cPanel to DirectAdmin Migration: What Actually Changes (And What Doesn’t)

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If you’re researching a cPanel to DirectAdmin migration, the real question is whether you need a control panel at all. This week we broke down exactly what changes (the interface, email paths, database credentials) and what doesn’t (your files, SSL, .htaccess rules) — plus why many businesses use a migration as the trigger to move to managed hosting instead. Read the full guide on the blog.

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WordPress Page Cache Not Working? How to Check and Fix It in 2026

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Is your WordPress page cache silently broken? A misconfigured cookie, a CDN setting, or a plugin update can disable caching without any error message — leaving every visitor triggering a full server rebuild. Our latest guide walks through the exact HTTP headers, DevTools checks, and plugin diagnostics to confirm your cache is working, plus how CM Cloud Managed WordPress eliminates the most common failure modes from the start.

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Quarkus & Micronaut Hosting on a Managed VM: Deploy JVM Apps Without the Ops Overhead

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Deploying a Quarkus or Micronaut Java API? Our latest guide walks through the full setup — JDK install, systemd supervision, nginx reverse proxy, and GitHub Actions CI/CD — all on CM Cloud’s Cloud VPS at $7.99/mo (XAF 5,000). No ops team, no lock-in, no surprise renewal pricing.

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JDK 17 vs 21 for Production Hosting: Which Java Version Should You Deploy in 2026?

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Choosing between JDK 17 and 21 for production? JDK 21 is the forward default in 2026 — its LTS window runs to 2029, and virtual threads deliver real throughput wins for API and database-heavy workloads. We break down every key difference and show you how to host either version on CM Cloud from XAF 5,000/mo.

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PgBouncer Connection Pooling Explained for App Developers

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This week on the CM Cloud blog: a practical breakdown of PgBouncer connection pooling for app developers — covering the three pooling modes, the prepared-statement trap that breaks most ORMs in transaction mode, and a production-ready pgbouncer.ini config. If your Postgres app is hitting connection limits or you are planning to scale, this is required reading before you touch max_connections.

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Spring Boot Hosting RAM Requirements: How Much Do You Really Need?

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Spring Boot’s JVM runtime means your app needs far more RAM than the code size suggests — a production CRUD API typically consumes 500–700 MB under load. Our latest guide breaks down real memory benchmarks by app type and shows you exactly how to tune JVM flags to fit a 4 GB VPS. CM Cloud Cloud VPS Starter covers most deployments at $7.99/mo with no renewal price hike.

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Spring Boot Hosting in Africa: a Managed VM, Not a Shared Runtime

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Spring Boot applications need a persistent JVM, and no shared host or sleeping PaaS container can provide that reliably. CM Cloud Cloud VPS gives African developers a managed VM with full root access and process supervision from just $7.99/mo (XAF 5,000) — flat pricing, no renewal shock. Deploy your Spring Boot JAR as a systemd service and automate releases with GitHub Actions.

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Postgres Require SSL Hosting: Why Your Database Must Refuse Plaintext Connections

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Plaintext database connections expose your credentials and query results to anyone on the same network — and ‘prefer’ mode silently allows them. This week we break down how managed PostgreSQL should enforce SSL at the server layer (not just the client), with connection string examples for Node.js, Python, and Laravel. CM Cloud Managed PostgreSQL starts at $9.99/mo (XAF 6,500) and refuses non-TLS connections by design.

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