SSH Hardening: Ed25519 Keys and Disabling Root Login
Lock down SSH access with ed25519 keys, disable root login, and remove unused authentication methods.
Devops
Provision an Ubuntu VPS and Create a Deploy User
Set up a DigitalOcean droplet from scratch: first SSH connection, deploy user, UFW baseline, and unattended upgrades.
Production Linux: Secure and Maintain Your Own VPS
A 10-post series covering the full lifecycle of a production Linux VPS — from first login to disaster recovery.
Manage DigitalOcean Infrastructure With Ansible for Laravel and PHP Apps
How to structure an Ansible repo to manage two DigitalOcean droplets, six Laravel apps, and a Go microservices platform without replacing the existing Deployer workflow.
Wiring Spec Drift Detection Into Your Monorepo
How to turn a spec drift detector from a script nobody runs into a hard gate across your task runner, git hooks, and CI pipeline.