Pratica di Shadowing: What is VPS ? (2026) EXPLAINED in 5 minutes! - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

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have you ever seen the phrase vps
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and felt a little bit lost you're a technical person
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but for some reason you miss the day they explain what vps was in school
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and that's okay a virtual private server is a lot more
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than just web hosting nowadays it's one of the most useful
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tools for anyone trying to build something online without having to pay a million different subscription fees for it
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so i'm here to tell you what a vps is all about
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and how to set one up let's get into it So, a VPS, or virtual private server,
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is your own private section of a physical server that you rent from a hosting provider.
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I like to explain it like this.
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Think of a server as an apartment building.
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A VPS is an apartment that you can rent inside that building.
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You've got a lock on the door, so no one can come inside unless you invite them in.
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You pay your own electricity bills so your lights won't flicker when the neighbor has the kettle on, and you can rearrange the furniture as much as you like.
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There are other tenants in that building and you all share a few common spaces, but for the most part, the space that you rent is your own.
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Now, compared to getting a dedicated server, which is more like buying your own house, a VPS gives you a lot more control at a fraction of the cost.
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You're only ever going to pay for the space you actually need.
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A lot of online tools and game hosting sites are just software running on someone else's server.
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You're paying for the convenience of not managing it yourself.
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So for most people, this is enough.
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It's way easier to use shared hosting or online SaaS tools, especially if you're not super tech savvy,
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or you just don't have the time to manage server configurations and figure out terminal commands.
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It's almost like staying at a hotel when you travel.
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The convenience of having someone else manage your stay is perfect
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if you're only visiting from time to time and you don't know the city very well.
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But if you find yourself in that city every week, that hotel will get very expensive very fast.
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Plus, you can't leave your things there, you're stuck sharing walls with strangers, and you have zero say on how your room is set up.
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In that case, renting your own apartment makes way more sense.
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It's a fraction of the cost, and you're the only one who has the keys to the front door.
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Now, you want to consider setting up a VPS when it gets too expensive, limiting, or unsecure to borrow someone else's software.
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That could mean anything from setting up your own personal media server with Plex
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or Jellyfin when you start running out of gigs on iCloud, to creating a virtual sandbox for running development projects or staging environments.
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You can even use it to help set up workflow automations with N8N or FlowWise.
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And we actually have a whole playlist full of those automations if you need a little inspo right here.
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But before Before you go and explore all the options, let me show you how to set up your own VPS.
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The basics of setting up a VPS are the same, no matter what you're using it for.
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Once you purchase your VPS plan, you need to install an operating system, then install your software, then you connect it to a terminal so you can use and manage your VPS.
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What changes between providers is just the friction between these steps.
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Most VPS providers will give you a bare server and leave the rest up to you and the command line.
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Hostinger, on the other hand, smooths out the approach by guiding you through the setup process step by step and configuring everything behind the scenes.
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If you already know the software you want to run, you can even just pick one of our VPS templates and get it set up in one single click.
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To get started, you can select a VPS hosting plan from the link in the description box below
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and make sure to use the coupon code HA10 for 10 % off any of our plans.
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Our onboarding guide will walk you through all of the necessary steps.
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Your only major decision is whether to install an operating system or use one of the pre -built application templates.
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Now, unless you have something specific in mind for your VPS, I recommend installing Ubuntu as your OS since it's a pretty safe default.
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It's stable, well -documented, and popular enough that you'll find plenty of tutorials for it online.
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From there, you can just set your root password or SSH key and wait for your VPS to get set up.
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The Hostinger HPanel has a built -in browser terminal that lives inside of the dashboard, so you don't have to worry about any setup on your own machine.
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After that, the server is yours.
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You can install whatever software you need and build what you want in your own private space.
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Any good VPS plan will have a dashboard so you can monitor and manage what's going on in your environment.
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Oh, right.
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One last thing to mention.
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If you already know you're going to be using a VPS for gaming, I highly recommend checking out the game panel option on Hostinger.
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We did the work of figuring out the OS and control panel for you and even built a template specifically for gaming.
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Now that makes it even easier to get your server up and your game running online.
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In just five minutes, we learned what a VPS is and why you might want to use one.
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If you want to go deeper and actually learn how to manage and get the most out of your VPS,
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well, in thinness, our VPS expert has got plenty of videos to help you do exactly that.
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Now, make sure to check them out right here for more ways you can use a VPS.
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See you guys in the next one.

Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione

Questo video contiene 62 frasi e 1033 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 5:21. Chi parla va veloce, circa 193 parole al minuto: aspettati suoni legati e ridotti. Il 83% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
server sostantivo/ˈsɝvɚ/server
install verbo/ɪnˈstɔl/installare
virtual aggettivo/ˈvɜɹt͡ʃuəl/virtuale
terminal sostantivo/ˈtɚmɪnəl/terminal, terminale
provider sostantivo/pɹəˈvaɪ.də(ɹ)/fornitore
template sostantivo/ˈtɛm.plɪt/mascherina, sagoma
convenience sostantivo/kənˈvinjəns/conveniente
fraction sostantivo/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/frazione
automation sostantivo/ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/automazione, automatizzazione
stable sostantivo/ˈsteɪ.bəl/stalla, scuderia
compare verbo/kəmˈpɛɚ/paragonare
select verbo/sɪˈlɛkt/scegliere, selezionare
inspiration sostantivo/ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/inspirazione, inalazione
smooth aggettivo/smuːð/facile, dolce
connect verbo/kəˈnɛkt/connettere, connettersi

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
set up verbo/ˌsɛt ˈʌp/preparare, installare
figure out verboscoprire, rendersi conto
check out verboinvestigare

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 17 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come you're, don't, can't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: fraction /ˈfɹæk.ʃən/, automation /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/, configuration /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: automation /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, configuration /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/

Come esercitarsi con questo video

  1. Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
  2. Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come server, install, virtual.

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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