How I Fixed Cloudflare Blocking My VPS Port 8090 (and Secured It with SSL)

How I Fixed Cloudflare Blocking My VPS Port 8090 (and Secured It with SSL)

Recently, I ran into a frustrating problem with my VPS setup. I normally accessed my CyberPanel admin via: http://domain.com:8090. It worked fine – until I decided to enable the Cloudflare proxy (orange cloud) for domain.com to get better performance and DDoS protection. The moment I did that, my panel became unreachable. I later learned the reason:…

Unlock Free Email Power: Set Up a High-Deliverability SMTP Server on Oracle Cloud Free Tier with CyberPanel & Cloudflare

Unlock Free Email Power: Set Up a High-Deliverability SMTP Server on Oracle Cloud Free Tier with CyberPanel & Cloudflare

It was just past midnight, and the soft hum of my workstation was the only sound in the room, besides the faint crackle of my coffee machine finishing its third round. I’d been troubleshooting email deliverability issues for hours – bounced messages, inbox landings that felt more like exile to spam folders. My client, a…

Restore WordPress Web site Project from XAMPP to Linux Mint hosting platform

Restore WordPress Web site Project from XAMPP to Linux Mint hosting platform

I have this really old mini PC with an AMD A8-7410 and Radeon R5 graphics for about 10 years. Honestly, it still runs well enough that I just couldn’t bring myself to toss it in the trash. I figured it’d be perfect for things like photo slideshows, watching movies, or even hosting my WordPress website…

Rescue and Repair: Recovering Databases from Corrupted XAMPP Instances

Rescue and Repair: Recovering Databases from Corrupted XAMPP Instances

I have several WordPress website projects, each hosted on different XAMPP instances. One of these was on my laptop, which I decided to bring with me on vacation to Thailand. Since I wouldn’t need the websites during my trip, I moved all the folders of the XAMPP instance and my WordPress website projects to an…

Building a RAG System with DeepSeek-R1 & Ollama for Local Deployment

Building a RAG System with DeepSeek-R1 & Ollama for Local Deployment

When I first heard about DeepSeek making waves on the internet, I realized it was the perfect opportunity to build the system I had always needed—something that could help both my business and the people I serve. That was the turning point: the open-source LLM model, which brought in the talent necessary to support my…