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18 tutorials
TutorialHow to Install Coolify on a VPS
Install Coolify on a VPS the right way: the one-command install, the first admin login, and a first app deployed and running, all on a box you own.
TutorialHow to Install Gitea on a VPS
Install Gitea on a VPS the clean way: a verified Gitea binary with MySQL 8 and nginx over real HTTPS, then create a repository and push your first commit.
TutorialHow to Back Up and Migrate Ghost on a VPS
Back up and migrate Ghost on a VPS: dump the database, archive the content and config, push it offsite, and prove it by moving to a fresh slice and restoring.
TutorialHow to Install Ghost on a VPS
Install Ghost on a VPS the clean way: ghost-cli with MySQL 8 and nginx over real HTTPS, then create the admin and publish a first post from the Ghost editor.
TutorialHow to Back Up Immich on a VPS
Back up Immich on a VPS: quiesce the server, dump the database Immich's way, archive the upload library, push it offsite, and prove it with a real restore drill.
TutorialHow to Self-Host Immich on a VPS
Self-host Immich on a VPS with Docker Compose: from a bare Ubuntu 24.04 slice to your own photo timeline over real HTTPS, with real photos uploaded.
TutorialHow to Secure n8n on a VPS
Secure n8n on a VPS end to end: put the API behind a login, encrypt stored credentials, lock it to localhost behind TLS, and sign your webhooks.
TutorialHow to Run n8n in Production
Take a single-container n8n to a production setup: queue mode with Redis, a dedicated worker pool, real secrets, and a stack that survives a restart.
TutorialHow to Self-Host n8n on a VPS
Self-host n8n on a VPS with Docker Compose and Postgres: from a bare Ubuntu 24.04 slice to your own automation platform over real HTTPS, with a workflow that runs.
TutorialHow to Back Up Nextcloud on a VPS
Back up Nextcloud on a VPS: quiesce with maintenance mode, dump the database, archive the config and data, push it offsite, and prove it with a real restore drill.
TutorialHow to Speed Up Nextcloud on a VPS
Speed up Nextcloud on a VPS with APCu and Redis caching, transactional file locking, PHP and OPcache tuning, a system cron and HTTP/2, measured before and after.
TutorialHow to Install Nextcloud on a VPS
Install Nextcloud on a VPS from a bare Ubuntu 24.04 slice: the stack, a verified download, real HTTPS, first login, and every recommended setting fixed and green.
TutorialHow to Install WooCommerce on a VPS
Install WooCommerce on a VPS on top of your WordPress stack: set up the store in INR, add products with images, and place a real Cash on delivery test order.
TutorialHow to Back Up WordPress on a VPS
Back up WordPress on a VPS: dump the database and files to one archive, push it offsite to object storage, and prove it with a real restore drill.
TutorialHow to Secure WordPress on a VPS
Secure WordPress on a VPS and prove every control: locked file permissions, a blocked XML-RPC, a real fail2ban ban, two-factor auth and live security headers.
TutorialHow to Speed Up WordPress on a VPS
Speed up WordPress on a VPS with a tuned OPcache, a Redis object cache and an nginx FastCGI micro-cache, proven with a real before and after load test.
TutorialHow to Migrate WordPress to a VPS
Migrate WordPress to a VPS the safe way: export your files and database, move them to a slice, fix the URLs, and cut over from shared hosting with no downtime.
TutorialHow to Install WordPress on a VPS
Install WordPress on a VPS from scratch on Ubuntu 24.04: the LEMP stack, a least-privilege database, your domain over real HTTPS, and a hardened site.