Automation



GrayLog Who needs it and why is it needed at work?

Greetings, friends!Imagine a typical scenario: you don't just have one server running in your infrastructure, but five, ten, or several dozen. They host Nginx web servers, databases, backend Docker co...

SSL certificates in 2026: Why pay if you have Let's Encrypt?

Greetings, friends!If you administer websites, you have surely noticed how much the internet security landscape has changed. About ten years ago, a commercial SSL certificate was purchased for 3–5 y...

Server monitoring: How do you know that everything has fallen before your customers?

Greetings, friends!Imagine this scenario — you wake up at three in the morning to a call from an irate client or a message from management: "The website is down, we are losing orders!". You frantica...

Why Do People Choose Docker? What Is Portainer and How to Install It on Ubuntu 24.04

Greetings, friends!Are you familiar with that feeling when you try to install some program on a server, and it requires "dependencies" of a specific version? You update one library, and another servic...

How Not to Lose Everything: 2026 Backup Strategy Guide

Greetings, friends!Imagine this: you’ve spent six months configuring your server, optimizing the database, and uploading tons of content. Then... a disk error, a failed update, or (heaven forbid) a ...