DevOps & Self-Hosting

Automation, deployment, infrastructure and running your own stack.

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DevOps & Self-Hosting Sep 13, 2026 · 925 words

Automated Off-Site Backups With Restic and Cron

Encrypted, deduplicated, off-site backups on a schedule with restic and cron, plus the verification step everyone skips.

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DevOps & Self-Hosting Sep 13, 2026 · 947 words

Get free, trusted HTTPS on your self-hosted nginx site with Let's Encrypt and certbot, and set up renewal so it stays valid.

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