Open-source projects, running, one step at a time

Why this exists

A README describes the happy path. What actually stops you is a version mismatch, a port nobody mentioned, a file permission, a reverse proxy, a certificate that renews at the wrong moment. I write those down.

Every guide is run end to end on a blank server. Where something does not work, the post says so, and the workaround goes in the same paragraph. Commands are copy-paste ready, versions are pinned, and error output is quoted as it appeared.

What a guide contains

• What to prepare, including the OS version, memory floor and ports to open
• The commands in order, with no skipped middle steps
• How to confirm it is really running, and what the logs should say
• The failures I hit, and what fixed them

Each post lists the project version and the date it was last verified. When upstream ships a major release I run it again, correct what broke, and note the change at the end.

Who writes this

I am Your Name. I write application code by day and break my own servers at night. This blog exists because most documentation only describes the happy path.

I am not an ops engineer. When I get stuck I read the same issues you would. The only difference is that I turn what I find into steps someone can repeat, so you skip the hours of scrolling.

How often it updates

Roughly one new guide every two weeks. Three or four projects are usually half-finished at any time. Only the ones I can walk to the end get published.

I looked at email subscriptions and did not want a third-party script in your browser for it, so there is no signup box here. The home page always lists the newest work.

About money

Some links on this site are affiliate links, mostly for VPS hosts, domain registrars and control panels I already pay for. If you order through one, I get a small commission and the price you pay stays the same.

Posts with affiliate links say so at the end. Everything else is a plain link. I do not publish sponsored posts, and I do not write up a project I have not run myself. If a vendor reaches out, the only thing I will consider is a deal that lets me test quietly for a few weeks.

If you would rather not, clear your cookies or search for the project directly. Same destination, and the content you read does not change.

Get in touch

Corrections, project requests, or a deployment that refuses to work are all welcome at you@example.com. When you find an error I fix the post itself, not just reply to the email.