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Cloudflare Basics for Personal Sites
A practical introduction to using Cloudflare for personal sites, including DNS, proxying, HTTPS, caching, redirects, and common setup mistakes.
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Docker Compose for Small Projects
A practical explanation of Docker Compose for small projects, including services, ports, volumes, environment variables, and when Compose is worth using.
Nginx Basics for Developers
A practical introduction to Nginx for developers, including static files, reverse proxies, server blocks, TLS, logs, and common deployment mistakes.
PostgreSQL Backups for Small Projects
A practical guide to PostgreSQL backups for small projects, including pg_dump, restore testing, automation, retention, and what backups need to include.
VPS Deployment Basics for Developers
A practical introduction to deploying small projects on a VPS, including SSH, users, firewalls, services, reverse proxies, logs, and repeatable deploy steps.