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30 September 2026

What Kubernetes Actually Is, In Plain Terms

Plain-language explainer covering what Kubernetes is, how orchestration works, what self-hosted means vs. managed, and the core pieces (nodes, pods, control plane, scheduler) — foundational piece that the existing "kubernetes-isnt-the-complicated-part" article now links back to for readers who need the basics first.

30 September 2026

VPS vs Cloud Hosting: What These Terms Actually Mean

Terminology explainer — VPS and "cloud hosting" are usually the same underlying virtual machine sold under different billing models, BUT shared vs. dedicated vCPU is a genuine technical/price distinction (real Hetzner example: CX shared line from €5.49/mo vs CCX dedicated line from €42.99/mo, ~8x at entry tier) worth knowing regardless of the VPS/cloud label. Separately, orchestration (shared platform) vs. one-machine-per-client is the distinction that matters most for hosting client sites specifically. Bridges into the existing Kubernetes explainer and maintenance-cost articles.

30 September 2026

Starting a Hosting Side Business, Without Becoming a Full-Time Sysadmin

Practical framing for freelance/agency devs considering client hosting as recurring revenue — why the one-VPS-per-client approach scales badly, why a shared platform layer (Kubernetes) fixes the maintenance-load math, honest about the real time investment required, real €136/month/4-sites cost figure reused from the existing cost-breakdown article.

21 September 2026

The Real Reason to Run Client Sites on Kubernetes: Less to Babysit

Multi-tenant Kubernetes hosting vs. one-VPS-per-client, argued on maintenance surface area (not raw cost), with real infra cost breakdown and a direct rebuttal to "just run Docker on a VPS."