Blog & Guides
Deploy. Learn. Grow.
Practical guides to configure your VPS, deploy your applications and master your infrastructure.
All articles
554 articles
Deploy a Node.js application in cPanel (AI App Hosting)
Deploy a Node.js application from a Git repository in cPanel with AI App Hosting: domain, code source, run mode, monitoring and removal.
PHP2Shell and Docker: rebuild your PHP and WordPress images
An updated WordPress or Laravel does not change the PHP in your Docker image. Prove the served version, spot which tags moved and rebuild without traps.
Next.js 16.4.1 and 15.5.28: patch the RCE flaws on a VPS
Two critical RCEs and one DoS fixed in Next.js 16.4.1 and 15.5.28. Affected versions, VPS exposure checks, and PM2, Docker and Coolify redeploys.
Migrate MinIO to Garage or RustFS without losing a current object
MinIO is archived: copy your buckets to Garage or RustFS with rclone, prove nothing is missing and switch your application without breaking your URLs.
Migrate GitLab.com to a Self-Managed Instance on a VPS
Move groups and projects from GitLab.com to your own GitLab instance on a VPS: export, direct transfer, members, CI/CD variables and registry images to rebuild by hand.
Grafana Alloy on a VPS: install it and migrate from Promtail
Install Grafana Alloy on your VPS, collect logs and metrics with a single agent, and migrate from Promtail without losing logs or sending them twice.
Migrate from Ghost(Pro) to self-hosted Ghost on a VPS
Leave Ghost(Pro) without losing a reader or a Stripe subscriber: export, images, theme, paid members, Mailgun newsletters and a reversible DNS cutover.
Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 on a VPS, step by step
Upgrading a VPS from Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 LTS: a restorable backup, do-release-upgrade over SSH, the point of no return and the breaking changes to test.
OpenSSH 10.6: update sshd without losing access
OpenSSH 10.6 security update: check the version actually running, what may break (ProxyCommand, Compression) and reload sshd safely.
Root DNSSEC KSK rollover: check your validating resolver
The DNS root is now signed by KSK-2024 (key tag 38696). Check the trust anchor of Unbound, BIND, Knot Resolver, systemd-resolved or dnsmasq, and fix it.
nginx CVE-2026-15176: audit and patch to 1.30.6
nginx 1.30.6 and 1.31.7 fix five flaws, including CVE-2026-15176. Affected versions, config audit commands, updates per system and mitigations.
Self-Host Databasus: Verified PostgreSQL Backups on a VPS
Install Databasus on a VPS: scheduled, encrypted PostgreSQL, MySQL and MongoDB backups, shipped to S3 and verified by a real restore.