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....

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...

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...

Self-hosting Large Language Models (LLMs) is becoming increasingly accessible, offering benefits like privacy, cost savings, and customization. Ollama makes it incredibly simple to run open-source models like Llama 3, Phi-3, Mistral, and more, right on your own hardware. This guide walks you through installing Ollama on an Oracle Cloud ARM...