Guides

Run it yourself, without the guesswork

Step-by-step guides for the things people actually do with a VPS, a domain and a mailbox. Written by the engineers who run the platform — no filler, no invented features.

Choosing hosting

VPS vs shared hosting: an honest comparison

Where shared hosting genuinely wins, where a VPS does, and the checklist that tells you which side you're on — from people who sell only one of the two.

Cheap VPS hosting in Europe: compare the full cost

Compare IntoClouds VPS plans in Germany and Finland. Filter by RAM and CPU, see monthly prices and optional backup costs, then configure your server.

Choose cloud services for your project

Plan your VPS, DNS, email and backups, then decide where you need engineering help.

Websites and migration

Run WordPress on your own VPS in one click

Launch WordPress with its own MariaDB database on an NVMe VPS — pre-installed at boot, live on port 80, with every credential saved on the server.

Move a website to a new VPS: migration checklist

Before moving traffic, test the new site and plan a final data sync. A rollback must preserve any writes received after the switch.

Applications and data

Install Docker on a VPS — pre-installed at boot

Docker Engine and Compose v2 installed on first boot — a clean base for deploying anything that ships as a container.

Self-host n8n on a VPS in one click

n8n connects APIs, webhooks and databases. Size the VPS for concurrent workflows; data sent to external services follows those services’ terms.

PostgreSQL on your own VPS: a sane default setup

Check the installed PostgreSQL version with psql --version. The template uses the distribution package: PostgreSQL 17 on Debian 13 and PostgreSQL 16 on Ubuntu 24.04.

Self-host Nextcloud on a VPS in one click

Your own file cloud — files, photos, calendars — running on hardware you rent, installed automatically when the server boots.

Domains and email

How to point a domain at a VPS

Two clean ways to connect a domain to your server — move the whole zone to our nameservers, or add a single A record where the domain lives today.

Email on your own domain, without Google Workspace

Create you@yourdomain.com mailboxes in the panel: webmail plus standard IMAP/SMTP for Outlook, Apple Mail and phones.