https://packetlog.org/posts/Recent content in Posts on Packet LogHugoen-usSat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/lessons-six-months-self-hosting/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/lessons-six-months-self-hosting/Reflections on what worked and what did not after six months of running services on my own VPS.https://packetlog.org/posts/http-security-headers/Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/http-security-headers/A minimal set of HTTP security headers worth adding to any Nginx configuration.https://packetlog.org/posts/optimizing-images-webp/Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/optimizing-images-webp/A quick look at converting images to WebP and the file size savings in practice.https://packetlog.org/posts/monitoring-server-uptime/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/monitoring-server-uptime/Setting up uptime monitoring for a self-hosted server using Uptime Kuma and a few complementary tools.https://packetlog.org/posts/wireguard-vs-openvpn/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/wireguard-vs-openvpn/Comparing WireGuard and OpenVPN for remote server administration and self-hosted VPN tunnels.https://packetlog.org/posts/speed-testing-multiple-locations/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/speed-testing-multiple-locations/Methods for measuring server performance from different geographic locations.https://packetlog.org/posts/librespeed-self-hosted/Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/librespeed-self-hosted/Step-by-step guide to running LibreSpeed on a VPS with systemd and Nginx.https://packetlog.org/posts/self-hosting-2025/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/self-hosting-2025/A practical look at what services are worth self-hosting and which ones are not.https://packetlog.org/posts/caching-static-sites/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/caching-static-sites/Notes on Cache-Control, ETags, and Expires headers for static site hosting with Nginx.https://packetlog.org/posts/bgp-routing/Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/bgp-routing/Brief notes on BGP after spending time reading about how internet routing works.https://packetlog.org/posts/network-diagnostics-traceroute-mtr/Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/network-diagnostics-traceroute-mtr/Practical notes on using traceroute, MTR, and looking glass services for network troubleshooting.https://packetlog.org/posts/dns-propagation/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/dns-propagation/A look at how DNS resolution, caching, and propagation work in practice.https://packetlog.org/posts/linux-security-basics/Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/linux-security-basics/A practical walkthrough of SSH hardening, fail2ban, firewall setup, and automatic updates on a Debian server.https://packetlog.org/posts/nginx-small-vps/Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/nginx-small-vps/Practical Nginx configuration and tuning notes for a VPS with limited resources.https://packetlog.org/posts/tls-certificates-lets-encrypt/Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/tls-certificates-lets-encrypt/How TLS certificates work and a practical guide to setting up Let's Encrypt with Certbot.https://packetlog.org/posts/vps-setup-amsterdam/Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/vps-setup-amsterdam/Choosing a VPS location in Amsterdam and what the initial setup looks like.https://packetlog.org/posts/hugo-site-for-vps/Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://packetlog.org/posts/hugo-site-for-vps/Setting up a lightweight blog with Hugo and PaperMod on a personal server.