Matomo is a powerful, open-source alternative to Google Analytics that gives you full ownership of your website’s traffic data. This guide walks through installing Matomo on its own subdomain using Docker Compose, Caddy as a reverse proxy, storing data on a separate block volume, and configuring it correctly behind Cloudflare....
Continue reading...Install and Configure Docker on Oracle ARM (Ubuntu 24.04) – Optimize Storage!
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers powerful and cost-effective ARM Ampere A1 instances. Running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (“Noble Numbat”) on these instances is a popular choice. If you’re planning to use Docker, this guide will walk you through the official installation process and, crucially, show you how to configure Docker to...
Continue reading...Install WordPress with Caddy & Auto-SSL on Oracle ARM Ubuntu 24.04 (Multi-Site Ready!)
Setting up a WordPress blog or website on an efficient Oracle Cloud ARM instance is a great way to get performance on a budget. Combining it with the modern Caddy web server provides automatic HTTPS, simple configuration, and an excellent foundation for hosting multiple web applications later on separate subdomains....
Continue reading...Installing Qdrant Vector Database on Oracle ARM Ubuntu with Docker, Caddy & Cloudflare
This guide details how to install the Qdrant vector database on an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) ARM Ampere VM running Ubuntu 24.04. We’ll use Docker Compose for easy management, Caddy as a secure reverse proxy with automatic SSL, and store Qdrant’s data on a persistent OCI Block Volume. We’ll also...
Continue reading...Avoiding the Pitfalls: A Smoother Guide to Restoring OCI Instances
Restoring a virtual machine instance from a custom image or backup in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) should be straightforward. You click a few buttons, and presto, your server is back, right? Well, as many of us discover, the reality can involve frustrating SSH timeouts, cryptic known_hosts errors, and even the dreaded “Emergency Mode.” I...
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