May 6, 20264 min read
Digital Forensics & Incident Response on VPS
The process of "bug catching" and investigation after a VPS hack: How to read system logs, analyze unusual processes, and isolate vulnerabilities after an attack.
Knowledge & Guides
News & Tutorials Documentation
Explore configuration guidelines, performance tips, and infrastructure upgrade updates.
May 6, 20265 min read
Hosting a WebSocket Server for Real-Time Applications
Optimizing configuration to run Socket.io or Phoenix Channels, solving the "C10k" (10,000 concurrent connections) problem for real-time chat or notification applications.
May 6, 20264 min read
Building an API Gateway with Kong or Tyk
Instead of directly directing traffic to the VPS, how to set up a gateway to centrally manage rate-limiting, authentication, and logging for multiple small services.
May 6, 20265 min read
Deploying Local AI Models (Local LLMs) on VPS
A guide to using Ollama or vLLM to run models like Llama 3 and Mistral directly on your VPS, providing internal APIs for applications without the need for expensive cloud services.
Apr 17, 20265 min read
Building a "Self-hosted" system to replace Google Workspace on VPS
Guide to combining a range of applications such as Nextcloud (Storage), Vaultwarden (Password Management), Appflowy (Notes/Notation alternative), and Plausible (Web Analytics) on a VPS cluster to completely control personal/business data
Apr 17, 20265 min read
Deploying dedicated Game servers (Minecraft, Palworld, CS2): Optimizing Latency and Tick-rate
In-depth analysis of Game Server specific parameters such as optimizing single-core CPUs, setting up dedicated UDP caching and DDoS protection for games to ensure the smoothest player experience.
Apr 17, 20265 min read
FinOps for VPS: Strategies for Cost Optimization and Multi-Platform Resource Management
A topic focused on administration and business. How to analyze invoices, use tools to detect unused "junk" VPS, and techniques for right-sizing configurations to save at least 30% on monthly costs when operating large systems.
Apr 17, 20265 min read
Building a Private Tunneling Server (FRP/Chisel) to Publicize Services from Local to the Internet
A solution for accessing servers located at home (behind NAT/Modem) via a VPS with a static IP. This is an extremely popular technique for those working in home labs but wanting to demo products to clients.
Apr 17, 20265 min read
Centralized Logging with Grafana Loki and Promtail
The previous list included Prometheus (parameter monitoring), but it lacked log monitoring. This topic guides you on how to push all logs from applications, Nginx, and systems to one place for quick retrieval, like Google Search, when errors occur.