Install a single-node Elasticsearch service for websites on the same VPS, retaining TLS and authentication while preventing public access to HTTP and transport ports.
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Servers and operations
Experience from developing and running websites, e-shops and servers. Practical, no marketing.
Keep ISPConfig and modern applications on the primary database service, while isolating an older application in a separate, local-only MariaDB instance with its own SQL policy.
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A command-led single-server installation of Apache, BIND, Postfix, Dovecot, Pure-FTPd, MariaDB and ISPConfig. Start with a fresh Debian 13 VPS; finish with a usable hosting panel.
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A small, fast in-memory service for PHP applications. This setup deliberately keeps Redis private to the VPS and defines persistence and memory behaviour explicitly.
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A repeatable pattern for serving legacy and current applications side-by-side with PHP-FPM, without changing the system-wide PHP runtime.
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