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Posts tagged "server" — 6 posts

Basic Self-Hosted Server Security (2026)

Dec 27, 2025 • 4min read

A practical security floor for anyone self-hosting: SSH hardening, firewall rules, automatic updates and backups so your VPS stays safe.

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Nextjs server actions in depth

May 22, 2025 • 9min read

Next.js Server Actions let you run mutations and server logic from React components. A practical look at how they work and when to use them.

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How to Build a Home Server for Self-Hosting

May 4, 2025 • 4min read

A practical walkthrough of my home server setup: hardware, ISP tricks, services I run and how I keep everything online without breaking the bank.

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OS Abstraction, Concurrency and Middleware

Feb 9, 2025 • 31min read

Personal notes from an operating systems book: what an OS does, how it handles threads and processes, middleware, and the mechanics of context switching.

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Slack Cell Architecture Explained

Aug 26, 2023 • 8min read

How Slack scaled its architecture with cells to keep performance promises. A summary of the problem, the idea and what makes it interesting.

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Host Your Node + React App on a VPS (2/2)

Feb 7, 2022 • 4min read

Finish the deployment with free HTTPS via Let's Encrypt, fine-tune Nginx and see the live app. Part 2 closes the VPS setup from Part 1.

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