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Reading Time: 7 minutesLooking for the best mini PC in 2025? This guide compares top ready-to-use models for every budget and use case, including work, gaming, and home setups. See which system delivers the best performance for your money.
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Reading Time: 9 minutesA step-by-step guide to hardening your Ubuntu server after detecting suspicious traffic. Learn how to audit services, lock down unnecessary ports, and apply essential security measures every admin should know.
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Reading Time: 13 minutesIn the chilling final moments of the American empire, intelligence operative Orson Layne uncovers the devastating truth: the collapse wasn’t accidental. It was the culmination of a decades-long plot, meticulously orchestrated by bitter men in the post-Soviet shadows.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesAutomating Laravel deployments using GitHub Actions simplifies the release process and improves reliability. This step-by-step guide explains how to set up an automated deployment pipeline from GitHub to a VPS, using AWS Lightsail as an example. It covers configuring a deploy user, setting up SSH access, handling GitHub CLI authentication, and executing Laravel deployment commands.
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