Practical guides for developers and businesses hosting apps, APIs, game servers, CI/CD runners, and custom infrastructure on VPS or dedicated hardware.
Email Deliverability on Your Own Server: DNS, SPF, DKIM, DMARC Email Deliverability on Your Own Server: DNS, SPF, DKIM, DMARC Hosting your own mail server provides control and independence, but it also introduces the hardest challenge: email deliverability. In 2025,…
Running a Valheim/Minecraft Server on Dedicated Hardware (Guide) Multiplayer games like Minecraft and Valheim continue to dominate community-driven gaming in 2025. While cheap VPS or shared hosting can work for a handful of friends, serious communities require dedicated hardware to…
How to Host a Private GitLab Runner on a VPS How to Host a Private GitLab Runner on a VPS Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines are the backbone of modern software delivery. While GitLab offers shared runners in…
Deploying a Mastodon/ActivityPub Server: Hardware & Setup Guide Deploying a Mastodon/ActivityPub Server: Hardware & Setup Guide The Fediverse has grown rapidly since 2022, with Mastodon leading as the most popular decentralized social platform powered by the ActivityPub protocol. In 2025,…
Hosting a High-Traffic API: Architecture on VPS/Dedicated Hosting a High-Traffic API: Architecture on VPS/Dedicated APIs are the backbone of SaaS platforms, mobile apps, and modern web services. Whether you’re serving thousands of requests per second from IoT devices or powering…