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MinIO timeline: from production standard to maintenance mode (Dec 2025) with web UI locked behind $96k/year paywall
Jun 9, 2026Pascal Ehlert

RustFS vs S3 in EU: MinIO Is Dead. Here's Your Escape Route.

MinIO is dead. S3 is expensive and locks you into US infrastructure. RustFS is the S3 replacement you need in 2026—at 15TB, it costs €8.5k/year vs S3's €268k/year. Complete breakdown inside.

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The Hidden Linux Defaults That Are Slowing Down Your Ceph Cluster
Feb 21, 2026Sven Völlmecke

The Hidden Linux Defaults That Are Slowing Down Your Ceph Cluster

Five kernel settings that make the difference between mediocre and outstanding Ceph performance in 2026 — and why the defaults are the wrong choice for storage clusters.

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Launch of KubePress: Open-Source Kubernetes Operator for WordPress
Jan 4, 2026Pascal Ehlert

Launch of KubePress: Open-Source Kubernetes Operator for WordPress

Hostzero announces the release of KubePress, an open-source Kubernetes operator designed to automate the deployment and management of WordPress sites at scale.

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MinIO Is in Maintenance Mode: Ceph RGW Is the Production-Grade Alternative
Dec 15, 2025Hostzero Team

MinIO Is in Maintenance Mode: Ceph RGW Is the Production-Grade Alternative

With MinIO’s open-source edition now in maintenance mode, organizations are reassessing their object storage strategy. Ceph RGW offers a mature, scalable, and fully open S3-compatible alternative.

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Proxmox and Ceph in the Deutschland-Stack
Oct 2, 2025Sven Völlmecke

Proxmox and Ceph in the Deutschland-Stack

The Deutschland-Stack is an initiative to build sovereign, open cloud infrastructure for the public sector. Proxmox and Ceph form a core part of this approach, enabling independence from Big Tech platforms through open standards and full operational control.

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S/MIME for Public Sector Communication in 2025
Sep 15, 2025Hostzero Team

S/MIME for Public Sector Communication in 2025

S/MIME is a widely used standard for secure email communication with public authorities. This article explains personal versus domain certificates, central gateway-based S/MIME setups, and how existing email infrastructures can be retrofitted to meet administrative and regulatory requirements.

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