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Tutorials
How to Install WordPress on a VPS: Ubuntu 24.04 + Caddy Guide (2026)
Install WordPress on Ubuntu 24.04 with Caddy, PHP 8.3-FPM and MariaDB from official docs, then get permissions, cron, caching, backups and sizing right.
- On Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu's own php8.3-fpm and mariadb-server packages meet WordPress's recommended PHP 8.3+ and MariaDB 10.11+…
- Check the download against wordpress.org's published SHA-1 file, stream fresh keys and salts from api.wordpress.org into wp-config.php…
- Give each site its own PHP-FPM pool and system user that owns the files: WordPress then updates itself with direct writes…
21 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Tutorials
VPS Benchmark Guide: Test CPU, RAM, Disk and Network (2026)
Benchmark a VPS properly: read YABS before you run it, use a fixed fio job file, sysbench and your own iperf3 server, log steal time…
23 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Security
VPS Backup with Restic: Encrypted Off-Site Backups to S3 (2026)
Set up an encrypted, off-site VPS backup with restic on Ubuntu 24.04: S3-compatible storage, a nightly systemd timer, sensible retention…
19 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Use cases
Nextcloud VPS Guide: Self-Host Nextcloud AIO with Backups (2026)
Self-host Nextcloud on a VPS with the official All-in-One container: sizing from AIO's documented minimums, a locked-down admin port…
21 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Use cases
Uptime Kuma on a VPS: Docker, Caddy HTTPS, Alerts and Cost (2026)
Deploy Uptime Kuma 2 on a small VPS in a different city from your servers: localhost-only Docker, Caddy HTTPS…
20 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Use cases
Coolify VPS Setup: Install, Secure and Size a Self-Hosted PaaS (2026)
Install Coolify on a VPS without the usual gaps: what the script changes, the first-visitor admin risk, why UFW can't close port 8000…
22 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Tutorials
Tailscale Exit Node on a VPS: Ubuntu 24.04 Setup, Cost and Teardown
Turn a small Ubuntu 24.04 VPS into a Tailscale exit node for a trip: no open ports, no hand-written NAT, a fallback for UDP-blocking Wi-Fi…
20 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Tutorials
SSH Port Forwarding Explained: Local, Remote, Dynamic and Jump Hosts
Local, remote and dynamic SSH tunnels with exact OpenSSH syntax, plus jump hosts, tunnels that survive reboots…
20 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Tutorials
How to Add Swap on Ubuntu 24.04: Swap File, Size and Swappiness
Add a swap file to an Ubuntu 24.04 VPS in five commands, size it with Ubuntu’s own installer formula, tune swappiness, resize or remove it…
15 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Tutorials
How to Create a systemd Service: Unit Files for Python, Node.js and Go
Create a systemd service for any app, then understand every line: Type=exec, restarts and start limits, a four-line sandbox, journalctl…
25 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Tutorials
How to Install PostgreSQL on a VPS (Ubuntu 24.04, PostgreSQL 18)
Install PostgreSQL 16 or 18 on an Ubuntu 24.04 VPS with the official commands, then cover what most guides skip: safe remote access…
23 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026
VPS explained
WireGuard vs OpenVPN: Speed, Security and Privacy Compared (2026)
WireGuard is smaller and usually faster; OpenVPN handles TCP, proxies, logins and layer 2. A doc-sourced 2026 comparison…
19 min readLast reviewed Oct 3, 2026

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