Posts tagged with #infrastructure
Total: 5
Notes
| 2023-04-15
(updated 2025-10-25)
| 1 min read
#bash
#digitalocean
#doctl
#infrastructure
#productivity
Posts
| 2023-03-19
(updated 2025-10-22)
| 4 min read
#infrastructure
#self-hosted
#sysadmin
Series: Your Own Server
Now that we have talked about the benefits of running your own server and how to run your own server let’s take a look at some things you could run on your own personal server and some things you should better not.
Posts
| 2023-03-18
(updated 2025-10-22)
| 3 min read
#infrastructure
#self-hosted
#sysadmin
Series: Your Own Server
There are many ways to run your own server, from setting up a Raspberry Pi on your desk to renting a physical server at a provider.
In this post, we will focus on setting up a virtual server with DigitalOcean, which is one of the easiest ways to get started.
Posts
| 2023-03-17
(updated 2025-10-22)
| 2 min read
#infrastructure
#opinion
#self-hosted
#sysadmin
Series: Your Own Server
In the world of technology, we are moving further and further away from operating directly on servers, but there are still significant benefits to be gained from running a personal server.
I have been running some kind of personal server for many years now and I strongly believe anyone working in technology can benefit greatly from doing so. Here’s why:
Posts
| 2022-07-18
(updated 2025-10-23)
| 6 min read
#devops
#infrastructure
#microservices
#monoliths
#software-architecture
Ever since diving into the software development world I was troubled by a duality:
On the one hand I have built and operated many services described as monolithic with relative ease, on the other hand I’m always told I, and others, should build microservices because they are better in a variety of ways.
With this post I’m going to compare both software architectures by looking at the key benefits often associated with microservices and additional considerations I think are important.