Getting Started with Docker Semi-Self-Hosting on Linode

Learn how to improve your security and privacy online with a semi-self-hosted solution on Linode. This tutorial shows how to set up a Linode instance, point a domain to Linode, set up Portainer and Nginx Proxy Manager and even created a network on Nginx Proxy Manager to be used by containers.

With the evolution of technology, we find ourselves needing to be even more vigilant with our online security every day. Our browsing and shopping behaviors are also being continuously tracked online via tracking cookies being dropped on our browsers that we allow by clicking the “I Accept” button next to deliberately long agreements on websites before we can get the full benefit of said site.

Additionally, hackers are always looking for a target and it's common for even big companies to have their servers compromised in any number of ways and have sensitive data leaked, often to the highest bidder.