Welcome new Members - Mega Thread

AnthonySmith

This section is where new members first post goes upon registering.

Based on your answers during registration, a new post is created for you here.

You are encouraged to add to your auto-generated by making a new post here, but this is optional.

While you have a new member tag you cannot see any forum deals or offers and cannot create new discussions but you can participate in existing discussions across the forum.

Once you get to +5 positive karma you will automatically become a full member with full access, and you will have some karma points to spend at the LES Store

While waiting for full account approval, please make sure you read the rules

If you get negative 5 karma while you have a new member tag, you will be automatically rejected and banned from the forum.

Existing members: please interact as much as possible with new members with your best bot detection skills and be generous with upvotes if you see genuine effort to participate.

Good Luck!

zey88

New member: zey88

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hello, my name is Nicola. I am interested in web development, self-hosting, Linux servers, Docker, and learning more about infrastructure and DevOps. I discovered LowEndSpirit while searching for affordable and community-driven VPS solutions for testing and learning. I would like to join the forum to exchange knowledge, learn from experienced members, and contribute where possible. My current interests include building web applications, improving my server administration skills, and experimenting with different self-hosted services like monitoring tools and personal infrastructure.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I discovered LowEndSpirit while searching for affordable VPS solutions and communities focused on self-hosting, Linux, and server administration. I am interested in web development, Docker, cloud infrastructure, and learning more about DevOps. In my free time, I enjoy building software projects, experimenting with new technologies, and improving my knowledge of networking and system administration. I am looking forward to learning from the community and contributing where I can.

AnthonySmith

@zey88 said:

New member: zey88

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hello, my name is Nicola. I am interested in web development, self-hosting, Linux servers, Docker, and learning more about infrastructure and DevOps. I discovered LowEndSpirit while searching for affordable and community-driven VPS solutions for testing and learning. I would like to join the forum to exchange knowledge, learn from experienced members, and contribute where possible. My current interests include building web applications, improving my server administration skills, and experimenting with different self-hosted services like monitoring tools and personal infrastructure.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I discovered LowEndSpirit while searching for affordable VPS solutions and communities focused on self-hosting, Linux, and server administration. I am interested in web development, Docker, cloud infrastructure, and learning more about DevOps. In my free time, I enjoy building software projects, experimenting with new technologies, and improving my knowledge of networking and system administration. I am looking forward to learning from the community and contributing where I can.

Welcome and congratulations on being the first member to use the new registration system. If you have any feedback on what registering here was like from start to finish, that would be great!

mjjcjb

New member: mjjcjb

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I work in IT and am interested in VPS hosting, networking, and server technology. I want to join the forum to learn from the community and share useful experiences.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I discovered LowEndSpirit while researching VPS providers and residential ISP hosting. My interests include Linux, networking, virtualization, and testing VPS services.

r_gsling420

New member: r_gsling420

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I'm interested in servers, hardware, low-level programming, IoT, and homelabbing. I care about finding cheap and fairly priced services that actually deliver value. I'm here because I want to engage in a discussion about a particular hosting provider with people who understand this space.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

Via Google!

Not_Oles

@mjjcjb @r_gsling420 Welcome to LES! Hope you receive sufficient votes for full membership and have fun here!

AnthonySmith

@r_gsling420 said:

New member: r_gsling420

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I'm interested in servers, hardware, low-level programming, IoT, and homelabbing. I care about finding cheap and fairly priced services that actually deliver value. I'm here because I want to engage in a discussion about a particular hosting provider with people who understand this space.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

Via Google!

Welcome on board!

somik

@AnthonySmith looks like the troll voting is no more! Whatever you did, it seems to be working fine.

AnthonySmith

@somik said:
@AnthonySmith looks like the troll voting is no more! Whatever you did, it seems to be working fine.

Yep, test, tweak, repeat

lemontea

New member: lemontea

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I'm a self-hosting enthusiast with a background in Linux administration. I want to join LowEndSpirit to discover affordable low-spec servers for DevOps testing and lightweight Kubernetes clusters, as well as share deployment experiences with the community.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

Discovered through comments on the LowEndTalk forum.

