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- Running PostgreSQL on Ubuntu as non-Postgres User: The Definitive GuideWe're running Postgres for the production deployment of Struct, a (not-yet-launched) chat platform we're building to deal with the disorganized chaos of live communication. I'm using PostgreSQL to store the data -- which I have started to…
- Postgres 15 on Encrypted ZFS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTSI'm using Postgres for my new startup. The startup is still in stealth mode, so I can't talk about it much. But, given the focus of the startup is on communication platforms, Postgres made a lot of sense. This is the first time I've ever…
- Detailed Guide to Setting Up ZFS RAID on Ubuntu 22.04In a previous post, I showed how to put together a cheap load balancer server for $500. I later had an idea to use that server for storage too. Storage servers don't need much CPU, just a lot of disk space. And this one had very little…
- Comparing Compression Algorithms for Moving Big DataIn a previous post, I wrote about the best way to transfer a directory across the network.
- Tranfer a Giant Directory across NetworkDealing with huge web3 data, I see myself doing this a lot: moving data directories across machines. In this case, we have a 250 GB directory with 10K files. The network connection between machines is ~5 MBps. But using these techniques…
- HTTPS Reverse Proxy: Caddy outperforms NGINX 4xIn my setup, where I have an HTTPS load balancer, sending traffic over HTTP to the server, aka reverse proxy, Caddy outperforms NGINX by 4x.
- Share One IP Across Servers with KeepalivedAs you might have picked up, I run baremetal servers. They provide the best performance-to-cost ratio. A problem I've been trying to solve for some time now has been to securely expose a performant service, which is load-balanced across a…
- Nginx with Let’s Encrypt SSL CertsI won't go into details here. This tutorial does a good job: https://www.nginx.com/blog/using-free-ssltls-certificates-from-lets-encrypt-with-nginx/
- Building a 2.5 Gbps Load Balancer Server for $500I put together a build for a 2.5 Gbps server, which can run Nginx and act as a load balancer for my other servers. Here's all the parts in pcpartpicker: