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News, guides, and insights from the SrvBot team.
Shared, VPS, or Managed: A Plain-English Comparison
Three hosting models, three sets of trade-offs. Here's the plain-English version, without the marketing.
October 3, 2026
Migrating from WordPress to Sanity + Next.js
Thinking of moving from WordPress to a headless stack? Here's what actually changes, what it takes, and whether it's worth it.
September 26, 2026
Managed WordPress vs shared hosting: which one a small business should pick
Shared hosting is cheaper in year one and usually not in year three. Here is what each model includes, what it costs at renewal, and the three questions that decide it.
September 22, 2026
Moving a WordPress Site Without Downtime
Migration fear keeps people on hosting they've outgrown. Here's how a move actually works when it's done carefully.
September 19, 2026
WP Engine alternatives in 2026: what you actually give up, and what you don't
People leave WP Engine over the visit cap, the overage fee, and renewal pricing that is subject to change. Here is what four alternatives cost, what each one drops, and which situation each fits.
September 15, 2026
How We Handle SSL So You Never Think About It
An expired certificate is a self-inflicted outage. Here's how automatic SSL should work, issue, renew, and never lapse.
September 12, 2026
Best managed WordPress hosting for small businesses (2026)
Eight hosts, one set of criteria, and the numbers that actually decide it for a small business: what you pay in year three, what happens when something breaks, and whether you can leave.
September 8, 2026
Structured Content: Why Sanity Beats Page Builders
Page builders tie your content to one layout. Structured content sets it free. Here's why that difference compounds over time.
September 5, 2026
WordPress Security: The Basics Most Sites Skip
Most WordPress compromises come through a handful of boring, preventable gaps. Here are the ones worth closing first.
August 29, 2026
Vercel, Netlify, or a Managed Host: Picking for a Sanity Site
Three good options with different trade-offs. Here's how to think about it for a Next.js + Sanity site specifically.
August 22, 2026
How to Add Preview Mode to a Next.js + Sanity Site
Editors need to see drafts before they're live. Here's how preview mode works in Next.js + Sanity, and the traps to avoid.
August 15, 2026
What "Isolation" Actually Means in Hosting
'Isolated' gets used loosely. Here's what real isolation looks like, and why a neighbor's bad day shouldn't become yours.
August 8, 2026
The WordPress Plugins That Actually Slow You Down
It's rarely the number of plugins, it's what a few of them do on every request. Here's how to find the real culprits.
August 1, 2026
Sanity vs WordPress: Which CMS for Your Next Site?
They solve the same problem in opposite ways. Here's a clear breakdown of when each one is the right call.
July 25, 2026
Do You Even Need a Server for a Sanity Website?
It's the first question people ask about hosting a Sanity site. The real answer: it depends on your front end, here's the breakdown.
July 18, 2026
Why Your WordPress Site Is Slow, and How to Actually Fix It
Most 'speed up WordPress' advice is a plugin list. The real causes are usually four things, here's how to find which one is yours.
July 17, 2026
The "I'll Just Migrate This Friday" Trap
A WordPress migration looks simple until you're debugging DNS propagation at midnight. Here's what a migration actually involves and how we handle it.
July 14, 2026
Self-Hosting Sanity Studio vs Managed Hosting
Sanity Studio can run on Sanity's cloud, on your own infrastructure, or on a managed host. Here's how to choose.
July 8, 2026
What Happens When a Deploy Fails
A failed deploy shouldn't take your site down. Here's exactly what SrvBot does when a build breaks, and how to recover.
July 1, 2026
Have You Actually Restored a Backup Recently?
Most hosts take backups. Fewer test whether they can actually be restored. We run a nightly canary drill, here's why that distinction matters.
June 24, 2026
Deploying Next.js + Sanity to Production: A Checklist
The gap between 'works on localhost' and 'ready for production' is a specific list. Here it is for a Next.js + Sanity site.
June 17, 2026
WordPress Staging Done Right
Testing changes in production is a gamble. Staging is how you stop gambling, if it’s done right.
June 10, 2026
Automatic Credential Rotation: The Security Work Nobody Markets
Most hosts rotate credentials never. Not because it's technically hard, because nobody asks. Here's why automatic rotation matters and what we actually do.
June 3, 2026
Keeping Sanity Content Fresh: ISR, Webhooks, and Cache
Static is fast but stale; dynamic is fresh but slow. ISR plus Sanity webhooks gets you both, here’s how it fits together.
May 27, 2026
Uptime Isn't a Number: How We Think About Reliability
'99.9% uptime' is easy to print and hard to verify. Here's what actually determines whether your site is up when it matters.
May 20, 2026
The Hosting Checklist Most Sites Never Use
8 questions that cut through review-site noise and tell you what a host will actually be like to live with.
May 13, 2026
Managed vs Unmanaged WordPress: What You're Actually Paying For
'Unmanaged' can mean a great deal or a second job. Here's the line between the two, and what 'managed' should actually include.
May 6, 2026
When to Move Off Shared Hosting
Shared hosting is fine, until it isn't. Five signs you've outgrown it, and what to weigh before you move.
April 29, 2026
Why We Built SrvBot
The story behind SrvBot, from agency frustration to a hosting product we actually wanted to use ourselves.
April 22, 2026
The Real Cost of Cheap Hosting
The $3/month plan isn't really $3/month. Here's where the cost actually shows up, and why it's rarely on the invoice.
April 10, 2026
Welcome to SrvBot
We built SrvBot because we think hosting should be invisible. Here's what we're doing and why.
April 3, 2026