My hobby – technology, servers, and systems administration. Mostly content about Linux and website/web application hosting.
Install Proxmox Backup Server on a lowend server
I recently acquired a storage VPS with just 512MB RAM and a weak CPU scoring around 300 points on Geekbench5, but extremely cheap storage (to the tune of $15/year/TB). I wanted to install Proxmox Backup …
Behind My Websites Part 1: Backend Stack
Introduction Welcome to my first series, where I will be discussing the backstory of all of my websites. (Thanks to some inspiration from @Not_Oles over at the LowEndSpirit forum 😉 ) In this article I’ll …
HotlineServers Benchmark (8GB Ryzen, Miami Location)
This is another followup post for my recent review of HotlineServers.com. Note that this post will only contain benchmarks for the 8GB plan in HotlineServers’s Miami location. For a full review of the provider, please …
HotlineServers Benchmark (8GB, Montreal Location)
This is a followup post for my recent review of HotlineServers.com. Note that this post will only contain benchmarks for the 8GB plan in HotlineServers’s Montreal location. For a full review of the provider, please …
HotlineServers Benchmark and Review (8GB, Chicago Location)
Note: Out of respect to the provider, because the offer I purchased was exclusive to a certain forum, the publishing of this post was delayed until the offer expired. Welcome to my first review of …
Unixfy Server Review Methodology
In line with the notion that I will be posting on my blog again, I plan to write reviews of various low-end budget VPS providers. Since standardization is loved in IT, this post will serve …
Run a fast and cheap Minecraft server on Amazon EC2
Introduction For a while now, I have been exploring affordable, yet high-performance and low-latency solutions for hosting game servers, specifically, Minecraft servers. (I understand that shared Minecraft servers can be even cheaper, starting at just …
Black Friday 2019 – It’s that time of year again!
Well, it’s that time of year again. Let’s get ready to drain some wallets with amazing server and web-related deals! For your viewing pleasure, I’ve created a nice database in Notion that contains almost all …
Hideout.tv Codes Bot – Writeup & Tutorial
Introduction Recently I discovered a tool called Huginn. It’s a neat tool that allows you to automate many tasks – like a self hosted Zapier. I also realized a desire to automate the discovery + …
DigitalOcean Hacktoberfest 2019 Kickoff!
Hacktoberfest 2019. Let’s get started! Please note: Due to the new rules this year, it is no longer possible / allowed to commit in repositories like this to earn the T-Shirt. Therefore, the repository has …