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Server administration

A Linux admin for servers that nobody is looking after.

Ubuntu, Debian and AlmaLinux, with or without a control panel. I keep them updated, monitored and documented, and I handle the big jobs like OS upgrades and migrations.

Services

What I do

Control panels

Plesk, cPanel/WHM, DirectAdmin and CloudPanel: setup, fixes, PHP versions per site, and moving between panels.

Servers and applications

Docker, Node.js with PM2, Redis, Gunicorn and Nginx for custom apps, not only WordPress.

OS upgrades

End-of-life systems like Debian 9 or CentOS 7 moved to Debian 12 or AlmaLinux, planned as a separate project with a rollback plan.

Networking and privacy

WireGuard VPN, OPNsense, AdGuard Home and secure remote access to internal services.

Monitoring

Traffic analysis with GoAccess and vnstat, diagnostic scripts, and a monthly server audit so problems show up before customers notice.

Monthly maintenance

Updates, backups checked, monitoring and a monthly report, for one server or a whole fleet. Scoped to your setup.

How it works

Start with a review

  1. 01

    Review

    What's running, what's outdated, what's exposed, and what's backed up. You get a short, plain list.

  2. 02

    Fix what matters

    The urgent items first, each with a clear scope before work starts.

  3. 03

    Keep it that way

    Optional monthly maintenance, so the server doesn't drift back to where it was.

Real work

Recent server jobs

Hungarian tourism website

Tourism site moved to a new server

Problem
The site needed to leave its old server without breaking.
Cause
Old stack, plus an IPv6 conflict that surfaced during the move.
What I did
  • Migrated to a new server running CloudPanel and MySQL 8.4
  • Resolved the IPv6 conflict and updated DNS
  • Added rate limiting for heavy map pages that bots were abusing
Result
Site running on the new server, with the map pages protected from bot traffic.

Tools and stack

  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • AlmaLinux
  • Docker
  • Nginx
  • Plesk
  • cPanel/WHM
  • DirectAdmin
  • CloudPanel
  • PM2
  • WireGuard
  • Proxmox

Want a second pair of eyes on your server?

Send me your domain and a sentence about the problem. I'll tell you what I checked, what I found, and what can't be confirmed from outside. No passwords needed.

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