From zero to a running server with no ID submitted — account creation, funding with Monero, deployment, first login and the hardening you should not skip.

Payments10 min

Paying for hosting with crypto and no card (step by step)

A complete crypto payment walkthrough: choosing a coin, getting a wallet, sending from an exchange versus your own wallet, confirmation times and what to do if a deposit looks stuck.

Payments9 min

Buying a VPS with Monero: the maximum-privacy path

Why Monero is the strongest privacy rail for hosting payment, and a full walkthrough: acquiring XMR, the unique deposit flow, confirmation timing, and keeping the purchase unlinked.

Billing6 min

What happens when your VPS balance runs out

How the prepaid balance model works, what exactly happens at zero, how to top up before suspension, and how to set up balance alerts so it never catches you off guard.

Billing7 min

NoctisNode billing explained: cycles, plans and the balance model

A clear explanation of how billing works — monthly cycles, prepaid balances, per-server debits, plan changes mid-cycle, and how the model differs from a subscription.

Security11 min

Hardening a fresh Linux server: the first 20 minutes

A complete first-hour security checklist for a new Debian, Ubuntu or AlmaLinux VPS — SSH keys, firewall, automatic updates, fail2ban, and the checks that actually matter.

Getting started9 min

Setting up Ubuntu or Debian on a VPS, the practical way

A real first-setup guide for Debian, Ubuntu and AlmaLinux on a fresh VPS: users, sudo, packages, SSH config, firewall and the small things cloud-init images get wrong.

Getting started8 min

Your first SSH connection, keys and scp (from zero)

How to actually connect: generating a key pair, the first login, the known_hosts warning explained, scp and sftp for moving files, and the copy-paste mistakes to avoid.

Billing6 min

Changing plan, resizing or cancelling a server

How to move between VPS tiers, what happens to disk and IPs on a resize, how to cancel cleanly, and why this model has no auto-renewal to cancel.

Self-hosting8 min

Monitoring a VPS: uptime, disk, and catching problems early

What to actually monitor on a small VPS — uptime, CPU, memory, disk, TLS expiry and the balance — with a lightweight stack you can set up in an evening.

Privacy10 min

Running a Tor relay on a VPS: a practical guide

How to run a Tor relay — why relays matter, hardware and bandwidth needs, the exact install, the limits that keep you useful but not a liability, and how to verify it works.

Privacy10 min

Running a Monero node on a VPS (pruned or full)

Host your own Monero node: what full versus pruned means, the hardware each needs, the exact install, remote access with an SSH tunnel, and the reasons to keep your own copy of the chain.

Self-hosting10 min

Hosting a website on an anonymous VPS: the practical guide

Publish a site from a no-ID server with no traffic logging — domain choice, DNS, TLS with Caddy, deploy workflow, and the operational realities of running a public site this way.

Use cases9 min

Using a VPS for web scraping, without becoming the problem

Why scrapers run off-site, the practical setup with proxies and rate limits, robots.txt and legal basics, and the operational etiquette that keeps your IP clean.

Security9 min

Securing self-hosted services beyond the server

Once the host is hardened, the app becomes the attack surface — least privilege, secret management, database exposure, backups and the specific settings that matter per service.

Payments5 min read