Server Management and Configuration
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A running installation is not a finished one. This part backs up both stores with the two different methods they actually need, proves the backups restore, automates them with a systemd timer, updates the stack without losing anything — and shows you how to remove the whole thing cleanly if you decide it is not for you.
Your installation is collecting. This part reads every panel on the dashboard — and starts with the thing that makes this product different: it tells you in plain sentences why it thinks a visit was a person or a machine, states how many readings each figure could actually be taken from, and says "not known" rather than guess.
Your installation is running on a real domain with a padlock, and it belongs to nobody. This part claims it with the one-time owner screen, adds your first website, and gets the tracking code onto a real site — plus the origin rule that quietly explains why nothing appears when you test on localhost.
Your dashboard currently answers on 127.0.0.1 and nowhere else, which is safe but unusable. This part gives it a real domain name and a free, automatically renewed HTTPS certificate using Caddy — six lines of configuration, no certbot, no cron job, and no renewal to forget.
Your firewall says Default: deny (incoming). Your database is answering the internet anyway. This part shows the port scan that proves it on a real server, explains the iptables chain order that causes it, and fixes it with a Compose override file — not by fighting the firewall.
Learn how to run Dewiride Analytics on your own Ubuntu Server — an open-source web analytics engine that tells you which of your visitors were actually people. This part covers the firewall, the repository, the two passwords you must set yourself, and the single command that brings four containers up and waits until every one of them is genuinely healthy.
Your WordPress site works, but only on your own network. This part puts it on the real internet with your own domain name and free HTTPS — using a Cloudflare Tunnel, so you never open a single port or touch your router. Then we add a Redis cache, set up backups, and finish with a clean removal.
Learn how to run WordPress on an Ubuntu Server using Docker — with the website and its database in two tidy containers instead of installed all over your system. This part covers the project folder, a .env file for your passwords, the compose.yaml file explained line by line, and finishing the famous five-minute WordPress installer in your browser.
Learn how to install Docker Engine on Ubuntu Server using Docker's official apt repository. This step-by-step guide covers setting up the Docker repository, installing the engine and CLI, running Docker without sudo, enabling it to start on boot, and verifying everything works with the hello-world container.
We will connect our Linux Ubuntu Server to WiFi using the inbuilt WiFi adapters available on the system. In my case, I have an old Dell laptop running Ubuntu Server 24.04, which has a built-in WiFi adapter. This guide will help you set up the connection step-by-step.
