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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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NextCloud Self-Hosted Cloud Storage on a Linux VPS: Redis, PHP-FPM & Storage Setup

A production setup guide for self-hosting NextCloud on a Linux KVM VPS, covering PHP-FPM tuning, Redis memory caching, and large file chunking.

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Nginx Reverse Proxy on a KVM VPS: Upstream Buffers, SSL & WebSocket Setup

A complete configuration reference for deploying Nginx as a high-performance reverse proxy on a Linux KVM VPS, covering buffer tuning, header forwarding, and SSL.

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RabbitMQ on VPS: Memory Watermark, Disk Limits & Publisher Flow Control

How to configure RabbitMQ memory high watermarks and disk free limits on a KVM VPS to avoid OOM crashes, handle backpressure, and ensure reliable message queuing.

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Jenkins CI/CD Server Requirements: Sizing the Controller and Build Agents

Keep the Jenkins controller small and put builds on agents. How to size both.

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