I am a freelance software developer and Linux Server Administrator based in Lancashire, England. Currently working on hobby projects and available for work. My skills & experience include:
I have decided to refocus this website. This is now my tech blog, showing what projects I have worked on, my GitHub, and any other information I see relevant.
The main SykesNet website will be used for other things, and I have put a placeholder there for now.
This blog page will stay hosted on my VPS with OVH, so it will be up even if I have any network issues for my self hosted server. My other pages and any project services will be moved to self hosted again.
TL;DR this is now a blog for my tech work, hosted on VPS for uptime. Everything else will move to self hosted.
I’ve moved the website server away from my self hosted solition and onto a cheap VPS (virtual private server). This is a temporary solution as my main server is having network issues that keep happening beyond my control.
The good news is that I now have an understanding about how VPS technology works. If you’re a private individual or a small business, you can have your own website hosting for cheap using a VPS – if you want to keep costs down but have more control over your services. I’ve got a cheap package that is affordable to all and can handle a few users at a time so maybe hundreds or even a few thousand a day – but higher spec packages and dedicated hosting (your own machine) are also available if you need a service that can handle tens or hundreds of thousands of users daily.
Also I set up a basic LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) with firewall, SSL certificates, Postfix email, and some extra security in a few hours. Easy, job done!
The SykesNet.org website has finally been updated and is working. The site is missing projects, and there is no LinkedIn link at the moment – to be made soon as things are set up!
I am excited to launch my new website – SykesNet.org, where all my projects and useful code snippets can be displayed. I can also be found on various social platforms – my GitHub is linked here, and I can be contacted directly via the contact form on this website.
There’s still lots to do here, such as creating a projects page and updating the home page and the about page – but looking good so far!
