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Deploy and run apps on servers you own.
Practical guides for putting Next.js, Node.js and Docker apps on a Linux VPS — the full manual process, where it breaks, and how Shipown does the same work for you.
Guide · 17 min read6 Self-Hosted Vercel Alternatives for Deploying to Your Own VPS (2026)
Six tools that deploy web apps to a server you rent instead of to Vercel, ordered from full web panels to tools that install nothing of their own, with what each puts on your server, what it costs and where it falls short.
Guide · 17 min readAI for Linux Server Management: How to Use It Without Losing Control (2026)
An AI model can read your server's logs, explain the error and propose the fix faster than you can search for it. Whether that is safe depends on who decides what runs.
Guide · 18 min readHow to Deploy a Docker Compose App to a VPS with Nginx and HTTPS (2026)
A complete walkthrough on Ubuntu 24.04, from installing Docker Engine to a live HTTPS URL, including the published-port mistake that exposes containers even when UFW says the port is closed.
Guide · 18 min readHow to Deploy a Next.js App on a Linux VPS (2026 Guide)
A complete walkthrough for running Next.js on your own Ubuntu server with PM2, Nginx and free HTTPS, including the memory and build-time variable problems that break first deploys.
Guide · 18 min readHow to Deploy a Node.js App to a Linux VPS (2026 Guide)
Run an Express, Fastify or NestJS app on your own Ubuntu server the way production needs it: bound to localhost, supervised by PM2, behind Nginx with HTTPS, and reloadable without dropping requests.
Guide · 17 min readHow to Roll Back a Bad Deploy on Your VPS: Release Directories and Symlinks
Deploy every release into its own directory, go live by switching a symlink, and rolling back becomes one command that takes seconds instead of a rebuild under pressure.
Guide · 17 min readWhat Is PM2? The Node.js Process Manager Explained (2026)
PM2 keeps Node.js apps running on a Linux server: it restarts them when they crash, keeps their logs, and starts them again after a reboot. Here is what it does, the commands you will actually use, and where it goes wrong.