CloudArch
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Practical notes on Kubernetes, Docker, GCP, observability, and automation — written from the terminal.
$ kubectl get workloads -n cloud NAME READY STATUS blog 1/1 Running ingress-tunnel 1/1 Running postgres 1/1 Running $ topics --latest → kubernetes · docker · gcp · helm → monitoring · security · self-hosting $ open cloudarch.es --mode=learn
Side-by-side: WordPress vs our Next.js + Postgres blog — memory, disk, and why a self-hosted, self-managed stack is leaner and safer for cloudarch.es.
read articleToday I'm releasing CloudArch, a set of Docker Compose packs for running your own services at home or on a small VPS. A reverse proxy as the front door, Nextcloud, Immich and Vaultwarden behind it, encrypted backups that are actually restore-tested, and monitoring that tells you
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