The demise of 32 bit distros is nigh!
Some distros are dropping or reducing support for 32 bit versions. e.g. only providing 64 bit ISO downloads.
Some software makers are no longer putting out 32 bit versions of their software. e.g. Since version 9 Oracle have only released a 64 bit version of Java.
In most cases you will be fine to remain on 32 bit distros until you need some software application that is 64 bit only (e.g. Java 9 or Java 10). If you have a lot of memory and are not limited by the 32 bit application 4GB per process limit then running a 64 bit kernel on a 32 bit distro can be a good option.
One way to escape your old or 32 bit distro is to setup a newer server and migrate to that (or reinstall your current one). However for some customers this can be difficult. Migrating databases. Bringing across custom configs and cron jobs and bespoke setups. Changing IPs.
If you do not have the luxury of a reinstall then you may want to consider a cross grade. Where you convert a 32 bit distro to a 64 bit one.
We have been adding 32 to 64 bit cross grade support to our distrorejuve tool. At the moment the script is in alpha. We recommend you make a full server snapshot prior to starting the process.
You can run the distrorejuve 32 to 64 bit crossgrade as:
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Our team is working on the best approach to secure our customers' systems against the recently reported Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Our first step is to understand the problem and its mitigations. This post provides a roundup of discussions and work on the topic with a focus on mitigation for the Xen hypervisor.
We have added the latest 4.14 kernel to our list of stable kernels for 64bit VPS servers.
SSL is good, you should use it everywhere!
Recently there have been 
We have added a couple of features to the 
many of our VPSs, and we can install it on your VPSs at your request. It protects against brute-force attacks, where an attacker is trying to guess a password or exploit certain classes of vulnerabilities on servers.
