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- Debian 13: Journald ate your disk — cap logs without losing what matters
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- Docker Service Discovery Fails: DNS and Network Aliases Done Right
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- Docker Compose Project Name Collisions: Stop Stacks Overwriting Each Other
- Responsive Embeds That Don’t Break Layout: YouTube, Iframes, and Maps in Production
- Proxmox “pve-cluster.service failed”: How to Bring the Cluster Stack Back Up
- WireGuard AllowedIPs Confusion: Why Traffic Doesn’t Go Where You Expect (and How to Fix It)
- Debian 13: 100% iowait host freezes — find the noisy process/VM in 10 minutes
- VPN Slower Than Expected: Diagnose Router CPU, Crypto, and MSS Clamping Like You Mean It
- Ubuntu 24.04: Swap on SSD — do it safely (and when you shouldn’t) (case #50)
- Docker socket security: the one mount that equals root (and safer alternatives)
- Docker: Traefik route rules that silently fail — fix labels the right way
- Docker Volume Backups That Actually Restore
- Fail2ban for Mail: Rules That Actually Catch Attacks
- Ubuntu 24.04 “Connection reset by peer”: prove whether it’s client, proxy, or server (case #74)
- Proxmox local-lvm at 100%: find what ate your thin pool and fix it
- WannaCry: the ransomware that reminded everyone patching exists
- ZFS rollback: The Safe Way to Undo Mistakes Without Collateral Damage
- Debian 13: New interface name broke networking — stable naming fixes that survive reboots (case #7)
- ZFS copies=2/3: Extra Redundancy Without a New VDEV—Smart or Waste?
- CSS-Only Modals That Don’t Betray You: :target, Backdrops, and Close Patterns
- Debian 13: SSH port changed — fix firewall + sshd order without locking yourself out (case #27)
- Dark mode that doesn’t suck: prefers-color-scheme + manual toggle pattern
- PostgreSQL vs ClickHouse: where to store the firehose logs without pain
- Debian/Ubuntu Web Root Permissions: Stop 403s Without Making Everything 777 (Case #9)
- A modern CSS reset for 2026: minimal, safe for forms and media
- MySQL vs MongoDB for Reporting and Analytics: Why Teams Crawl Back to SQL
- Email SPF fails: the 5 record mistakes that break delivery (and fixes)
- Ubuntu 24.04: Web server suddenly shows 502/504 — the real reason (and how to fix it fast)
- DNS Monitoring: Alert Before Users Notice (Simple, Effective Checks)
- ZFS Snapshots: The Retention Policy That Prevents ‘Snapshot Hell’ Forever
- ZFS zpool clear: When Clearing Errors Is Correct (and When It’s Stupid)
- Debian 13: Network doesn’t come up after reboot — a no-fluff systemd-networkd checklist
- MariaDB vs RDS MariaDB: Who Gets Fewer Weird Compatibility Surprises?
- MySQL vs MariaDB on a 2GB RAM VPS: Tuning Profiles That Don’t Crash
- Ubuntu 24.04 Kernel Parameter Tuning: the 5 sysctls that matter (and the 10 that don’t) (case #42)
- Email Domain Warm-up: A Practical Plan to Avoid Instant Spam Flags
- Docs Callouts That Don’t Betray You: CSS Variables, Dark Mode, and Operational Discipline
- PostgreSQL vs OpenSearch: the hybrid search setup that actually works
- Docker “Too Many Requests” When Pulling Images: Fix Registry Throttling Like You Mean It
- ZFS on Root: Installing So Rollbacks Actually Work
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