Guides from people who actually run servers.
GuidesHow to schedule tasks with cron
A clear, practical guide to scheduling jobs with cron. You'll edit your crontab, understand the five time fields, automate a real backup script with logging, and fix the errors that trip people up.
SecurityHow to protect SSH with Fail2ban
Bots hammer port 22 all day long. Here's how to set up Fail2ban and a few sshd tweaks that ban brute force attackers and keep you from locking yourself out.
GuidesHow to choose a hosting provider without getting burned
A buyer's guide to picking a host based on what actually matters: real hardware, network quality, included protection, honest support, and a free trial.
GuidesHow to monitor your server and catch problems early
Set up just enough monitoring that your server tells you when something is wrong, from uptime checks and panel graphs to Discord alerts and sensible thresholds.
GuidesHow to self-host a status page with Uptime Kuma
Run your own monitoring with Uptime Kuma. This guide covers installing it with Docker or Node, watching sites and game servers, wiring up Discord and email alerts, publishing a status page, and securing it behind Nginx with HTTPS.
GuidesA simple backup routine that will save your server
A backup routine simple enough to actually keep going. What to save, how often, where to store it, and the one step almost everyone skips: testing your restore.