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Deep coverage of cloud & hosting — benchmarks, launches and the long-form analysis we wish we had.
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How to Set Up Tailscale in 2026: A Private Mesh VPN for Your Servers
A practical Tailscale setup guide for 2026: the 5-minute quickstart, plus subnet routers, Tailscale SSH and ACLs to reach your VPS and self-hosted apps privately — with current free-tier pricing.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer9 min read
How to Auto-Update Docker Containers with Watchtower in 2026 (And Why You Might Not Want To)
How to set up Watchtower for Docker container auto-updates in 2026 the safe way, why the original project is archived, and the maintained alternatives (WUD, Diun, and forks).
Waqas Ahmed Waseer7 min read
How to Back Up Docker Volumes in 2026: A Self-Hosted Guide
How to back up Docker volumes the right way in 2026: the tar one-liner, why live database volumes need dumps not file copies, automating with restic or offen/docker-volume-backup, the 3-2-1 rule with off-site storage, and testing your restore.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer7 min read
How to Set Up Caddy as a Reverse Proxy in 2026 (Automatic HTTPS, Docker, and When to Pick It)
How to set up a Caddy reverse proxy in 2026: install Caddy, write a three-line Caddyfile with automatic HTTPS, run it in Docker Compose, and know when Caddy beats Nginx, Traefik, or a Cloudflare Tunnel.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
How to Back Up a Linux Server in 2026: The 3-2-1 Setup That Actually Restores
How to back up a Linux server in 2026 the reliable way: encrypted, deduplicated restic snapshots sent off-site to cheap object storage, database and Docker handling, systemd automation, real 2026 storage costs, and a restore drill that proves it works.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer9 min read
How to Deploy Any App with Coolify on Your Own VPS (2026 Guide)
A step-by-step how-to on using Coolify, the free open-source self-hosted PaaS, to deploy apps with Coolify on a VPS: install, connect Git, automatic HTTPS, databases, and the real cost math.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
How to Run Cloudflare Tunnel in Docker (2026 Compose Guide)
How to run Cloudflare Tunnel in Docker: add the cloudflare/cloudflared image to docker-compose, pass a TUNNEL_TOKEN, and expose any self-hosted app with zero open ports. Includes the container-networking gotcha and the free-plan limits.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
How to Set Up a Cloudflare Tunnel in 2026 (Expose Any Self-Hosted App, No Open Ports)
A step-by-step Cloudflare Tunnel setup for 2026: expose a self-hosted app over HTTPS with no open ports, no public IP, and no cost — via the dashboard or the cloudflared CLI.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read
How to Self-Host Your Apps on a VPS in 2026: A Step-by-Step Guide
How to self-host apps on a VPS in 2026: rent a small server, install an open-source PaaS like Coolify or Dokploy, connect Git, and deploy with automatic HTTPS, a database, and backups. A full step-by-step guide.
Waqas Ahmed Waseer8 min read