢 Agencies — offer client billing and management under your own name
👨🔧 Developers & Sysadmins — manage servers, DNS, domains, and clients in one place
🎯 No Extra Cost, No Strings Attached
This isn’t a trial. It’s a full, legitimate license of Blesta — 100% FREE for as long as you remain an active HostEONS customer.
There are no additional charges, upsells, or license fees.
🚀 Ready to Get Started?
🛒 Order any hosting plan from HostEONS
📩 Submit a ticket requesting your FREE Blesta license
✅ We’ll send you activation details — simple as that!
📢 Build smarter, automate more, and run your business like a pro — all backed by HostEONS performance and support.
A Faster, More Private Web Experience — Without Compromise
At HostEONS, we’re constantly working to make our website and services faster, more secure, and more privacy-respecting — for both our clients and visitors. That’s why we’ve recently made two major changes:
✅ Switched from Google Analytics to Self-Hosted Plausible Analytics
✅ Replaced Google reCAPTCHA with hCaptcha
Here’s why we made the switch — and what it means for you.
📊 From Google Analytics to Self-Hosted Plausible
❌ Why We Left Google Analytics Behind:
Heavy scripts that slow down page load times
Tracking cookies and IP logging
Not privacy-friendly for users (or compliant with global privacy trends)
Blocked by ad blockers and privacy tools
Sends data to Google — something many privacy-conscious users dislike
✅ Why We Chose Self-Hosted Plausible:
Lightweight & fast — the tracking script is ~1 KB
No cookies or personal data collected
We host it ourselves — full control, no external data transfer
Fully open-source and transparent
Minimal, useful stats (no bloated dashboards or invasive insights)
💡 By self-hosting Plausible, we maintain complete control over analytics data, while ensuring you’re not tracked or fingerprinted when visiting our site.
🤖 From reCAPTCHA to hCaptcha
❌ Why We Moved Away from Google reCAPTCHA:
Slower to load
Annoying CAPTCHA challenges (find the traffic light, anyone?)
Tracks users via cookies and behavior analysis
Relies on Google’s infrastructure and ecosystem
Sometimes blocked in certain regions (e.g., China)
✅ Why hCaptcha Is Better:
Privacy-focused bot protection
Does not track users or store data unnecessarily
More region-friendly — works in places where Google is restricted
Drop-in compatible with reCAPTCHA — so the transition was seamless
Earns micro-rewards for solving CAPTCHAs (helpful for open web projects)
🚀 hCaptcha allows us to stop bots and abuse without tracking our visitors or relying on big-tech gatekeepers.
🧭 Reflecting Our Core Values
These changes aren’t just technical decisions. They align with what we stand for:
Speed and efficiency
Privacy by default
Self-reliance and open standards
Respect for user trust
Whether you’re visiting our homepage, reading the blog, or logging into the client area, you’ll now enjoy a cleaner, faster, more ethical experience.
✅ Summary
Tool Replaced
New Tool
Why It’s Better
Google Analytics
Self-hosted Plausible
Lightweight, privacy-first, self-owned
Google reCAPTCHA
hCaptcha
Faster, cookie-free, works globally
We believe hosting providers should care about more than just servers. Every element of our infrastructure — even the frontend — should reflect the same values of transparency, reliability, and respect for our users.
How HostEONS Earns Customer Trust with Real Infrastructure, Support, and Stability
In the crowded hosting industry, every provider claims to be “reliable.” But what does reliability really mean — and how can you tell if a hosting company actually lives up to it?
At HostEONS, we believe that reliability is built, not claimed. In this post, we’ll take you behind the scenes and show you what it takes to offer rock-solid service — not just occasionally, but consistently.
