Linux, Docker, and operations you can explain
Cloud Hosting and DevOps
Palmate Solutions helps businesses host and operate software on Linux servers, VPS environments, and cloud platforms. We work with Docker and Docker Compose, reverse proxies, monitoring, backup strategies, and deployment pipelines. The goal is an environment a competent engineer can understand at 11pm — not a unique snowflake that only the original installer can touch.
Problems this work solves
The server is a pet with no documentation
Packages were installed by hand two years ago. We prefer declared configuration, compose files, and notes for DNS, TLS, and secrets.
Backups have never been restored
A backup you have not restored is a rumour. We define what is backed up, where it lives, and a restore drill.
Deploys are SSH and hope
Copying files over SSH works until it does not. We add a pipeline, health checks, and a way to roll back.
Uptime talk without numbers
‘The site is usually fine’ is not an SLO. We help you pick a target that matches budget, then instrument it.
Who it is for
- Teams running business applications on a VPS who need hardening and backups
- Companies moving from shared hosting because they have outgrown it
- Product teams that need Docker-based deploys and a staging environment
- Organizations that want monitoring and a proxy setup they can reason about
What Palmate can provide
Linux and VPS setup
Users, firewalls, unattended upgrades where appropriate, and a baseline that is not the default SSH-on-22-with-password story.
Docker and Compose
Containerised apps, networks, volumes, and compose files that match how you actually run staging and production.
Reverse proxies and TLS
Nginx or similar in front of applications, with certificate issuance and renewal that does not depend on a calendar reminder.
Monitoring, backups, pipelines
Health checks, disk and certificate alerts, backup jobs, and CI/CD that deploys artefacts — not a live-edited server.
Typical workflow
- 01
Inventory and risk
What runs where, who has keys, what a day of downtime costs, and what compliance actually requires.
- 02
Baseline the environment
Access, updates, firewall, and secrets. No application work on an untrusted box.
- 03
Package the application
Containers or otherwise repeatable builds, a staging twin, and a deploy path.
- 04
Prove restore and observe
A restore test, basic dashboards, and on-call notes. Then we iterate.
Common use cases
From shared hosting to a VPS
A growing site that needs SSH, Docker, and scheduled jobs that shared hosting will not allow.
Compose-based product hosting
App, worker, and database as services with documented volumes and backup commands.
Hardening an existing production VM
The application stays; the access model, TLS, and backup story catch up.
FAQ
Do you manage Kubernetes by default?
No. Most business applications of this size are better served by Compose on a well-run VM or a managed platform. Kubernetes is a tool for a specific operational need, not a badge.
VPS or managed cloud?
A VPS is often enough and cheaper to reason about. Managed cloud earns its keep with specific services (object storage, managed databases) or traffic patterns. We compare them against your actual constraints.
Will you be on call 24/7?
That is a separate operations agreement, not an implied feature of a setup project. We can design for a provider or an internal owner to take the pager.
Can you work with our existing cloud account?
Yes. We prefer least-privilege access and an audit of what already exists before adding more services.
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Next step
Discuss cloud & devops
Share the current system, the constraint, and the outcome you need in the next quarter. We will say if Palmate is a fit.