IPv6 on Servers: Enable Correctly with Dual Stack
Enable IPv6 correctly on your Linux VPS with dual-stack addressing, default routes, and firewall rules for both protocol families.
Linux Networking7 min read
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Practical guides for Linux, containers, CI/CD, self-hosting, and running VPS infrastructure from Netbay Engineering.
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A Repeatable Self-Hosting Project Checklist
Follow one repeatable checklist that takes a self-hosting idea from first sketch to safely running behind TLS, auth, backups, and monitoring.
Self-Hosting7 min read
Self-Hosting Matrix Synapse and Its Bridges
Set up a Matrix homeserver with Synapse to self-host encrypted chat, publish federation DNS, then bridge your rooms over to Discord or WhatsApp.
Self-Hosting9 min read
CI/CD Explained: Build a Simple Pipeline Today
Learn what CI/CD really means and walk through a minimal Git-based pipeline you can stand up this afternoon.
CI/CD7 min read
Sidecar Patterns for Modest Setups: Logging, Refreshing Certs
Use sidecar containers for log forwarding and certificate renewal on a single VPS without adding cluster complexity or vendor lock-in.
Containers & Orchestration8 min read
When to Throw Hardware at a Problem vs Optimising Software
A decision framework for whether to resize a VPS or fix the code instead, based on the actual shape of the bottleneck rather than guesswork.
Hardware & Performance7 min read
Monitoring Disk Usage and Inodes: df, du, and ncdu
Use df, du, and ncdu to find what is consuming disk space and track inode usage before your VPS runs out.
Linux5 min read
Managing File Integrity with AIDE (Tripwire-Style)
Deploy AIDE to hash and snapshot critical files, detect tampering, and answer "was this file changed against policy" with a defensible audit trail.
Linux Security6 min read
Backup Retention Policies and Safe Pruning Strategies
Design retention tiers that match RPO and compliance, then prune safely with age-based policies and deduplicating backup tools on VPS hosts.
Backups & Data7 min read
Remaking a Distro Decision With a Migration Plan in Mind
Pick a distribution the way you would exit it: inventory workloads, score realistic paths including doing nothing, and design the migration first.
Linux8 min read
Throttling, Budgets, and Abuse Detection for Public APIs
Protect public endpoints with rate limiting, cost budgets, and anomaly detection that surface abuse before it drains your API capacity.
API & Automation8 min read
Monitoring Proxy Health and Connection Queues
Watch active connections, timeouts, and upstream failures with built-in proxy metrics, and set thresholds that actually warn you before users do.
Proxies7 min read