Tag: networking

Automate a full WordPress stack deployment, Docker, nginx, and MySQL, using Ansible playbooks instead of clicking through wizards.

Cloudflare Tunnels expose local services to the internet without open ports, secure setup with zero-trust access controls.

Go beyond basic UFW rules, rate limiting, geo-blocking, application profiles, logging, and before.rules tricks for serious firewall hardening.

SSH tunnels forward ports over encrypted connections, local forwarding, remote forwarding, and dynamic SOCKS proxy explained.

socat wires TCP, UDP, Unix sockets, files, and serial ports together. Port forwarding, OpenSSL tunnels, traffic capture, this is netcat with superpowers.

Decode the postgresql:// connection string, host, port, database, SSL mode, and the gotchas that cause connection refused at deploy time.

Disaster recovery for your Linux home lab, tiered backups, a restic script that actually runs, restore drills, and the gotchas that bite at 2 AM.

Run a WireGuard VPN server in Docker with the linuxserver image, Compose setup, peer config generation, and road warrior access to your home network.

Expose Docker's Unix socket over TCP so remote tools and dashboards can connect, daemon.json config for Linux and Windows.