Upgrade Ubuntu in place or reinstall?
Six checks that tell you whether do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 is safe on your VPS, or whether a fresh server and a migration is the better call.
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Is Docker Compose deprecated?
The Python docker-compose reached end of life. The docker compose plugin did not, and it still ships releases. Here is what your server actually runs.
Stream a directory over SSH with tar
Copy a directory to another server with tar and SSH: why -f - is needed, where -C goes, who owns the extracted files, and compression in the pipe.
Moving from shared hosting to a VPS
Move off shared hosting without breaking the site: the inventory cPanel was hiding, a rehearsed cutover, low DNS TTLs, and why mailboxes stay put.
VPS lock-in: how portable is your server?
How interchangeable are VPS providers? Audit your current one on images, snapshot export, IPv6 and billing terms, then cut a move down to one evening.
How to Migrate a Server to a New VPS
Move a live server to a new VPS as a rehearsed cutover: inventory, rebuild instead of clone, dump the database, lower DNS TTL early, verify, then switch.
Traefik v2 to v3 migration: what breaks
Traefik v3 will not start while swarmMode or pilot is in the static config. Fix the incompatible deprecated static option found error, then migrate rules.