self-hosting notes, server rituals, and small internet infrastructure

A field notebook for running your own corner of the internet.

Linux hardening, VPS operations, backups, DNS, AI agents, and the practical details that turn fragile systems into dependable ones.

Start with the hardening log

Server field notes

Short, reproducible guides for hardening VPSes, setting up SSH, logs, firewalls, backups, and recovery.

Agent operations

Lessons from running Koba/Hermes: cron jobs, watchdogs, tool credentials, model routing, and automation that stays quiet until it matters.

Tiny infra recipes

DNS, GitHub Pages, Caddy, monitoring, email forwarding, and the minimum viable stack for durable personal projects.