News and updates from Etheron Hosting: about our data centres, hosting, servers and everything around them.
Minecraft Lars · 04 November 2026
CreatorSMP Hardcore 4 ran from October 4 through 25, 2026: 90 Dutch creators, one world, one life. We look back at the season and our role as hosting partner.
Security
On October 21, 2026, PHP shipped an emergency patch for two critical vulnerabilities, now known as PHP2Shell. Here's what went wrong and how we quickly updated every alt-php package across our web hosting environment.
Lars · 27 October 2026
Hosting
Fourteen days of backup history without fourteen times the storage. We explain how incremental backups work, what deduplication and the dirty bitmap do, and why every restore point in Proxmox Backup Server is a complete one.
Lars · 26 October 2026
RAID protects you against a failed disk, not against one wrong click or ransomware. The 3-2-1 rule in plain language, what we back up for you as standard on VPS, webhosting and game hosting, and what you can add yourself.
Lars · 12 October 2026
Domains
An email address on your own domain name is one of the cheapest ways to look professional. What you get out of it, what you can do with it, and how to set it up in three steps with webhosting at Etheron.
Lars · 28 September 2026
When a domain name leaves quarantine, an entire industry is standing by to register it within a second and sell it back to you. How drop-catching works, what risks come with it, and how to prevent it.
Lars · 14 September 2026
Valheim
Valheim 1.0 is finally here. Discover what changed since Early Access and why now is the perfect time to start a fresh world with your own Valheim server.
Julian · 09 September 2026
Streaming, CDN nodes, mirrors and downloads do not hit a wall at your processor, but at your traffic allowance. What unmetered actually means, what it is best for, and when you do not need it.
Lars · 07 September 2026
Is your domain name in quarantine? Your site is down, but you have not lost it yet. We explain what quarantine is, how long it lasts per extension, what it costs to recover your domain and how to prevent it.
Lars · 31 August 2026
Colocation
Your own hardware in an ISO 27001 datacenter in Amsterdam, with backup power, a redundant network and remote hands. Why colocation is ideal for offsite backups, and what you can get at Etheron.
Lars · 28 August 2026
A drawer full of loose SSDs and no idea how much life was left in them. We built a tool that reads the SMART data and prints a health label right away, barcode included. The code is open source on GitHub.
Lars · 27 August 2026
Minecraft
Mojang is working on the third game drop of 2026: Java Edition 26.3. It brings a new autumn forest, a complete new wood set, abandoned camps and a solid pile of furniture. Here is everything that is…
Julian · 25 August 2026
From hobby project to business-critical server: with the SLA options at Etheron Hosting, you choose exactly the support level that fits your situation. We take you through all five levels and explain why an SLA matters so much.
Lars · 22 August 2026
Switching to Etheron Hosting is easier than you think. We take you through it step by step: from backups and domain transfers to our migration service that takes the move off your hands.
Lars · 15 August 2026
Digital sovereignty is the big topic in the European cloud world in 2026. We explain in plain terms what the GDPR and the American CLOUD Act mean for your data, and why hosting with a Dutch provider is a smart choice.
Lars · 08 August 2026
Torn between a VPS and a dedicated server? We lay out the differences in performance, isolation, cost, and scalability, so you know exactly which server fits your project.
Lars · 01 August 2026
Etheron Hosting has taken major steps this year. We moved to new datacenters, integrated multiple parties and customers, made our infrastructure faster and larger, and delivered stable platforms for…
Lars · 01 December 2025
Server Relocation. The web hosting and VPS services of Etheron have been relocated to NorthC. This move is aimed at guaranteeing our clients reliable service and high uptime. NorthC is renowned for…
Julian · 02 January 2025
Did you know that every service can be canceled at any time with no hidden costs?
