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How to Secure a Self-Hosted WordPress Site
WordPress powers a huge share of the web, which makes it a huge target. Harden your self-hosted install at the server, app, and login layers.
DDoS Protection Basics for a VPS
What a DDoS attack actually is, what you can mitigate at the server level, and where you genuinely need upstream protection. A realistic primer.
How to Set Up a UFW Firewall on Ubuntu
UFW makes Linux firewalling approachable. Learn to allow only the ports you need, set default-deny, rate-limit SSH, and verify your rules.
How to Install and Configure fail2ban
fail2ban watches your logs and automatically bans IPs that fail to log in too many times. Here's how to install it and write custom jails.
How to Get a Free SSL Certificate with Certbot
Secure any site with a free, auto-renewing Let's Encrypt certificate using Certbot on Ubuntu 24.04 — for Nginx or Apache.
Free SSL certificates on your VPS with Let's Encrypt
HTTPS is free and automatic. Here's how to issue a Let's Encrypt certificate on your VPS, set up auto-renewal, and never see an expiry warning again.
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