Practical Guides
Step-by-step guides for deploying, securing, and managing FOSS hosting infrastructure. Written for developers and sysadmins who want practical, specific instructions — not marketing fluff. Each guide has a difficulty badge and last updated timestamp.
Getting Started with Coolify
Deploy your first application with this open source Heroku alternative. Step-by-step from zero to production.
Hardening Your VPS
SSH keys, firewall rules, automatic updates, and fail2ban. The practical hardening checklist.
Getting Started with YunoHost
Self-host your email, calendar, contacts, and more with YunoHost — a Debian-based server OS designed for self-hosting made easy.
FOSS Email Hosting Alternatives
Disroot, ProtonMail, self-hosted — a practical look at email hosting that respects your freedom.
Self-Hosting on a Budget
Run production workloads on VPS plans under €5/month. What to expect, what to avoid, and how to make it work.
FOSS Monitoring Tools for Your VPS
Monitor your VPS resources, uptime, and services with open source tools. From lightweight Uptime Kuma to full Grafana + Prometheus stacks.
How FOSS Licenses Affect Your Hosting Choices
Understand GPL, AGPL, MIT, Apache, and other licenses — and how they affect what you can do with FOSS software on your server.
Community vs Commercial FOSS Hosting
Should you host on a community-run platform or a commercial FOSS-friendly provider? Understanding the tradeoffs between mission-driven and profit-driven hosting.
Migration from Proprietary to FOSS Hosting
Step-by-step guide to moving from AWS, DigitalOcean, or any proprietary platform to FOSS-friendly hosting.