Author: Robin Labadie (LRob)
How to create your own website with WordPress (Beginner's Guide 2025)
Would you like to create your own website, without the help of an agency or developer? Good news: it's perfectly possible, even without any technical knowledge. In this 100 % beginners' guide, LRob, a specialized WordPress host, explains how to make your website yourself, step by step. The tutorial is clear and easy to [...]
What is my public IP address? (IPv4 / IPv6 + unlocking)
Find out your current IP address Would you like to know what your public IP address is? Whether for technical or security reasons, or to resolve blocked access to a site, this page allows you to: ✅ View your IPv4 address✅ View your IPv6 address (if available)✅ View host names (reverse [...]
The posts April 1, 2025 by LRob
For the first time, LRob played the April 1st game. And for a first, I went all out! No less than 7 LinkedIn posts were planned throughout the day. With a logical sequence and cross-references between posts. For those who missed them, here they are, in [...]
WordPress: should automatic updates be enabled?
WordPress updates guarantee the security, performance and compatibility of your site. Are automatic updates a good way to save time?
Interview Realtime Register - CloudFest 2025
LRob could offer domain name registration in addition to its famous web hosting... and so could you! 🚀 At CloudFest 2025, we were lucky enough to meet the Realtime Register team for an impromptu interview, full of insights. A great encounter at the heart of CloudFest CloudFest, like every year, was [...]
Interview CloudLinux OS - CloudFest 2025
Georgi, from CloudLinux OS, agreed to show us their impressive software ecosystem! 🎙️ More than an OS: a complete universe for secure hosting Thanks to CloudFest, I discovered that CloudLinux is much more than just an operating system optimized for hosting. It's also the publisher of the renowned Imunify security suite, which we [...]
Watercooling workstations - Alphacool - CloudFest 2025
Liquid cooling for your professional workstation? Alphacool says yes! Here's my look at what's new from the German brand at CloudFest 2025. With the rise of AI, 3D rendering, virtualization and audiovisual creation applications, "heavy" PCs need a cooling system that is as efficient as [...].
Interview Hetzner - CloudFest 2025
Hetzner: Eco-responsibility at an ultra-competitive price Can saving energy make you competitive? Hetzner's answer: yes! The server supplier has been providing exemplary service to host LRob's ultra-powerful web servers for years. And I had to find out more about their magic recipe... and [...].
CloudFest 2025 - Recap by LRob
CloudFest is as much a trade show for cloud players as it is a festival. Every year, it makes a lasting impression. This year 2025 was once again rich in professional encounters and thrills! Between games, roller coasters, dinners, concerts, and professional meetings with some of the nicest partners [...].
World Data Backup Day 2025 - Web data and collaborative clouds
You don't want to know how much it would cost you to lose your business or personal data. And yet it's a very real risk - one that affects individuals and businesses alike every day, often through negligence, forgetfulness or a false sense of security. To mark World Backup Day, we'd like to take this opportunity to [...].
Domain names: 10 rules for choosing the right one in 2025
A domain name is essential for the creation of your website and personalized emails. A good choice of domain name can be the key to your success and should therefore be taken very seriously. LRob will soon be offering domain name registration. In the meantime, we can help you choose the right [...]
Web host performance in 2025: test of 10 offers
How do you choose among the many shared web hosting offers? Follow this guide and test the performance of the best-known hosting providers.
WordPress 6.8 is coming: Release date and new features
WordPress 6.8 is on its way and promises to refine the user experience, while optimizing performance, design and security. Scheduled for release on April 15, 2025, this new version should delight users. ℹ️ Is your WordPress site slow, receiving too many attacks or do you need help? Power up your WordPress site like never before [...]
Nextcloud 31: What's new in this major update?
Nextcloud major version 31.0.0 was released on February 25, 2025. While the official release notes are very short this time, the enhancements are not to be outdone! At LRob, we offer managed Nextcloud instances with updates included, backed up daily, with NVMe SSD storage for maximum performance [...].
Let's Encrypt stops SSL/TLS certificate expiration notifications: Why this is good news
As of June 4, 2025, Let's Encrypt will no longer send you emails to notify you when your SSL/TLS certificates have expired. This change, which may seem surprising, is actually excellent news for system administrators, web hosts and site owners. In this article, we'll look at why this decision [...].
Performance and Security: LRob's strategy for optimal WordPress hosting
High-performance, secure WordPress hosting, without compromise At LRob, our mission is clear: to offer fast, secure WordPress hosting, minimizing the impact of attacks while optimizing server performance. Unlike standard solutions that simply respond to threats, we go one step further by actively preventing server load [...].
Record attack: 2.8 million IPs compromised: What impact for WordPress hosts?
A new threat of unprecedented scale is rocking the web: 2.8 million compromised network devices are currently being exploited to flood the Internet with malicious requests. At LRob, as a web hosting provider, we've seen a dramatic increase in attacks in recent days. We'll explain how we're effectively blocking them. These attacks are not only [...]
How to choose the fastest web host in 2025?
Is your web hosting too slow? Your web hosting provider's technological and hardware choices have a direct impact on your website's performance. Yet most hosting providers are vague about their infrastructure and actual performance. As a customer, you often don't know what you're paying for. At LRob, we try to keep our [...]
