After self-hosting everything, here's what I still pay for and why it's worth it
Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration, troubleshooting weird problems, and using open-source tools in the real world. He also works a lot with Windows systems and networking, especially in mixed environments where things don't always behave the way the documentation says they should. Writing things down is how he makes sense of it all and hopefully saves someone else a few hours.
- ▪Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration, troubleshooting weird problems, and using open-source tools in the real world.
- ▪He also works a lot with Windows systems and networking, especially in mixed environments where things don't always behave the way the documentation says they should.
- ▪Writing things down is how he makes sense of it all and hopefully saves someone else a few hours.
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