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DevOps GNU/Linux

Best Bang for Buck Linux VPS VM in South Africa (2026)

The cheapest VM is currently (May 2026) cloud.co.za. A 2 vCPU VM with 4GB ram will cost you just R130 a month. Check previous post from 2022 on the Cheapest VPS in South africa to compare.

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GNU/Linux Hardware

Binary vs Text: What Makes a File Executable?

Not all files are created equal. At the most fundamental level, every file on your computer is just bytes – but what those bytes mean is what separates a program from a photo. Text Files vs Binary Files Text files like JSON, Python scripts, and HTML are human-readable. Every byte maps to a printable character […]

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GNU/Linux python

Prerequisite Packages and Compiling Python 3 on CentOS

What are the prerequisite packages for a complete python3 compilation install? You will always get issues like Pip not being able to access pypi because the openssl module was not installed. Other things need the gcc compiler and such. Recently I got this warning: Could not import the lzma module. Your installed Python is incomplete. […]

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django GNU/Linux

Upgrading SQLite on CentOS to 3.8.3 or Later

Let me guess you are using django and may have just done an upgrade to django 2.2.x or 3.x in order to stay up to date and have the latest security updates. However you now have this exception to deal with… ImproperlyConfigured: SQLite 3.8.3 or later is required (found 3.7.17) This means you will need […]

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DevOps GNU/Linux

Cheapest VPS Linux Server VM in South Africa (2022)

TLDR; As at October 2022 – Hostking.co.za has the cheapest Linux VPS – it is a smooth experience provisioning What company provides the cheapest Linux KVM based VPS (Virtual private server) in South Africa. What is a VPS? It is a virtual computer – running on a hypervisor (a bigger computer). It has its own […]