Articles about: Your own server
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What a VPS is, and when your own server works out cheaper than subscriptions
A VPS is your own server in somebody else's data center. How it differs from hosting and from the cloud, what you can actually put on it, what it costs and what it asks for in return.
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Comparing and choosing a VPS: what to look at beyond the price
How VPS offers in Poland differ, why the list price rarely equals the actual bill, and which criteria to use when choosing a server. I also break down my own invoice.
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Setting up a VPS: the first hour
What to do with a new VPS before you run anything on it. I describe the first configuration of my own machine and three mistakes I made along the way.
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Server and website monitoring: Uptime Kuma in practice
How uptime monitoring works for websites and services on your own VPS. I describe what Uptime Kuma checks for me, when it raises an alert, and what it cannot see.
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Automation on your own server: n8n in practice
How n8n connects programs on my own server and does repetitive work for me. I describe what it replaces, what I use it for, and where its limits are.
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