{"id":521027,"date":"2022-12-04T19:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-you-should-choose-a-vpn-with-diskless-servers\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T19:00:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T16:00:38","slug":"why-you-should-choose-a-vpn-with-diskless-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-choose-a-vpn-with-diskless-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why You Should Choose a VPN With Diskless Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2553d1944bb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2553d1944bb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-choose-a-vpn-with-diskless-servers\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_You_Should_Choose_a_VPN_With_Diskless_Servers%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why You Should Choose a VPN With Diskless Servers&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-choose-a-vpn-with-diskless-servers\/#What_Are_Diskless_Servers\" >What Are Diskless Servers?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-choose-a-vpn-with-diskless-servers\/#Why_Use_Diskless_Servers\" >Why Use Diskless Servers?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-you-should-choose-a-vpn-with-diskless-servers\/#Which_VPN_Providers_Use_Diskless_Servers\" >Which VPN Providers Use Diskless Servers?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_You_Should_Choose_a_VPN_With_Diskless_Servers%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why You Should Choose a VPN With Diskless Servers&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-850096\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/52420969296_fedf51ea2d_o.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Justin Duino \/ How-To Geek<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Diskless servers are servers that don&#8217;t use a hard disk; they run entirely from RAM. This means they can&#8217;t store logs and other information in the same way regular servers can.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re shopping for a VPN, there are plenty of criteria to keep in mind, like price, performance, and even the interface. One thing you\u2019ll hear about less is the type of servers a provider uses\u2014in particular, a new type called a diskless server, which offers great benefits to both speed and privacy.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_Diskless_Servers\"><\/span>What Are Diskless Servers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Diskless servers, also called RAM-only servers, are servers that don\u2019t have a hard disk that they can store files on. They exist purely to reroute connections\u2014which is the only thing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/133680\/htg-explains-what-is-a-vpn\/\">VPNs are supposed to do, anyway\u2014and cannot store information for the long term.<\/p>\n<p>We say \u201clong term\u201d here because diskless servers do store some information, but they do so only in their random access memory, or RAM, hence the term \u201cRAM-only.\u201d Using only RAM has a few advantages, most importantly that it\u2019s completely wiped when the server is rebooted. Your laptop or desktop works much the same way: reboot it and you start with a fresh slate of RAM.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Use_Diskless_Servers\"><\/span>Why Use Diskless Servers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This lack of long-term storage would be a disaster for any other type of server, but for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/815144\/what-is-a-vpn-server\/\">VPN servers, it\u2019s ideal. One of the main issues with VPN providers is that we, their clients, are taking their promises of privacy and anonymity at face value. Sure, they may claim that they destroy any records of our online activity\u2014usually called logs\u2014but there\u2019s no way to be sure.<\/p>\n<p>However, when a service uses diskless servers, that issue becomes moot as keeping logs becomes a lot harder. Whatever records they do keep would be destroyed by a simple reboot of the server. It\u2019s one of the easiest ways a VPN can destroy logs.<\/p>\n<p>That said, there are still ways in which a VPN could still keep logs on a diskless server, either through malice or incompetence. However, the possibilities of doing so are greatly diminished, so there\u2019s less room for error. That said, an untrustworthy VPN doesn\u2019t magically become bonafide just because it\u2019s using diskless servers.<\/p>\n<p>However, another advantage is that diskless servers do make it easier for auditors to check up on a service\u2019s claims of being a no-log VPN. Instead of checking whether or not a service keeps logs\u2014a claim hard to disprove since a VPN could just move the logs for the duration of the audit\u2014an auditor can just check if servers are diskless.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, while diskless servers aren\u2019t a cure-all for crummy VPNs, they do make it easier to verify, and thus trust, VPN providers.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_VPN_Providers_Use_Diskless_Servers\"><\/span>Which VPN Providers Use Diskless Servers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Considering the advantages they bring, it\u2019s probably no surprise that more and more of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/738071\/best-vpn-services\/\">best VPN services are shifting over to diskless servers. That said, it\u2019s not a seamless transition: it seems much of the hardware involved is pretty pricey, so many VPNs make the shift gradually.<\/p>\n<p>Our number one VPN <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.expressvpn.com\/c\/156932\/1462855\/16063?subId1=htg&amp;subId2=849253&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.expressvpn.com&amp;subId3=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=ir\">ExpressVPN<\/a> has made diskless servers an integral part of its Trusted Server <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>. In this system, the RAM-only nature of servers works very well with the service\u2019s custom-made VPN protocols, which store almost no information in the first place. Add to that weekly reboots, and your browsing habits are pretty safe.<\/p>\n<p>Other big players that use diskless are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/surfshark.sjv.io\/c\/156932\/549775\/9043?subId1=htg&amp;subId2=849253&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fsurfshark.com%2F&amp;subId3=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=ir\">Surfshark<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/3607085\/type\/am\/sid\/849253-xid-{xid}\/https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/&amp;___trxnet=cj\">NordVPN<\/a>, which both made the full transition to RAM-only a while ago.\u00a0 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/3607085\/type\/am\/sid\/849253-xid-{xid}\/https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/pia-colocated-servers\/&amp;___trxnet=cj\">Private Internet Access<\/a>\u2018 NextGen servers are also diskless and have been for over a year now.<\/p>\n<p>Privacy-friendly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mullvad.net\/en\/\">Mullvad<\/a> is currently transitioning to diskless servers as part of its push for greater transparency, which will culminate in a fully open infrastructure that can be audited by its users. You can keep track of this project\u2019s progress on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mullvad.net\/pt\/blog\/2022\/1\/12\/diskless-infrastructure-beta-system-transparency-stboot\/\">Mullvad\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of other services that offer diskless, these are just some of the best known, as well as our favorites. If you\u2019re not sure which VPN is best for you, you can always try a few that you think are good; all the above offer 30-day money-back guarantees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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This means they can&#8217;t store logs and other information in the same way regular servers can. 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