2025

A cleaner way to run self-hosted workloads.

The goal was to make self-hosted delivery easier to operate without losing control over security and runtime behavior.

Primary goal

The result was a leaner runtime, simpler deployments and a clearer security baseline.

Challenge

The runtime worked, but the deploy model, security headers and health checks were not clear enough.

A self-hosted stack needed a runtime baseline that was easier to run and safer by default.

Too much ambiguity in environment behavior

Proxy and application settings were not aligned

Health checks and runtime expectations were not clear

Solution

I created a tighter container and proxy baseline with clearer runtime expectations and more explicit health behavior.

Standalone-friendly runtime strategy

Reverse proxy hardening and abuse controls

Documented deployment expectations

Capabilities

Runtime

Leaner

Operations

Easier to manage

Security

Clearer baseline

DockerCoolifyLinuxNginx

Project brief

Docker strategy

Nginx guidance

Health and environment rules

Security header coordination

Related services

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