More Control with a Self-Hosted CI Runner
Set up your own build runner on a VPS to control the environment, cache, and cost of your CI pipeline.
CI/CD8 min read
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Guides for operators
Practical guides for Linux, containers, CI/CD, self-hosting, and running VPS infrastructure from Netbay Engineering.
599 articles · 24 topics
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Run a .NET App as a Windows Service on a VPS
Publish a .NET worker as a Windows service using sc.exe or New-Service, configure recovery, and keep logs on High-Speed SSD disk after reboot.
Windows9 min read
How to Backup and Restore a Redis RDB Snapshot
Take a consistent Redis RDB with BGSAVE, copy dump.rdb off the VPS, and restore it on a fresh instance without mixing live AOF files into the recovery.
Databases8 min read
Debug a Wedged Python Worker with py-spy and Logs
Unstick a hung Gunicorn or Uvicorn worker with py-spy, journalctl, and a few process checks so you fix the stall instead of blindly restarting.
App Deployment8 min read
Lucknow Origin: DNS, Latency, and a CDN in Front
Point DNS at your Lucknow DC01 origin, measure real RTT, then put a CDN in front so global GETs cache at the edge while writes still hit Lucknow.
Cloud Architecture8 min read
Path-Based Routing and Rewrite Rules in Nginx
Route requests by URL prefix to separate backends and rewrite paths cleanly with Nginx, without leaking internal URLs or breaking deep links.
Proxies7 min read
Optimizing Cloud VPS Performance with High-Frequency SSD Storage
Discover how dedicated CPU pinouts and enterprise SSD storage arrays yield 3x IOPS performance compared to traditional cloud VPS providers.
Hardware & Performance5 min read
Debugging a Container That Won't Start Properly
A methodical path for containers that exit immediately: state, logs, inspect, exit codes, and interactive reproduction that finds the real cause fast.
Containers8 min read
Self-Hosted Email With Mailcow: An Honest Overview
Evaluate the real cost of running Mailcow on a VPS, from the Postfix and Rspamd stack to deliverability, DNS records, and IP reputation challenges.
Self-Hosting9 min read
CI Stage Design: Lint, Test, Build, Artifact
Decide what belongs in each pipeline stage so mistakes fail early and builds stay fast and predictable.
CI/CD7 min read
Kubernetes RBAC for Small Teams: Users, Roles, and Service Accounts
Control who can do what on your cluster with RBAC roles, role bindings, and service accounts — scoped to small team needs.
Kubernetes7 min read
Logging and Log Rotation for Self-Hosted Apps
Centralize container logs, apply rotation before the disk ever fills, and search your whole self-hosted stack from one place when things break.
Self-Hosting6 min read