AnthonySmith

@lemontea said:

New member: lemontea

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I'm a self-hosting enthusiast with a background in Linux administration. I want to join LowEndSpirit to discover affordable low-spec servers for DevOps testing and lightweight Kubernetes clusters, as well as share deployment experiences with the community.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

Discovered through comments on the LowEndTalk forum.

Welcome to the other LE* forum

jiunuan

New member: jiunuan

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hello, I am a new personal blogger who has just started. I particularly enjoy tinkering with servers, websites, and domain configurations, which is my core hobby. Currently, I maintain two personal websites and four servers with different configurations. My daily work mainly involves researching how to optimize performance and reduce costs. I have been searching for information online sporadically, and today I finally found the official address of our site through a search, feeling like I have found a community. I really hope to join this site, learn from the experienced members about VPS and website building, and share the pitfalls I encountered during my tinkering process and some interesting tricks. I look forward to communicating with everyone!

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

When I was watching a tutorial video on YouTube about building a website with a low-cost VPS, the vlogger mentioned LowEndSpirit forum in the video introduction, saying that there was a lot of information about servers with high cost-effectiveness. So I followed the link to find it.

Personally, I enjoy researching and sharing cost-effective VPS solutions. Occasionally, I also write server configuration tutorials on my personal blog, hoping to learn from other experts on the platform

AnthonySmith

@jiunuan said:

New member: jiunuan

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hello, I am a new personal blogger who has just started. I particularly enjoy tinkering with servers, websites, and domain configurations, which is my core hobby. Currently, I maintain two personal websites and four servers with different configurations. My daily work mainly involves researching how to optimize performance and reduce costs. I have been searching for information online sporadically, and today I finally found the official address of our site through a search, feeling like I have found a community. I really hope to join this site, learn from the experienced members about VPS and website building, and share the pitfalls I encountered during my tinkering process and some interesting tricks. I look forward to communicating with everyone!

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

When I was watching a tutorial video on YouTube about building a website with a low-cost VPS, the vlogger mentioned LowEndSpirit forum in the video introduction, saying that there was a lot of information about servers with high cost-effectiveness. So I followed the link to find it.

Personally, I enjoy researching and sharing cost-effective VPS solutions. Occasionally, I also write server configuration tutorials on my personal blog, hoping to learn from other experts on the platform

Nice, once you have enough karma feel free to use the share link feature to some of your blog posts

jaden

@jiunuan said:

New member: jiunuan

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hello, I am a new personal blogger who has just started. I particularly enjoy tinkering with servers, websites, and domain configurations, which is my core hobby. Currently, I maintain two personal websites and four servers with different configurations. My daily work mainly involves researching how to optimize performance and reduce costs. I have been searching for information online sporadically, and today I finally found the official address of our site through a search, feeling like I have found a community. I really hope to join this site, learn from the experienced members about VPS and website building, and share the pitfalls I encountered during my tinkering process and some interesting tricks. I look forward to communicating with everyone!

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

When I was watching a tutorial video on YouTube about building a website with a low-cost VPS, the vlogger mentioned LowEndSpirit forum in the video introduction, saying that there was a lot of information about servers with high cost-effectiveness. So I followed the link to find it.

Personally, I enjoy researching and sharing cost-effective VPS solutions. Occasionally, I also write server configuration tutorials on my personal blog, hoping to learn from other experts on the platform

Welcome to the forum!

