Notes from the launch
The guides tell you what to do. This is where we write down what actually happens — the logs, the surprises, and the fixes.
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How to Tell If a Software Comparison Is Secretly an Ad
This post is paid placement — findalternative.to bought it. Since the topic is spotting ads, I'll show my cards first, then hand you six tests you can reuse.
SponsoredToolingComparisonServersRead post - 3 min read
There's a Typo in the Screenshot and the Source File Is Gone
The image exists and the source file does not. When editing the text inside a finished image is the right tool for the job, and when it is the wrong one.
LaunchAssetsRead post - 3 min read
Three Weeks In, Google Had Indexed Exactly One Page
The pages existed and the sitemap was submitted, but site: returned a single result. Four causes, checked in order — the last one was self-inflicted.
SEOIndexingLaunchRead post - 3 min read
6,000 Failed Logins in My First Week on a Public IP
What actually happens when a fresh VPS gets a public address. I counted a week of SSH logs, then turned off password authentication.
SecurityOpsServersRead post - 4 min read
Free Hosting Was Fine, Until I Needed a Cron Job
Free static hosting gets you further than you'd expect — far enough to forget it has a ceiling. Here's what pushed me off it, and what the server actually costs.
LaunchServersCostRead post - 5 min read
It Ran Fine Locally. Then I Deployed It.
Eight things broke the first time I put a project on the public internet — and not one of them was the product code.
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