Notes on running infrastructure
Practical write-ups from the team that operates REOSIT day to day — sizing, storage, security, and the occasional post-mortem.
A behind-the-scenes look at moving an entire fleet off spinning disks without a maintenance window — the parts that went smoothly, and the one thing we'd never do again.
A practical way to estimate RAM, CPU and storage before you deploy, instead of guessing and upgrading later.
The real-world difference in I/O for common workloads, and when the cheaper option is genuinely fine.
Slow admin panels and mystery traffic caps usually show up before anything actually goes down. Here's what to watch for.
The dozen or so changes that matter most in the first hour after you get root on a fresh box.
A look at the filtering layer that sits in front of every instance, and why most attacks never reach your server at all.
They solve different problems. Here's how we think about the difference, and how to set up both without overpaying.
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