Getting started
First ten minutes on a new server
Users, keys, firewall rules and the updates worth running before anything else.
6 min
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Getting started
Point a domain at your server
The two records you need, the TTL to use and how to check it propagated.
4 min
Security
Set reverse DNS so your mail arrives
Why the PTR matters, what to put in it and how to verify it from outside.
5 min
Security
Lock SSH down to your office
Key-only login, a firewall rule with a source range, and a way back in if you are wrong.
7 min
Hosting
Move a WordPress site without downtime
Copy, verify on a preview hostname, then cut over when nobody is looking.
9 min
Hosting
Restore a site from last night
Finding the right backup, restoring one site, and what not to restore.
5 min
Billing
Read your invoice and your wallet
Prorated charges, the monthly cycle, and where add-ons appear.
4 min
Developers
Deploy from the API in a pipeline
A token with the right abilities, a create call, and waiting for the server properly.
8 min
Developers
Automate first boot with cloud-init
A configuration that installs your stack and leaves the machine ready to serve.
7 min
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