Not_Oles

@jiunuan Congrats! Welcome to LES!

tfhmc

New member: tfhmc

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I know this is a server exchange platform. I also buy and sell servers regularly. I've been involved with servers for about two years now, and I used to use NodeSeek. Today, I saw the related link at the bottom and found this forum. I did see some vendors I'm familiar with there; I've even bought servers from them before. Joining this forum could help me get more discounts and find servers that suit my needs, as I sometimes have specific requirements, such as storage servers. I think I can find suitable servers by exchanging information here. I hope you can let me join. my nodeseek:https://www.nodeseek.com/space/33551#

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

nodeseek

ejcc

New member: ejcc

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hello admins and fellow members, I am an amateur technology enthusiast from China. I usually spend my spare time researching affordable low-power hardware, entry-level VPS deployment and home network setup. For a long time, I’ve been trying to build personal lightweight services with limited budget, but I often run into troubles such as unreasonable resource allocation, high idle power consumption and system stability issues on low-spec devices. I heard this forum gathers lots of experienced users who focus on low-cost server operation and low-end hardware optimization. I sincerely hope to join the community to learn practical tuning methods, avoid unnecessary detours in my practice, and later share my own trial experience about OpenWrt and ARM devices to give back to the community.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I discovered LowEndSpirit through repeated references in overseas tech sharing posts and domestic self-hosting discussion groups. Lots of veteran users highly recommend this platform for its genuine discussions about budget hardware and stable small server operation. My main hobbies are testing economical cloud servers, configuring home routing systems, deploying simple personal applications with Docker on ARM devices, optimizing old hardware for daily use, and sorting out simple operation scripts to reduce manual maintenance work. I look forward to communicating device compatibility, power consumption control and long-term system stability with everyone here, and I will abide by all forum rules strictly after joining.

imeng

New member: imeng

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I’m just a regular tech hobbyist who loves playing around with cheap VPS and Linux servers in my spare time. I like testing different hosting providers, tweaking server settings and troubleshooting weird network issues in my home lab. I want to join LowEndSpirit because I really value real‑user feedback instead of marketing ads. I hope to pick up useful tips from other experienced members and share some of my own testing observations when I can.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I first found LowEndSpirit when I was browsing tech communities looking for honest low‑end host reviews. Outside of servers, I also enjoy messing around with open‑source software and doing small‑scale hardware DIY projects. I will respect all forum rules and keep my posts constructive.

stelkey

New member: stelkey

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I’m the operator of Stelkey, a developer-focused OpenAI-compatible API gateway. I’m interested in VPS infrastructure, network reliability, AI tooling, usage metering, and practical ways to connect developer clients to model APIs. I would like to learn from the community, participate in technical discussions, and follow the official provider-tag process before posting any commercial content.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I discovered LowEndSpirit while researching established English-speaking communities for VPS, hosting, networking, and infrastructure services. I have been reading discussions about low-cost servers, LLM hosting, self-hosting, and provider operations. My interests include Linux servers, API compatibility, monitoring, billing transparency, Claude Code, Cline, and OpenCode.

Jauska

New member: Jauska

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hey. I am just a lone IT worker that would like to see what others have come up with. At the of writing this I am looking for a couple new servers

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I found this site from google.

mizzik

@stelkey I don't like AI

riodrou79

New member: riodrou79

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hi everyone! I'm a tech enthusiast who loves experimenting with self-hosting, low-end VPS setups, and running server benchmarks. I came across the forum while researching benchmarking scripts and server performance tweaks, and I'd love to join the community to learn, share insights, and discuss budget hosting options.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I discovered LowEndSpirit while searching online for server benchmarking tools and low-cost VPS hosting discussions. In my free time, I enjoy self-hosting web services, experimenting with lightweight Linux distributions, networking, and home lab setups.

andrewparker

New member: andrewparker

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hi everyone! I'm a tech enthusiast who loves tinkering with self-hosted applications, small VPS nodes, and networking. I'm joining LowEndSpirit to learn from the community, keep up with budget hosting deals, and share tips on getting the absolute most performance out of low-resource servers.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I stumbled across LowEndSpirit while searching online for cheap VPS deals and lightweight server setups. Outside of homelabbing, I enjoy coding small side projects, playing around with Linux configs, and spending time outdoors hiking.

curiouswanderer

OMG those 2 posts are exactly the same

Q2000

New member: Q2000

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I want a VPS to host my web site. I am looking for a VPS provider that does not have a problem with racist speech.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

Saw it mentioned in lowendtalk and Reddit.

imok

Dafuq

somik

@imok said:
Dafuq

Are you anti-racist in this world of "inclusive" culture?!?

