StreamData Notes

Short infrastructure notes. No padded theory.

Use these posts to choose server size, plan migrations, understand protected hosting and avoid obvious deployment mistakes.

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Self-Hosted Mail Server on a Linux VPS: Postfix, Dovecot and DKIM Setup

Running your own mail server gives you full control over email routing, retention, and compliance. This guide walks through a production Postfix + Dovecot setup with SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and TLS on a KVM Linux VPS.

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Game Server Hosting for Valheim and ARK: Survival Evolved on a Linux VPS

Valheim needs 4–8 GB RAM for a full 10-player world; ARK: Survival Evolved needs 12–16 GB for stable 10–20 player sessions. This guide covers exact hardware requirements from upstream documentation and walks through LinuxGSM installation on a Linux VPS.

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VPS Hosting for Guwahati Teams: Node Selection, Latency Testing and Northeast India Connectivity

Guwahati is Northeast India's primary tech hub, home to IIT Guwahati, Vantage Circle, AMTRON incubators, and a fast-growing remote-work ecosystem. Here is how to pick the right StreamData node and measure your connection before ordering.

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VPS Security Hardening: OpenSSH Keys, UFW Firewall & Fail2ban Rules

A practical sysadmin security walkthrough for locking down production Linux virtual private servers using key-based SSH, UFW, and automated Fail2ban filters.

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WordPress Multisite VPS Requirements: PHP-FPM, Nginx & Resource Sizing

A comprehensive sizing guide for running multi-domain and subdirectory WordPress networks on Linux KVM VPS instances with Nginx and PHP-FPM.

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VPS Hosting for Dehradun Teams: Node Selection & Latency Testing Guide

How software developers and IT teams in Dehradun can evaluate network routing to StreamData nodes, measure packet jitter, and select KVM VPS instances.

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Before buying, map CPU, RAM, storage, bandwidth, protection, backups, access controls and rollback plan.

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