Servers - Tag - Daily Deep Think https://blog.baifan.site/en/tags/servers/ Servers - Tag - Daily Deep Think Hugo -- gohugo.ioenblog@baifan.site (ByF) blog@baifan.site (ByF)Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0800 Oracle's Free 4-Core 24GB Server: From Signup to Running https://blog.baifan.site/en/oracle-free-vps-guide/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0800 ByF https://blog.baifan.site/en/oracle-free-vps-guide/

Oracle’s Always Free plan gives you a 4-core, 24 GB ARM server every month — no expiry, no charge. The same specs cost $80–100/month on AWS. This post strings together signup, pitfalls, instance creation, and keep-alive.

Oracle free VPS full workflow
Oracle free VPS: the full path from preparation to running

Oracle’s free tier is called Always Free. Not a trial, not a limited-time promo.

]]> VPS Scene 101: The Complete Dictionary of Hosting Slang https://blog.baifan.site/en/vps-glossary-jargon-guide/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0800 ByF https://blog.baifan.site/en/vps-glossary-jargon-guide/

The VPS scene runs on a distinctive system of slang that reads like hieroglyphics to newcomers. This post collects the common terms and abbreviations so you can get up to speed fast.

Originally referred to users hanging around the Hostloc forum; now a blanket term for anyone obsessed with tinkering with VPSes. It comes from a Hostloc forum meme, short for 买鸡鸡/没鸡鸡 (“bought a chicken / no chicken” — interpret it however you like). It started as a slur but gradually evolved into a self-deprecating badge of in-group identity, and in most contexts today it carries no malice (though some also use MJJ for players who pay little and demand much).

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