Cyberbits

  • Automated secured Hetzner VPS

    Introduction A few weeks ago we setup a cool VPS with WordPress, Traefik, etc. in an automated way. The only downside was that is could not be managed with the same code (only setup once), as explained in the post. Today we’re setting up a complete, automated WordPress hosting solution using OpenTofu, cloud-init and Ansible;…

  • 7 WordPress plugins I install before the theme

    Introduction Forget the “Top 50 Essential Plugins” lists. Most plugins are bloated garbage that slow your site to a crawl. After a decade of debugging sites at 3 AM, I’ve narrowed it down to seven pieces of infrastructure. These handle the invisible work, being speed, security, and not losing data. Akismet Anti-spam by Automattic –…

  • Oneshot secured Hetzner VPS

    Introduction A complete, automated WordPress hosting solution using OpenTofu, Docker, and Traefik. Deploy a secure, fast WordPress site to Hetzner Cloud in minutes with TLS, caching, and security hardening out of the box. Find the code here. Update: I’ve split the code into 3 repos, making it more scalable for future deployments. Deploy them in…