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A fresh cloud server is just an empty operating system. Before it’s safe for production it needs hardening, a firewall, the right web stack, backups and monitoring. We build it properly from day one, on whichever provider you use.
What’s included
OS choice and initial hardening
SSH keys, root login off
Security groups / firewall
Private network (VPC) setup
Nginx or Apache
PHP-FPM or your app runtime
Database install and hardening
Redis caching layer
SSL certificates
Automated off-site backups
Uptime and resource monitoring
Billing alerts
How it works
PlanInstance size, region, network and storage chosen for your workload and budget.
BuildServer provisioned and hardened.
StackWeb server, runtime, database and cache installed and tuned.
ProtectFirewall, SSL and backups configured.
MonitorUptime, resource and cost alerts set up.
Hand overAccess, documentation and a walkthrough.
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Service FAQ
It depends on budget, location and services. Hetzner and Contabo are great value; AWS, GCP and Azure suit managed services and scale. We’ll recommend honestly.
Yes. We right-size instances, remove unused resources and set billing alerts.
If you like, on a monthly plan from $49/mo.
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Not sure which plan fits?
Start with the free audit. We’ll tell you honestly if you even need us.