Posts tagged 'vps'

ARM vs. x86 Servers for Laravel: Should You Switch in 2026?

Hetzner's ARM servers cost roughly 26% less than their x86 twins for identical vCPU and RAM. We break down what that gap means for Laravel: single-thread speed per request, PHP-FPM concurrency, arm64 compatibility in 2026, and a safe blue/green migration path.

Sameh Elhawary · Aug 23, 2026 · 19 min read

Cloud Repatriation for Laravel: From AWS to a $10 VPS

37signals saved ~$10M leaving AWS, and 86% of CIOs plan to pull workloads back. Here's what your EC2 + RDS + NAT + egress bill really buys a Laravel app, the VPS architecture that replaces it, and a step-by-step migration playbook with a safe DNS cutover.

Sameh Elhawary · Jul 15, 2026 · 16 min read

Laravel Cloud's $5 Plan vs a $5 VPS: The Real Cost Math

Laravel Cloud's new $5 Starter tier with scale-to-zero hibernation sounds like it kills the $5 VPS. We run the honest 12-month cost math for a real Laravel app, queues, scheduler, database and all, and show exactly where each option wins.

Sameh Elhawary · Jul 14, 2026 · 13 min read

Posts tagged ‘vps’

ARM vs. x86 Servers for Laravel: Should You Switch in 2026?

Cloud Repatriation for Laravel: From AWS to a $10 VPS

Laravel Cloud's $5 Plan vs a $5 VPS: The Real Cost Math