Previously, I’ve been using free blogging platforms like Blogger.
However, with the rise of personal branding awareness in recent years and feeling limited by the features of the original blog,
not to mention the inconvenience of moving, and the inability to customize SEO and embed tracking codes,
I felt the need to take matters into my own hands.
Having worked in the media industry, I realized that if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.
I initially moved from Blogger to Medium, then back to Blogger, finding the transition quite cumbersome.
Furthermore, the formatting of code content often gets distorted, and I wanted to record everything using Markdown syntax.
This led me to consider self-hosting, partly as a platform to showcase my skills.

Normally, logging into a server involves using a username and password,
but passwords can be compromised through interception or sharing.
The security level is not as robust as using SSH keys, which also eliminate the need for manual password entry each time.

Step-by-step guide for enabling Docker and Docker-compose services on a new cloud host.

Setting up a PostgreSQL Database with Docker
Including Database Setup, Data Persistence, Using GUI to Operate the Database

This article provides a basic explanation of reverse proxies and how to set them up in a Docker container environment.

Configuration and package installation required for developing Laravel projects, applicable whether on remote hosts or local machines.

Local development mostly involves command-line operations or using Docker’s GUI interface for service management.
Portainer is an open-source UI tool that allows viewing Docker images and containers, and executing actions such as start, stop, restart, and remove. It also enables viewing logs and errors for each container.
Even individuals without Docker execution permissions can log in using credentials when deploying services on cloud-hosted servers, utilizing the visual interface for various Docker service management tasks.