Tutorials

Step-by-step guides for your cloud servers: installs, configuration and best practices.

Self-hosted alternatives to popular apps (and why they are worth it)

Notion, Google Analytics, Calendly, Zapier: for each there is an open-source alternative you run on your own server, with your data staying yours.

A fresh server is a target from the first hour. Here are the essential hardening steps: updates, a dedicated user, SSH keys, a firewall and fail2ban.

A step-by-step guide to connecting to your server over SSH, with a password or a key, from Windows, macOS and Linux.

A simple guide to link your domain to the server IP address, with A and AAAA records, plus how long DNS propagation takes.

HTTPS is a must for any modern site. Here is how to get and auto-renew a free SSL certificate on your VPS.

Snapshots, Backup Boxes and automated copies: the strategies that make sure you never lose your server data.

Complete Openship guide: one-click install on cloudlinux.ro or manual setup on any Ubuntu server, step by step.

Complete Portabase guide: one-click install on cloudlinux.ro or manual setup on any Ubuntu server, step by step.

Complete OpenSEO guide: one-click install on cloudlinux.ro or manual setup on any Ubuntu server, step by step.

Complete OpenWA guide: one-click install on cloudlinux.ro or manual setup on any Ubuntu server, step by step.

Complete Maxun guide: one-click install on cloudlinux.ro or manual setup on any Ubuntu server, step by step.

Complete OpenHands guide: one-click install on cloudlinux.ro or manual setup on any Ubuntu server, step by step.