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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 Create a Staging Subdomain for Your Site
Test changes safely on staging.yourdomain.com before they hit production. Here's the DNS, the web-server config, the SSL, and how to keep bots and Google out.
How to Set Up a Wildcard Subdomain on a VPS
A wildcard subdomain catches every subdomain at once — ideal for multi-tenant apps and dynamic subdomains. Here's the DNS record, the wildcard SSL cert, and the Nginx config.
Set up Caddy for automatic HTTPS on a VPS
Caddy is a modern web server that gets you free HTTPS with zero configuration. Learn to install it and serve a site or reverse-proxy an app with automatic SSL.
UFW firewall basics: lock down your VPS
UFW makes Linux firewalling simple. Learn to allow SSH and web traffic, block everything else, and manage rules safely without locking yourself out.
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