Raspberry Pi Backup and Disaster Recovery That Actually Works
Many Pi setups claim to have backups but fail the first real restore. A backup is only valid if recovery has been tested against realistic failure scenarios.
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Many Pi setups claim to have backups but fail the first real restore. A backup is only valid if recovery has been tested against realistic failure scenarios.
Edge devices frequently run with broad network exposure and weak maintenance. Security hardening has to be practical, repeatable, and automation-friendly.
Docker Compose is ideal for Raspberry Pi homelabs, but many setups become fragile because of ad-hoc service definitions and weak data persistence planning.
A long retrospective on how I hardened a Debian 12 VPS for public internet exposure with practical config details and operational lessons.
A detailed retrospective on using Apache2 as a reverse proxy in front of legacy internal applications with TLS, auth, and rollout control.
A detailed retrospective on backup and disaster recovery drills across homelab and VPS services, including RPO/RTO design and practical runbooks.