⚙️ 1. Infrastructure That Doesn’t Cut Corners
🔸 Premium Hardware
We invest in enterprise-grade hardware — not consumer-grade or cheap overstock. That includes:
AMD Ryzen processors (including 7950X for VDS plans)
NVMe SSDs
ECC RAM for data integrity
🔸 Datacenter Partnerships
We deploy servers in trusted data centers across:
🇺🇸 USA: Los Angeles, Portland, New York, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Miami
🇩🇪 Germany and 🇫🇷 France
Locations are chosen for network performance, stability, and low latency — not just price.
🧠 2. Experience That Shows
We’re not new to this.
✅ HostEONS was founded in 2018
✅ Our founders have been in the hosting business since 2003
That experience has helped us dodge catastrophic mistakes, make smarter infrastructure decisions, and respond faster when things go wrong.
📰 In 2023, we migrated 9,288 VPS instances safely when we pre-emptively avoided a provider failure — read how we pulled it off.
📶 3. Transparent Uptime and Monitoring
We don’t hide behind vague “99.9% uptime” promises. We publish our uptime data publicly, monitored 24/7 via HetrixTools.
Improve Rankings, User Experience & Conversions with Faster Hosting
In today’s digital landscape, speed is everything — especially when it comes to your website. Whether you’re running a blog, a business, or an e-commerce store, slow loading times hurt. Not just user experience, but also your Google rankings, bounce rate, and ultimately, revenue.
At HostEONS, we help you speed things up — starting at the infrastructure level. Let’s explore why website speed matters and how a VPS can make a real difference.
⚡ Why Website Speed Is Critical for SEO
Google and other search engines have made it very clear: page speed is a ranking factor. Here’s why speed matters:
1. 🧠 Better User Experience (UX)
Users expect websites to load in 2 seconds or less
A slow site leads to frustration, high bounce rates, and lower engagement
2. 📉 Reduced Bounce Rates
If your site takes too long, visitors hit the back button
A 1-second delay can reduce conversions by up to 20%
3. 🧾 Google Page Experience
Google evaluates Core Web Vitals like First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Time to Interactive (TTI)
Faster sites perform better in these tests, boosting your SEO score
🛑 Shared Hosting Can Hold You Back
If you’re on shared hosting, your website shares CPU, RAM, and bandwidth with dozens — or hundreds — of other websites. That means:
Limited resources during peak traffic
“Noisy neighbors” can slow your site
Less control over performance optimization
Poor server response times
✅ How a VPS Can Improve Site Speed (and SEO)
A Virtual Private Server (VPS) gives you your own isolated environment with dedicated resources — a major upgrade over shared hosting.
Here’s how a VPS boosts performance and SEO:
🚀 1. Dedicated Resources
You don’t share CPU or RAM with others, so your website performs consistently — even during traffic spikes.
🛠️ 2. Custom Optimization
You can install:
LiteSpeed or NGINX for blazing-fast web serving
Redis or Memcached for caching
PHP accelerators, MariaDB tuning, or server-level compression
🧰 3. Better Caching & CDN Integration
With full control, you can easily configure tools like:
Cloudflare
FastCGI cache
Server-side GZIP or Brotli compression
🕹️ 4. Control Panel + SSH Access
Use cPanel, DirectAdmin, or go manual with full SSH root access. Optimize your environment however you want — without restriction.
💡 VPS Hosting Plans at HostEONS
Whether you’re migrating from shared hosting or upgrading your WordPress or e-commerce store, we’ve got you covered:
When it comes to hosting your website, app, or project, the choice between Shared Hosting, VPS, and VDS can seem overwhelming — especially with so many options out there.
At HostEONS, we offer a full range of hosting solutions designed to fit everything from basic websites to heavy-duty enterprise apps. Let’s break down the real differences — and help you choose the right plan based on real-world use cases.
🌐 What Is Shared Hosting?
In Shared Hosting, multiple users share the same physical server and its resources (CPU, RAM, bandwidth, storage).
✅ Cheapest hosting option
✅ Beginner-friendly and fully managed
❌ Limited customization
❌ Performance depends on other users (“noisy neighbors” problem)