Rashidul02

New member: Rashidul02

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

Hi, I am a tech enthusiast and love learning about servers, networking, and self-hosting. I want to join this forum to connect with experienced members, explore affordable hosting solutions, and share my knowledge. I believe this community is the perfect place for me to grow my technical skills.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

I discovered LowEndSpirit while searching for budget-friendly VPS hosting deals and tutorials on Google. Regarding my interests, I enjoy tinkering with Linux systems, setting up Docker containers, and discovering efficient ways to optimize low-end servers.

Are you human?

Yes, I am definitely a human.

AnthonySmith

These feel like llm answers to me., might be time for a tweak.

somik

@AnthonySmith said:
These feel like llm answers to me., might be time for a tweak.

Text questions are easy for LLM to answer. Using image will make the LLM work harder, but not much difference...

AnthonySmith

@somik said:

@AnthonySmith said:
These feel like llm answers to me., might be time for a tweak.

Text questions are easy for LLM to answer. Using image will make the LLM work harder, but not much difference...

What about solving a maze that requires mouse control?

mizzik

Should a CAPTCHA be included?

AnthonySmith

@mizzik said:
Should a CAPTCHA be included?

Cloudflare turnstyle is used, I will have a look to see if that can be tweaked also, probably not but I will check

ahnlak

@AnthonySmith said:

@somik said:

@AnthonySmith said:
These feel like llm answers to me., might be time for a tweak.

Text questions are easy for LLM to answer. Using image will make the LLM work harder, but not much difference...

What about solving a maze that requires mouse control?

Not very accessible.

Honestly, it might just as easily be people who can't think what to fill in (and possibly don't have English as a first language) using the tools their used to, to fill in the boxes. Makes the questions mildly pointless, but I'm not sure it's a strong negative signal.

rpqu

@AnthonySmith maybe ask the user to make an essay in their original language?

RobAtPureVoltage

New member: RobAtPureVoltage

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I am an account executive with PureVoltage.com, I would like to be a part of this cummunity to increase our outreach and market share.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

My customer success VP suggested I join as it is a great resource.

Are you human?

Yes, I am

somik

@AnthonySmith said:

@mizzik said:
Should a CAPTCHA be included?

Cloudflare turnstyle is used, I will have a look to see if that can be tweaked also, probably not but I will check

Cloudflare and Google and other popular big name anti bot also has a lot of people working on the bypass. Best is to create your own simple captcha and use that. Ever since I changed from Google recaptcha to my own version of captcha, bots abusing my contact form dropped from 2 to 3 per day to 1 in the last 2 years.

Falzo

Simple, everyone who answers each question with perfect sentences including correct grammar and style will be a bot/llm.

Humans don't do that, see pure voltage above, perfect example, he didn't finish the last answer with a dot :-)

AnthonySmith

@Falzo said:
Simple, everyone who answers each question with perfect sentences including correct grammar and style will be a bot/llm.

Humans don't do that, see pure voltage above, perfect example, he didn't finish the last answer with a dot :-)

Yeah, I guess its fine to just fall back on the human captcha, if obvious llm, we will learn to spot it and crowd-ban them.

lleddewk

@Falzo said:
Simple, everyone who answers each question with perfect sentences including correct grammar and style will be a bot/llm.

Humans don't do that, see pure voltage above, perfect example, he didn't finish the last answer with a dot :-)

Does that mean that I will have to learn to write poorly to survive on today's internet?

Keith

somik

@lleddewk said:

@Falzo said:
Simple, everyone who answers each question with perfect sentences including correct grammar and style will be a bot/llm.

Humans don't do that, see pure voltage above, perfect example, he didn't finish the last answer with a dot :-)

Does that mean that I will have to learn to write poorly to survive on today's internet?

Keith

Yesh, thaat iz whoat yuu neede tuo dou.

