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Self-host Supabase on Ubuntu 24.04 with Docker Compose on a Raff VM. Configure current Supabase keys, HTTPS, health checks, backups, and safe storage guidance.
Self-host Invoice Ninja on a Raff Ubuntu 24.04 VM. Covers Docker Compose, MySQL, Redis, Caddy HTTPS, bootstrap setup, backups, and checks.
Deploy Odoo on a Raff Ubuntu 24.04 VM with Docker Compose. Covers PostgreSQL, Caddy automatic HTTPS, database setup, backups, and end-to-end verification.
Deploy Vaultwarden on a Raff Ubuntu 24.04 VM. Covers Docker Compose, Caddy automatic HTTPS, signup lock-down, backups, and end-to-end security checks.
Self-host Plausible Analytics on a Raff Ubuntu 24.04 VM using Docker Compose. Get privacy-friendly website analytics with no cookies, no GDPR consent banners, and full data ownership on your own infrastructure.
Learn how to install Caddy on Ubuntu 24.04 and configure it as a reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS. Step-by-step tutorial for self-hosting apps on a Raff VM.
Understand shared hosting to cloud VM migration for SaaS teams, including architecture, data sync, DNS cutover, rollback, security, and recovery planning.
Understand n8n self-hosted automation, when self-hosting makes sense, and how to plan security, backups, scaling, private access, and recovery for production.
Learn where n8n fits in infrastructure automation, when one self-hosted instance is enough, and when queue mode and workers are justified.
Learn MongoDB Atlas vs self-hosted MongoDB across pricing, control, backups, high availability, scaling, and operations to choose the right model.
Learn VPS database hosting for small teams: when to self-host PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, or MongoDB and when a managed database is the better operating model.
Learn Redis hosting choices: compare managed Valkey with self-hosted Redis across control, persistence, eviction, recovery, cost, and operations.
Learn MongoDB hosting options, when self-hosting on a VM makes sense, what managed MongoDB changes, and how to plan backups, security, and scaling.
Compare managed database vs self-hosted across cost, control, backups, recovery, scaling, security, and operations to choose the right model.
Learn MySQL hosting for production apps: compare managed and self-hosted MySQL, size connections and storage, plan recovery, and evaluate Raff’s managed path.
Learn Postgres hosting for SaaS: compare managed and self-hosted PostgreSQL, size connections and storage, plan recovery, and test Raff’s free database tier.
Learn when VPS application hosting fits small teams, when one VM is enough, and when to separate services, use an app platform, or move toward Kubernetes.
Learn MySQL vs MariaDB for production apps: compare compatibility, hosting, backups, replication, monitoring, upgrades, and managed or self-hosted operations.
Learn how to choose a VPS provider with a 10-point framework for performance, support, pricing, backups, security, location, scalability, and lock-in.
Compare VPS free trials and money-back guarantees, including refund terms, trial credits, cancellation rules, and what buyers should verify before purchase.
Learn when not to use a VPS, the main VPS limitations, and when shared hosting, an app platform, managed database, serverless, Kubernetes, dedicated hardware, or object storage fits better.
Learn what a VPS is used for, which workloads fit virtual servers, and when websites, apps, databases, Docker, automation, or Windows need another hosting model.
Understand VPS bandwidth, data transfer, egress fees, port speed, unmetered traffic, and how to estimate the real monthly network cost.
Compare the best VPS hosting providers by performance, support, pricing, locations, backups, and lock-in using a transparent decision framework.
Compare monthly VPS plans, hourly and pay-as-you-go billing, long-term discounts, prorated credits, and the pricing model that fits your workload.
Learn what a VPS uptime SLA means, how 99.9% converts to downtime, and how credits, exclusions, measurement rules, and claim windows affect buyers.
Learn when WordPress VPS hosting beats shared and managed hosting, with a decision framework for traffic, control, WooCommerce, cost, and operations.
Compare VPS and reseller hosting for agencies by client isolation, control, support, margins, scaling, migration, and operational responsibility.
Compare VPS hosting with and without cPanel across license cost, resource use, control, email, security, multi-site management, and custom app compatibility.
Learn what a hypervisor is, how Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors differ, and how they allocate CPU, memory, storage, networking, and VM isolation.
Learn how VPS hosting works, from virtualization and resource allocation to networking, storage, isolation, performance, security, and server management.
Learn how to choose VPS hosting by comparing control, management, sizing, operating systems, pricing, security, reliability, recovery, and growth requirements.
Compare managed and unmanaged VPS hosting by responsibility, support scope, security, backups, control, and the true cost of operating a server.
Compare VPS and dedicated servers by cost, performance, isolation, scaling, recovery, and the workload signals that justify upgrading to physical hardware.
Compare KVM VPS and OpenVZ containers across isolation, guest kernel control, operating systems, performance, resource guarantees, and workload fit.
Learn when a small business should move from shared hosting to a VPS, including performance, control, security, scaling, backups, and migration signs.
Learn the difference between VPS, cloud VM, and cloud server, when the terms overlap, and how to choose the right virtual server for apps, websites, and workloads.
Learn when VPS web hosting makes sense for small teams, with a decision framework for shared hosting, VPS hosting, managed hosting, cloud VMs, performance, security, and cost.
Learn how to compare VPS hosting and AWS EC2 with a decision framework for pricing, billing, storage, bandwidth, networking, scaling, and team complexity.
Understand cloud VPS vs traditional VPS hosting with a decision framework for control, scaling, storage, pricing, reliability, and developer workflows.
Learn when small businesses should keep SaaS, consolidate tools, or self-host selected apps on a cloud server for better cost and control.
Understand WebSocket hosting with a decision framework for persistent connections, scaling, latency, reverse proxies, reliability, and cloud server cost.
Learn how self-hosting apps on Raff works, what tools to host, which VM size to choose, and when a VPS beats managed platforms.
Self-hosting means running applications on servers you control instead of a vendor's SaaS. Learn when it makes sense, what to operate, and what server you need.
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