While managing servers directly via SSH is mostly an anti-pattern these days (there’s always that red-headed stepchild of a host that runs those cron entries you’re just not sure if you can delete), I still use it heavily. Here are some tips and usage patterns I’ve integrated into my workflow – and I’m sure I have barely scratched the surface! ...

Hi there! This is the first – alternatively, last if you’re reading archives – post on this blog. I’ve started this blog as a journal of sorts, documenting projects I’m working on and saving notes about things I’ve learned to refer back to later. Some of these maybe be useful to you. If so, feel free to drop me a line by twitter or email.