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💸 €230 million in our PayPal account – Murphy’s Law at work ZAP-Hosting · Update Over the weekend, news broke about significant security issues at PayPal. ZAP-Hosting was also affected – and on Friday morning we could hardly believe our eyes: our PayPal account suddenly showed transactions in the range of hundreds of millions of euros. For a few hours, it looked like we had become a unicorn overnight. 🦄💶 In true Murphy’s Law fashion, this happened just as our CEO was on a flight starting his vacation. When he landed, his phone was already overflowing with calls, WhatsApp messages and company chat notifications – not exactly the relaxing start he had planned. 😉 📊 A look inside our PayPal account Image 1 – “WTF?!”
Suddenly, massive amounts ...

Rollout: New Host Systems with AMD EPYC 7xxx (Milan) – Free Migration for Gameservers Locations: Eygelshoven · Los Angeles · Ashburn · Dallas Published on August 28, 2025 · Frank We are making your gameservers faster and more reliable: ZAP-Hosting is expanding its infrastructure with new host systems powered by AMD EPYC 7xxx (Milan). All gameservers at the listed locations will be migrated automatically at no extra cost. In addition, we are preparing to offer Premium host systems with AMD Ryzen 9 9950X for maximum single-core performance, and will introduce a feature that shows you the exact CPU of your server in the interface. Get your gameserver now and use code EPYC-2808 (valid until 07.09.2025) Simply enter it ...

Minecraft Villagers Explained: The Ultimate Guide to Professions, Trading, Breeding, and More Published on August 2025 · Reading time: ~10–12 min If you’ve played Minecraft long enough, you’ve probably had that moment: you walk into a village, get greeted by a chorus of “Hrrmm,” and suddenly you’re wondering which one of these pixel-faced townsfolk is hiding a Mending book or a trade that will make your emerald chest overflow. Villagers aren’t just background decoration; they’re one of the most powerful resources in the game, capable of supplying you with enchanted gear, rare items, and even a steady stream of emeralds once you know how to trade with them. But here’s the thing: villagers have layers. They follow daily routines, claim job sites, share information about you thro...

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VPS-220825✨ Our new VPS – more features, better prices!We have completely reworked our ZAP-Hosting VPS – from now on you benefit from:🖥️ Support for Linux & Windows📍 Integration of additional ISOs directly in the Web Interface💻 Option to request Custom ISOs via support⚙️ New options for more CPU cores, RAM and storage💲 Permanently reduced prices🚀 Discover VPS nowAll details can be found in our ISO documentation:
👉 Guide: Mount ISOs on VPS🗣️ New: Teamspeak 6 GuidesOur documentation now includes guides on how to install Teamspeak 6 on your VPS or Dedicated Server.
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ISO installation – available now!: From now on, you can easily select and install ISOs directly in the Web Interface of your VPS.
Under “Settings → ISOs” you will find a wide range of images, including:

- Rescue ISOs
- Proxmox
- Arch Linux
- and many more distributions Want to use your own ISO? No problem! Simply open a support ticket and our team will attach your Custom ISO for you. A detailed guide on how to mount ISOs can be found in our documentation:
👉 Guide: Mounting ISOs on VPS Customers with older VPS on LXC systems can automatically migrate to a KVM host system via reinstallation.
If an ISO is selected on an LXC server, an informative message will appear. Note: To integrate Windows ISOs via this function, support may still need to be contacted at the moment. Stay tuned for more exciting new features coming soon...