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Academy

How-tos, deep dives and worked examples for running a Next.js application yourself.

Academy · 7 min readDeployment logs after a service is deletedHandle late build output without hiding database faults. A practical guide to ownership checks, bounded retries, regression tests and release verification.Read the post · 15 Oct 2026
Academy · 8 min readScoped API Credentials for AI Agents: A ChecklistSeven checks before you hand an AI agent a key to your infrastructure: scopes, spend cap, expiry, revocation and logs, with a scope-by-risk table. Use it.Read the post · 28 Sept 2026
Academy · 8 min readA Dry Run Deployment Plan Belongs in Every PaaSTerraform users get a plan before every change. Your host should show one too, with the cost and what cannot be undone. Here is what a good one holds.Read the post · 27 Sept 2026
Academy · 9 min readCustom Domain and Automatic SSL: Setup and TroubleshootingHow a custom domain gets automatic SSL, why the certificate fails, and the dig, curl and openssl checks that find the cause. Start at the symptom.Read the post · 27 Sept 2026
Academy · 7 min readFree PostgreSQL Hosting and Free Docker Hosting in 2026What free PostgreSQL hosting and free Docker hosting really give in 2026: limits, sleep, expiry and card rules, checked against each vendor. Read first.Read the post · 26 Sept 2026
Academy · 8 min readTerraform vs Pulumi: Which One for a Small Team?Terraform vs Pulumi, judged for a team of two to six: licences, OpenTofu, current cloud pricing and the one question that decides it. Read the verdict.Read the post · 26 Sept 2026
Academy · 9 min readHow to Host a Next.js App: Every Option, ComparedSix ways to host a Next.js app, what each supports (ISR, images, server actions, proxy) and what each costs to start. A decision table at the end. Read on.Read the post · 25 Sept 2026
Academy · 8 min readVercel Cost for a Small Team: 1, 3, 5 and 10 SeatsA worked table of the monthly Vercel cost for teams of 1, 3, 5 and 10 seats, with the arithmetic, and where usage overages start to bite. Read the numbers.Read the post · 25 Sept 2026
Academy · 9 min readPostgres Point in Time Recovery, Explained and Set UpHow Postgres point in time recovery works, how to set it up with WAL archiving, and how to prove it restores. Includes a numbered restore procedure.Read the post · 24 Sept 2026
Academy · 7 min readSelf Hosted Supabase: What the Docker Stack Really RunsSelf hosted Supabase, read from the compose file: eleven services, what you take on, what the hosted product has that it lacks, and what breaks at 3am.Read the post · 24 Sept 2026
Academy · 7 min readHetzner Cloud Pricing: How to Read the Bill Before You BuyHetzner Cloud pricing after the 2026 rises: server lines, included traffic, IPv4 and backup add-ons, and a worked monthly bill. Read it before you order.Read the post · 23 Sept 2026
Academy · 7 min readDocker Hosting Explained: Which of Four Kinds You NeedDocker hosting means four different things, from a raw VPS to Kubernetes. Priced side by side, with a production checklist and three questions to choose.Read the post · 22 Sept 2026
Academy · 8 min readWhat Is an Internal Developer Platform?What an internal developer platform is, what goes in one, how common they are in 2026, and a worked break-even sum for deciding whether to build one.Read the post · 21 Sept 2026
Academy · 7 min readInfrastructure as Code for BeginnersLearn infrastructure as code by reading a real plan first. Terraform, OpenTofu and Pulumi compared, state explained, and a safe first week to follow.Read the post · 20 Sept 2026
Academy · 7 min readPostgreSQL Backup and Restore: A Tested RunbookA PostgreSQL backup and restore runbook: pg_dump, base backups, WAL archiving and a scratch restore test, with a worked Friday incident.Read the post · 19 Sept 2026
Academy · 8 min readHow to Dockerize Next.js: A Working GuideDockerize Next.js with standalone output and a three-stage Dockerfile. Exact files, commands, the pitfalls that bite, and a worked pull-cost example.Read the post · 18 Sept 2026
Academy · 8 min readIncremental Static Regeneration When You Self-HostHow Incremental Static Regeneration works in Next.js 16, one request at a time, and what breaks when you self-host on more than one server.Read the post · 18 Sept 2026

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