AnthonySmith

@somik said:

@lleddewk said:

@Falzo said:
Simple, everyone who answers each question with perfect sentences including correct grammar and style will be a bot/llm.

Humans don't do that, see pure voltage above, perfect example, he didn't finish the last answer with a dot :-)

Does that mean that I will have to learn to write poorly to survive on today's internet?

Keith

Yesh, thaat iz whoat yuu neede tuo dou.

I was born ready for this, finaly my time has come!

eliphas

Meh, I will give extra karma for the LLMs appliccants then

flips

I can has karma!?!

mikho

@somik said:

@lleddewk said:

@Falzo said:
Simple, everyone who answers each question with perfect sentences including correct grammar and style will be a bot/llm.

Humans don't do that, see pure voltage above, perfect example, he didn't finish the last answer with a dot :-)

Does that mean that I will have to learn to write poorly to survive on today's internet?

Keith

Yesh, thaat iz whoat yuu neede tuo dou.

Thats scouse

vradar

New member: vradar

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I am technical from Vietnam who developing VRadar - an AI SOC Native. Now I want to distribute my knowledge to community, especial about security, SOC and operation SOC.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

i discover from Internet

Are you human?

I want to disscus about technology, find the way solve problems, distribute to community about security and the talk about my journey to develop VRadar

rageandqq

New member: rageandqq

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I want to understand what the world of virtual private servers and the providers around them are. I'd ideally like to set up a service for my own hobby projects, but also understanding how that works for scaling up my own projects that may turn into something bigger and more commercial, trying to find a need and balance, and also primarily focus on solving issues and having servers to run solutions for those issues.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

Reddit

Are you human?

yes, human

somik

@vradar said:
Are you human?

I want to disscus about technology, find the way solve problems, distribute to community about security and the talk about my journey to develop VRadar

vradar

@somik turns out my English is the captcha.

Dastya1234

New member: Dastya1234

Please introduce yourself and tell us why you want to join this forum?

I’m a long-time tinkerer, self-taught sysadmin, and chronic budget-scraper who has been running servers on hardware that most people would recycle. My journey started in the dark ages of 2008 with a 256MB VPS that I used to host a WordPress blog, an IRC bouncer, and a private Mumble server—all at the same time, because why not? Since then, I’ve developed a deep, almost pathological love for squeezing every last drop of performance out of obsolete or underpowered machines. I’ve run Gentoo on a Raspberry Pi 1, turned an old Thin Client into a home automation hub, and once kept a production web app alive for three years on a single-core OpenVZ container with 512MB of RAM and zero swap.

I want to join LowEndSpirit because this is the only corner of the internet where people truly understand that "low-end" isn't an insult—it's a challenge. It's a philosophy. In a world of cloud giants and auto-scaling Kubernetes clusters, the art of doing more with less is being lost. But here, I see folks who still compile their own kernels, who know the difference between OpenVZ 6 and 7, who can tune MySQL to run in 64MB, and who celebrate a $15/year VPS like it's a treasure. I want to be part of that tribe.

How did you discover lowendspirit and do you have any extra information you would like to add e.g. interests, hobbies etc.

It was actually a classic case of "falling down the rabbit hole." A few years ago, I was hunting for the absolute cheapest VPS I could find to host a tiny status page and a personal RSS aggregator. I stumbled upon LowEndTalk (LET) and started reading through the offers and the legendary "Showoff" threads. Someone there casually mentioned LowEndSpirit as the "more chilled-out, community-first cousin" of LET—less about deal-hunting and more about the craft of low-end hosting. That piqued my curiosity immediately.

Are you human?

YesS, a m human

AnthonySmith

@Dastya1234 said: of LET—less about

I am going to need more proof that you are human.

Answer this: You see that it's a really nice sunny day, it has been weeks since you felt the warm sun on your skin, you step outside and see your car needs to be washed, what a perfect day for it, the car wash is actually only 100 meters away from where you live, its such a lovley day, do you walk or drive to the car wash?