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Coolify: The Complete Manual Setup Guide (For When the Auto-Install Script Won't Cut It)
Coolify's one-line install script is great — until it isn't. Right now it officially supports Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 LTS. If you're running anything newer (Ubuntu's already on 26.04 LTS), the
Jul 23, 20265 min read10
The Ansible Playbook that will Harden Your VPS
No fluff, just real automation you can grab and use today.
Jul 14, 20265 min read14
Ansible Installation and Configuration on Ubuntu
Automate Your Server Management
Jul 10, 20265 min read6
How to Secure a VPS: The Complete Ubuntu Hardening Guide
The moment a VPS gets a public IP, it's already being scanned. Automated bots start hammering the default root account with password guesses within minutes of the server going online — before you've even finished your first apt update.
Jul 2, 20265 min read45
What is Redis? The In-Memory Data Store That Makes Your App Faster
Sub-millisecond response times and millions of operations per second
Jun 10, 20264 min read24
What is PostgreSQL
An advanced, stable and feature-rich database
May 26, 20263 min read
What is Directus?
Open-source, self-hosted, and works with your existing database
May 17, 20265 min read23
What is Coolify and Why Would You Use It?
Your own personal Heroku — running on your own server
May 14, 20265 min read9
Back-End Web Development — VPS vs Vercel vs Netlify subtitle: The tools I use to power my web applications and why I chose them.
🎬 This article is a companion to my YouTube video. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxMMyRrWcyk Introduction Every great web application with millions of users has an even greater ba
May 12, 20266 min read1

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