Rich Gibbs
Practical, opinionated notes on Linux server security, AWS hygiene, and indie-founder operations from Rich Gibbs.
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AWS IMDSv2 Migration Without Breaking Things
A practical, indie-founder guide to migrating EC2 instances from IMDSv1 to IMDSv2 without breaking SDKs, containers, kubelet, or the ECS agent.
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The Indie Founder's VPS Security 101
A practical, no-nonsense guide for solo founders running one Linux VPS. Lock the doors, watch the right things, and skip the security theater.
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Ubuntu/Debian EC2 hardening checklist (2026)
A practical 2026 hardening checklist for Ubuntu and Debian EC2 instances: SSH, UFW, IMDSv2, updates, logging, backups, and Docker basics.
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