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    Install Docker and docke...

    Docker packs an application and its dependencies into a container that behaves the same on any server. Below...

    05 Apr 2026 By Olga Naumova

    How to Install LEMP on U...

    LEMP is the combination of Linux, Nginx, MySQL and PHP — the standard environment for PHP sites (WordPress,...

    02 Apr 2026 By Inga Vītola

    Cron in Linux — Crontab ...

    Cron expression calculator Enter a line of 5 fields: minute hour day_of_month month day_of_week. The description and the...

    26 Mar 2026 By Laura Zariņa

    Automatic Security Updat...

    Automatic security updates in Ubuntu are handled by the unattended-upgrades package: it checks for and installs security patches...

    How to Add a Swap File o...

    Swap is a file or partition on disk that the system uses as “spare” memory when RAM runs...

    19 Mar 2026 By Edgars Kalējs

    Find and Kill a Process ...

    To end a process in Linux, first find its PID (identifier) with ps or pgrep, then send it...

    16 Mar 2026 By Olga Naumova

    Check CPU, RAM and Disk ...

    To find out what is loading a Linux server, five commands are enough: top or htop for the...

    13 Mar 2026 By Inga Vītola

    How to Create a User and...

    Password generator A cryptographically strong password is generated in your browser and never sent anywhere. Copy Regenerate Length:...

    11 Mar 2026 By Roman Sokolov

    How to Change the SSH Po...

    Moving SSH off the standard port 22 removes most of the automated brute-force noise from your logs. It...

    09 Mar 2026 By Laura Zariņa

    Questions about the guides

    How to use this section and what to do when a step fails.

    For anyone running their own server: from the first Ubuntu setup to VPN, firewall and web servers. Commands are given in full so you can run them step by step.

    Yes. Each article starts from the basics and explains what every command does. Start with the initial server setup and SSH key access.

    Yes. They are written for stock Ubuntu, Debian and Windows Server and do not depend on where the server is hosted.

    Some guides include a script that installs everything with one command. Its full contents are shown in the article, so you can read it before running it.

    We add articles as the same questions come in from customers. Published material is updated when software versions change.

    Yes, write to support. If the question is a common one it goes into the plan — a good share of these articles started as customer tickets.

    Support can walk you through the steps. If the job is larger, it is covered by the server administration service from €79/month.

    Any VPS from €5.49/month will do — with a 5-hour test period to check it before you pay. Every command in the guides runs on it without limits.