Your AWS account. Our Linux expertise.
You open the AWS account and keep full ownership. We build, secure and run the Linux servers inside it, so you can spend your time on the application instead of the operating system.
Tell us about your projectLinux system administration since the 1995.
The system administration work, done for you
AWS gives you a bare virtual machine. Turning it into a dependable server takes real Linux work, and that is the part we take on.
Linux servers
AlmaLinux, Rocky, RHEL, Debian or Ubuntu, installed and hardened: SSH keys only, SELinux or AppArmor, firewall rules, fail2ban and automatic security updates.
DNS
Authoritative BIND servers with primary and secondary name servers, zone management, reverse DNS and DNSSEC. Route 53 too, if you prefer it.
Postfix and Dovecot with SPF, DKIM and DMARC, spam filtering and backup MX. We also handle the AWS port 25 and reverse DNS requests so your mail gets delivered.
NGINX and Apache
Virtual hosts, reverse proxies, Let's Encrypt certificates, PHP, caching and security headers. NGINX in front of Apache when your application needs both.
Security and monitoring
Security groups kept tight, log review, intrusion detection, and CloudWatch alarms. Optional protection with DAV NGWAF, our own web application firewall.
Cost control
Right-sized instances, Elastic IPs and storage that you actually use, and billing alarms that warn you before a surprise invoice does.
Choosing the right EC2 instance
AWS offers hundreds of instance types. We match the family and size to what your server really does, and change it as your needs grow.
| Family | Good for | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Burstable | Small websites, DNS servers, backup mail and light workloads that sit idle most of the day | t4g t3 |
| General purpose | Application servers and busy websites with a steady mix of CPU and memory | m7g m7i |
| Compute optimized | High-traffic NGINX, API servers, encoding and other CPU-heavy work | c7g c7i |
| Memory optimized | Databases, caches and applications that keep large data sets in memory | r7g r7i |
Instance types ending in g run on AWS Graviton (ARM) processors and usually cost less for the same work. Most Linux software runs on them without changes, and we test yours before switching.
How it works
You keep the account and the keys. If you ever stop working with us, there is nothing to migrate.
You open the AWS account
In your name, with your payment method. AWS bills you directly, with no markup from us.
You grant us access
A limited IAM role created for our work. You can review or revoke it at any time.
We build the server
We choose the instance, install Linux and set up DNS, mail and your web server, then document everything.
We keep it running
Updates, backups, monitoring and fixes, while you focus on your application.
We run on what we sell
This page is served from the same kind of setup we build for customers, on our own AWS account.
- AlmaLinux on a Graviton
t4ginstance - NGINX in front of Apache, with Let's Encrypt
- BIND name servers for our own domains
- Postfix backup MX for several domains
- CloudWatch traffic alarms with automatic cost limits
Ready to move your server to AWS?
Tell us what you run today and where you want to go. We reply to every real inquiry within one business day.