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.

March 20, 2026 · 3 min · Russell

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.

March 18, 2026 · 5 min · Russell