Improve Core Web Vitals from the Server Side (LCP, INP, CLS)
How hosting and server setup affect Core Web Vitals: TTFB and LCP, caching, compression, preload and Early Hints, images and field data.
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Stacks, databases, deployment and marketing for websites you host yourself.
Wildcard SSL Certificates with Certbot and DNS-01
Get a free *.example.com Let's Encrypt certificate with Certbot's DNS-01 challenge: Cloudflare plugin, API tokens, manual mode, renewal and installing it.
Free SSL with Let's Encrypt and Certbot on Nginx
Get a free Let's Encrypt certificate for Nginx with Certbot: install, issue, redirect HTTP to HTTPS, test auto-renewal and fix common Certbot errors.
Nginx with PHP-FPM: Configuration Explained
Connect Nginx to PHP-FPM correctly: sockets vs TCP, the fastcgi location, SCRIPT_FILENAME, protection against path tricks and pools per site.
WebSockets Explained: Real-Time Connections for Web Apps
How WebSockets work, the upgrade handshake, WebSockets vs SSE and polling, scaling across servers, proxies and load balancers, and security.
E-Commerce Platforms Compared: Self-Hosted vs SaaS Stores
Compare WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop, OpenCart, Medusa and Shopify: costs, hosting needs, flexibility, scaling, and which fits your store.
Enable HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 (QUIC) in Nginx
Turn on HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 in Nginx: version requirements, the http2 and quic listen directives, Alt-Svc headers, firewall rules for UDP 443 and how to verify.
Install .NET on Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux)
Install the .NET SDK or ASP.NET Core runtime on Linux from distro feeds or Microsoft packages, pick LTS vs STS, and run versions side by side.
Free SSL for Apache with Let's Encrypt and Certbot
Install a free Let's Encrypt certificate on Apache with Certbot: prerequisites, issuing, HTTP to HTTPS redirect, auto-renewal checks and common errors.
Log File Analysis for SEO: See What Googlebot Really Crawls
Use Nginx and Apache access logs for SEO: verify Googlebot, crawl frequency, status codes, wasted crawl budget and orphan pages via shell tools or GoAccess.
Install OpenLiteSpeed on Ubuntu for Fast WordPress Hosting
Install OpenLiteSpeed with LSPHP on Ubuntu, secure WebAdmin, create a virtual host, enable LSCache for WordPress and add HTTPS.
Run a Node.js App as a systemd Service
Create a systemd unit for a Node.js app: user, working directory, env files, restart policy, journald logs, security hardening and nvm paths.
Deploy a React App with Nginx (Vite or Create React App)
Build a React single-page app and serve it with Nginx: SPA routing with try_files, caching hashed assets, gzip, HTTPS, API proxying and automated deploys.
How to Install Composer (PHP Dependency Manager) on Linux
Install Composer on Ubuntu, Debian or RHEL with checksum verification, run it without root, install dependencies for production and fix common errors.
Cron Jobs for Web Apps: Laravel, WordPress, Django and Node
Run scheduled tasks for web apps reliably: the right user and environment, Laravel, WordPress, Django and Node examples, locking, Docker, monitoring.
Self-Host Directus with Docker: Headless CMS and Data Platform
Run Directus with Docker Compose, PostgreSQL and Redis: secrets, admin bootstrap, file storage, HTTPS proxy, roles and permissions, backups.
WooCommerce vs Shopify: Costs, Control and Which to Choose
WooCommerce on your own VPS or Shopify: total cost of ownership, transaction fees, customization, SEO, performance, maintenance, scaling and migration.
Caddy Reverse Proxy: Examples for Apps, APIs and Load Balancing
Practical Caddy reverse proxy configs: single apps, path routing, load balancing with health checks, headers, WebSockets, timeouts and auth.
Gunicorn vs Uvicorn: WSGI, ASGI and Which Server to Use
Understand WSGI vs ASGI, when to use Gunicorn, Uvicorn, or Gunicorn with Uvicorn workers, how to size workers and threads, and production settings for each.
Deploy FastAPI in Production with Uvicorn and Nginx
Run FastAPI in production: Uvicorn workers or Gunicorn with Uvicorn workers, a systemd service, Nginx reverse proxy, HTTPS and WebSockets.
Deploy Rails with Puma, Nginx and systemd on a VPS
Deploy a Ruby on Rails app: Ruby setup, credentials, assets and migrations, Puma as a systemd service, Nginx proxy, HTTPS and job workers.
Google Search Console Setup: Verify, Submit Sitemaps, Fix Issues
Set up Google Search Console: domain vs URL-prefix properties, DNS verification, sitemaps, Performance and Pages reports, URL Inspection, and migrations.
Install Rust on Linux with rustup (and Build on Small Servers)
Install Rust with rustup, manage toolchains and targets, build release binaries, make static musl builds, and avoid running out of RAM on a VPS.
PHP-FPM Tuning: pm.max_children, Pools and Process Managers
Size PHP-FPM pools to your RAM: dynamic vs ondemand vs static, calculating pm.max_children, per-site pools, slow logs, the status page and common errors.