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All About "OVHcloud" - The Big Cloud Provider from France

OVHcloud is a large cloud and web hosting provider from France. Around the world, OVHcloud operates 46 data centers and offers all the usual services, from domain registration and basic web hosting to dedicated or virtual servers and managed services for things like Kubernetes and databases.

sekskant runs all of its websites on OVHcloud.

  • OVHcloud + Managed PostgreSQL: Correct certificate validation with node "pg" module and payload
    DE | EN
    Apr 14, 2026
    OVHcloud + Managed PostgreSQL: Correct certificate validation with node "pg" module and payload

    Many managed database services, like the one from OVHcloud, offer TLS-secured connections to your database. But do you understand whether that actually makes you "secure" in your context, or whether you are still a good target for man-in-the-middle attacks? This article shares some insights from my own experience.

    Marco Borm Marco Borm 6 min
  • OVHcloud + VPS: Still no Ubuntu 25.10, only Ubuntu 25.04
    DE | EN
    Mar 27, 2026
    OVHcloud + VPS: Still no Ubuntu 25.10, only Ubuntu 25.04

    When setting up a VPS, it is worth checking which images the provider actually offers. At OVHcloud, the newest available Ubuntu version is still 25.04, even though it has already been out of support for a while. I asked them about it.

    Marco Borm Marco Borm 2 min
  • OVHcloud + Kubernetes: "DNSConfigForming" "Nameserver limits were exceeded" warnings on fresh 3-AZ clusters
    DE | EN
    Mar 25, 2026
    OVHcloud + Kubernetes: "DNSConfigForming" "Nameserver limits were exceeded" warnings on fresh 3-AZ clusters

    If you create a fresh 3-AZ cluster, you may get continuous warnings. According to support they are harmless, but still annoying.

    Marco Borm Marco Borm 2 min
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