Custom Domain Home Hosting Guide
Professional domain setup with Cloudflare protection for home servers. Learn to register domains, configure DNS A records, implement UFW firewall rules, and secure SSH access while hiding your ISP IP behind Cloudflare's proxy for enterprise-grade security.
Custom Domain
Cloudflare
Home Server
DNS
UFW Firewall
SSL/TLS
Network Security
DDNS
System Administration
Cloudflare Tunnel Setup Guide
Complete step-by-step guide to securely exposing local services to the internet using Cloudflare Tunnel. Learn to install cloudflared, configure DNS routing, and set up persistent tunnels without port forwarding or firewall changes.
Cloudflare
Tunnel
Network Security
DNS
Infrastructure
Web Server
System Administration
Cloudflare Tunnel Troubleshooting Guide
Comprehensive troubleshooting guide for fixing failed Cloudflare Tunnel setups. Covers common issues like missing credentials files, DNS misconfigurations, service restart loops, and application trusted domain errors. Based on real-world debugging scenarios with step-by-step solutions.
Cloudflare
Troubleshooting
Network Debugging
DNS
System Administration
Service Recovery
Configuration Fix
Fail2ban SSH Protection Setup
Quick and effective setup guide for protecting SSH access with Fail2ban. Configure automatic IP banning for failed authentication attempts with minimal configuration - just install, configure one jail, and activate protection in under 10 minutes.
Fail2ban
SSH Security
Intrusion Prevention
System Administration
Linux Security
Access Control
Fail2ban 101 Crash Course
Comprehensive crash course covering Fail2ban fundamentals, architecture, and advanced configuration. Learn how intrusion prevention works, understand jail configurations, filtering mechanisms, and action types with practical examples and real-world scenarios.
Fail2ban
Intrusion Prevention
Security Fundamentals
Log Analysis
Network Security
System Hardening
The Great Fail2ban Debugging Adventure
A real debugging story where a fail2ban monitoring dashboard was blocked by fail2ban itself. Follow the systematic troubleshooting process that revealed the ironic security paradox and learn network debugging techniques.
Fail2ban
SSH
Network Debugging
Security
System Administration
Troubleshooting
Nextcloud External Domain Access Troubleshooting Guide
Complete troubleshooting guide for fixing Nextcloud external domain access when it only works locally. Learn to diagnose and resolve trusted domain configurations, URL overwrite settings, and SSL protocol mismatches with step-by-step solutions.
Nextcloud
External Access
Domain Configuration
SSL/TLS
Web Server
Infrastructure
Troubleshooting
System Administration
Linux Swap Memory Guide
Complete guide to understanding Linux swap memory, why systems show 0B usage with abundant RAM, and optimal configuration strategies for different workloads and system specifications.
Linux
Swap
Memory Management
Virtual Memory
Performance
System Administration
Ollama Parameters Guide
Master context windows, memory management, and performance tuning for Ollama AI models. Learn the critical difference between application limits and model parameters.
Ollama
Parameters
Context Window
Memory Management
Performance
Tuning
Ollama AI Cheat Sheet
Complete guide to local AI model management with Ollama including installation, model deployment, API usage, and advanced configurations.
Ollama
AI
Machine Learning
Local Models
API
LLM
Apache Web Server Installation Guide
Complete step-by-step guide to installing and configuring Apache HTTP server on Ubuntu/Debian systems.
Apache
Web Server
Installation
Ubuntu
Debian
Apache Web Server Hardening Guide
Comprehensive security hardening techniques for Apache web servers in production environments with advanced threat protection.
Apache
Security
Hardening
Web Server
SSL
Production
MariaDB Security Installation Steps
Complete guide for securing MariaDB installation with step-by-step instructions and best practices.
MariaDB
Database
Security
Installation