Run Nextcloud on a VPS: Docker, TLS, backups
Run Nextcloud on your own VPS with Docker Compose, Postgres, Redis and a TLS reverse proxy, plus the backup and upgrade steps that keep your data recoverable.
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Self-host Zitadel on a VPS with Docker
Zitadel itself needs about 512MB of RAM. Set up Postgres, the masterkey, TLS, SMTP and backups on one VPS, and learn what an upgrade does to your database.
Postgres connection pooling on a VPS
Every Postgres connection is a process with its own memory, so a 4 GB VPS runs out of RAM long before max_connections. What a pooler fixes, and what it breaks.
Back up and restore Immich on a VPS
What an Immich backup must contain, why a live copy of the Postgres data directory is not a backup, and the restore mistake that leaves a timeline empty.
Is Supabase free? Cloud limits vs self-hosted
Supabase has a real free plan: 500 MB of database and a project that pauses after a week idle. Compare it with self-hosting the stack on your own VPS.
Self-hosted URL shortener with Shlink
Run your own URL shortener on a VPS with Shlink and Docker Compose: short domain DNS, Postgres, API keys, the web client, QR codes and click stats.
pgvector HNSW on a small VPS: how much RAM?
Size a pgvector HNSW index before you build it: the byte arithmetic, maintenance_work_mem, ef_search, and what to do when it stops fitting in RAM.
Managed Postgres vs self-hosting on a VPS
Managed Postgres or your own VPS: the four jobs that transfer, backups, upgrades, failover and monitoring, and how to work out where the cost crosses over.
Self-host Planka: source-available Kanban board
Deploy Planka on a VPS with Docker Compose: Postgres, Traefik, the admin bootstrap variables, and the BASE_URL setting that breaks your logins.
Self-host Supabase on a VPS with Docker
Run the official Supabase Docker stack on a server you own: the secrets you must replace, what the eleven services do, RAM needs, backups, and updates.
Postgres healthcheck in Docker Compose
The pg_isready healthcheck block for the official postgres image, why a socket probe lies on first boot, the TCP fix, and depends_on with service_healthy.
Listmonk: self-host your newsletter on a VPS
Install Listmonk on Ubuntu 24.04 with Postgres, config.toml, a systemd unit and TLS, then connect SMTP and understand what deliverability really costs.