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Install a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt on Nginx in under ten minutes. This step-by-step Ubuntu guide covers Certbot, the HTTPS redirect, and automatic renewal.

Just got a fresh Ubuntu 24.04 VPS? Do these 8 things first: create a sudo user, set up SSH keys, harden SSH, enable the firewall, automatic security updates, and fail2ban.

Set up Jenkins LTS on Ubuntu 24.04 from scratch: Java 21, the official apt repository, unlock, plugins, your first pipeline, and optional HTTPS behind Nginx.

Set up SFTP on Ubuntu 24.04 in about 10 minutes: dedicated SFTP-only users locked inside a chroot jail, key-only login, and fixes for the errors everyone hits.

Learn how to point your domain name to a VPS step by step: create A and CNAME records, verify DNS propagation, and secure the site with free HTTPS.

Install XAMPP on Windows 11 and get Apache, MySQL, PHP and phpMyAdmin running as services with this step-by-step local server setup guide.

Install WordPress on Ubuntu 24.04 with a LEMP stack: Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP 8.3. This step-by-step tutorial covers the full setup, Nginx server block, and free SSL.

Set up Certbot auto-renewal on Ubuntu 24.04 so your free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates renew themselves every 90 days — with dry-run testing, an Nginx deploy hook, and expiry monitoring.

Install Git on Ubuntu 24.04 from the official repositories and configure your identity, default branch, and SSH keys so you can clone, commit, and push like a pro.