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Self-Host Apache Guacamole on a VPS for Browser-Based RDP and SSH
There's a class of moments where you really want to RDP into a server but the only thing you have at hand is a Chromebook, a locked-down...
Self-Host RustDesk Server on a VPS for Private Remote Desktop
RustDesk is an open-source remote desktop client that works like TeamViewer or AnyDesk - except the s...
Zero-Downtime Laravel Deploys to a VPS with GitHub Actions
The classic git pull && composer install && php artisan migrate deploy works until it doesn't. Half the req...
Self-Host Memos on a VPS for a Personal Microblog
Most note apps want to be a second brain. Memos wants to be a feed. You drop short markdown thou...
PostgreSQL Tuning for a Small VPS - A Practical Walkthrough
The PostgreSQL out-of-the-box configuration is famously conservative. It assumes a tiny machine that might be sharing the kernel page ca...
How to Host a Minecraft Server on a VPS (Paper, Systemd, and Backups)
Running a Minecraft server on a VPS gives you 24/7 uptime, stable IP, and far more performance headroom than a home PC or a shared game...
Self-Host n8n on a VPS with Docker and PostgreSQL
n8n is an open-source workflow automation tool. Think Zapier or Make, but you own the data and can hook it...
Self-Host Vaultwarden on a VPS with Docker
A password manager is the one app you really don't want a third party to lose. Self-hosting gives you full control over where your vault...
Self-Host Mealie on a VPS for a Family Recipe Manager
Recipe sites have gotten unbearable. Forty paragraphs of life story, three video ads, a newsletter modal, and the actual ingredient list...
Harden Docker on a VPS - Rootless, User Namespaces, and More
A default Docker install on a VPS is convenient and dangerous in equal measure. The daemon runs as root, the docker group i...
Grafana and Prometheus on a VPS for Server Monitoring
If you run anything on a VPS, you eventually want to know what it's doing. CPU, memory, disk, network, container restarts, request rates...
Expose a Self-Hosted App with Cloudflare Tunnel - No Open Ports
Most self-hosting guides start the same way: open port 80, open port 443, hope your ISP doesn't block them, an...
Self-Host Nextcloud on a VPS with Docker and Caddy
Nextcloud is the open-source answer to Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud rolled into one. Files, pho...
Caddy Reverse-Proxy Patterns That Actually Work in Production
Caddy is the easiest way I know to put HTTPS in front of anything on a VPS. The default config is one line per site, certificates renew...
Self-Host Jellyfin on a VPS for Private Media Streaming
Streaming services keep changing. Shows leave the catalog the day you finally sit down to watch them, prices creep up every six months,...
Set Up a WireGuard VPN on a VPS in 10 Minutes
A personal VPN is one of those small-effort, big-payoff things. With a cheap VPS and twenty lines of config, you get an encrypted tunnel...
Self-Host Plausible Analytics on a VPS for Privacy-First Metrics
Most analytics tools squeeze every drop of behavioral data from your visitors and ship it to a third party....
Encrypted VPS Backups to S3 with Restic
Backups are the boring part of running a VPS that nobody thinks about until the morning the disk dies. The only backup worth having is o...
Self-Host Forgejo on a VPS for a Private Git Server
GitHub is great until it isn't. Maybe you're tired of paying per seat for private repos. Maybe a client requires that source code stays...
Access Your VPS Privately with Tailscale (RDP + SSH)
Leaving SSH (22) or RDP (3389) open to the public internet creates constant noise from scanners and brute-forc...
Harden SSH on a VPS with Fail2Ban and Key-Only Auth
SSH is the front door of any Linux VPS. If that door is wide open with password auth and a default root login, every bot on...
Secure Windows RDP - Hardening Checklist
Leaving RDP open to the internet is an invitation to brute-force attempts. You can still use RDP safely, but you need a few guardrails....
Self-Host Uptime Kuma on a VPS for Free Status Monitoring
You only notice your hosting is down when a customer tells you. By then it's already a bad day. A small monitoring box that pings your s...
Deploy Apps with Coolify - A Self-Hosted Alternative to Laravel Forge
Laravel Forge costs $12-39/month depending on features. Ploi, RunCloud, and similar tools have their own pricing. If you're already payi...
How to Set Up a Self-Hosted GitHub Actions Runner on Your VPS
GitHub's hosted runners are convenient but come with limits. You get 2,000 minutes per month on free plans, and the machines are shared....
How to Run Moltbot on a VPS
If you've been running Moltbot on your laptop, you know the problem: close the lid, bot goes offline. Your Discord members wake up to a...
How to Set Up Immich on Your VPS - A Self-Hosted Google Photos Alternative
Google Photos used to be the obvious choice for backing up your phone's camera roll. Unlimited storage, decent search, automatic organiz...
How to Connect to Windows RDP from Mac, Linux, iPhone, and Android
You've got a Windows RDP server. Now you need to actually connect to it from whatever device you're using. The process is straightforwar...
Is Deutsche Telekom Throttling Your Internet?
If you're a Telekom customer in Germany and websites have been loading slowly, you're not imagining it. And no, it's probably not your r...
How to Enable HTTP/2 on Your Server
HTTP/2 makes websites faster. It allows multiple requests over a single connection, compresses headers, and enables server push. If you'...
RDP Connection Slow? 10 Ways to Speed It Up
Quick answer: RDP feels slow when the client transmits more data than your network can handle. The three fastest fixes...
Remote Desktop Can't Connect — How to Fix It
You try to connect and get the dreaded "Remote Desktop can't connect to the remote computer" error. Or maybe it just times out...
API /v1/ launched
We're launching our public API — a RESTful interface that lets you automate server provisioning, manage resources, and integrate RDP.s...