• How to set up a Nextcloud Server for under $5/mo

    While most people store their files in Big Tech services such as Google Drive, Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive, many tech-savvy individuals are turning to self-hosted cloud solution Nextcloud. If you don’t know what Nextcloud is, it is similar to Dropbox or Google Drive, but with one difference: you run it on your own server. Prerequisites…

  • How to kill a tech monopoly

    A common theme within technology startups is the “winner takes all” mentality, where one tech company dominates a particular sub-industry. Examples include Google (search engines), Microsoft (productivity software) and Meta (social media) However, technological advancements can often kill a former monopoly, as was the case with Microsoft and Internet Explorer (lost to Chrome) and cable…

  • Behind Carrier Grade NAT or a firewall? Want to host servers? Try Static IP Tunneling.

    Historically, broadband connections gave a public IPv4 address which made hosting servers relatively easy with a dynamic DNS service. Increasingly, newer ISPs such as Starlink, T-Mobile and fast-growing Asian ISPs like Jio use Carrier Grade NAT to conserve their public IPv4 address pool. In addition, some users use university and mobile networks where port forwarding…

  • The bottom-up approach to growing enterprise technology

    New technology products are being introduced every day. With that, a variety of development and marketing strategies are employed by different firms, from incumbent IT vendors like Microsoft to cutting-edge startups. In fact, competing companies often use opposing strategies for their products. When building technology products reaching corporate users, there are two development and marketing…

  • How to run a Tor Relay on a VPS for under $3.50/month (step-by-step guide)

    How to run a Tor Relay on a VPS for under $3.50/month: A step-by-step guide. I have been running Tor relays for over a decade and ran middle, and bridge, relays located across the world. I currently run Tor exit relays on Fourplex. Unlike other privacy solutions like commercial VPNs, Tor depends on volunteers running…

  • The Hard Drive Shortage Hurts Small Cloud Hosts Too

    Western Digital announced they sold out their entire manufacturing capacity for 2026, due to the AI boom. AI-caused shortages aren’t new; it also happened to memory. Hard Drive manufacturers’ focus on datacenters isn’t new: the rise of flash memory in consumer systems coincided with the rise of Big Data. With this movement, it’s no secret…

Reliable, Trusted Hosting and Connectivity Services in NYC and beyond!

Mailing Address

167 Madison Avenue, Suite 205 #5098
New York, NY 10016
United States

EMAIL us

support@fourplex.net

BUSINESS hours

Monday To Friday

09:30 To 6:30 PM EST

Follow us!

© Fourplex Telecom LLC