GUIDES

Server guides you can run yourself

Written walkthroughs for Linux administration, security and application deployment. The same stack we run on dedicated servers and VPS in Amsterdam: nginx, firewalls, panels, game servers and VPN.

Each guide is a working path, not a marketing page. Copy the steps, change the hostnames, and you should end up with a service that stays up. Video versions of selected installs live on the Trivox YouTube channel.

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server_config.sh
$sudo apt update
Reading package lists... Done
$sudo apt install nginx
Installing...
$sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'
Rule added
$systemctl status nginx
active (running)

Linux administration

Package installs, services, panels and the commands you actually run on a VPS or dedicated box.

Hardening

Firewalls, SSH, updates and the basics that keep a public server from becoming an open door.

Workloads

Game servers, VPN, reverse proxies and the stacks we use on Trivox hardware in Amsterdam.

YouTube

Watch the install, then copy it on your box

Selected guides have a full walkthrough on the Trivox channel. Same steps as the written posts: packages, config files and the point where the service is actually running.

We record on Linux the way we ship it: Debian or Ubuntu, a public IP, and no skipped commands. Pause the video, run the line, continue. The channel is youtube.com/@trivoxsh.

Below: Calagopus panel, OpenVPN and a Minecraft server. More installs go on the channel as we publish them.

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Featured

How to install Calagopus Panel on Linux

Bring up Calagopus on a fresh Linux box: packages, the panel service and the first login so you can manage game servers from the browser.

How to create an Open VPN Server on Linux

Stand up an OpenVPN server, issue client configs and get a tunnel that actually routes. Aimed at a VPS or dedicated host in Amsterdam.

Creating A Minecraft Server on Linux | Version 26.1.2

Install and start a Minecraft server on Linux, including Java, the jar and the basics so players can connect.

Latest technical guides

Linux, security and deployment. Search the list or open a guide and follow it on a live host.

These articles cover what we get asked about most: bringing up nginx, locking down SSH, running a panel, or putting a game server on a VPS. They assume a fresh Debian or Ubuntu box and do not skip the boring parts. New posts go here first. Selected installs also have a video on YouTube.

Server Administration

Latest Guides & Tutorials

Expert guides for Linux server administration, security hardening and application deployment, with practical step-by-step configuration tips.

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Authelia SSO with Nginx: Two-Factor Authentication for Internal Apps
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Authelia SSO with Nginx: Two-Factor Authentication for Internal Apps

Deploy Authelia as an authentication portal behind Nginx with TOTP 2FA, access control rules, and forward-auth integration for Grafana, Proxmox, and admin panels.

Centralized Logs with Grafana Loki and Promtail
March 08, 2026Monitoring
Centralized Logs with Grafana Loki and Promtail

Collect and query logs efficiently using Grafana Loki and Promtail with local retention and secure transport.

Grafana Dashboard Design: Metrics that Drive Decisions
March 08, 2026Monitoring
Grafana Dashboard Design: Metrics that Drive Decisions

Build Grafana dashboards focused on service health, business impact and fast troubleshooting workflows.

Grafana Unified Alerting Rules with Low-Noise On-Call Signals
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Grafana Unified Alerting Rules with Low-Noise On-Call Signals

Detailed production tutorial for Grafana Unified Alerting Rules with Low-Noise On-Call Signals. Covers architecture, security, observability, scaling and day-2 operations.

Loki and Promtail Log Pipeline Design for Platform Teams
March 08, 2026Monitoring
Loki and Promtail Log Pipeline Design for Platform Teams

Build efficient log pipelines with labels, retention and multi-tenant boundaries in Loki.

Server Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
March 08, 2026Monitoring
Server Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana

Set up metrics collection, dashboards, and alerting for Linux hosts using Prometheus, Node Exporter, and Grafana.