How to Create Your Own Free VPN Server Using Oracle Cloud (2025 Guide)

How to Create Your Own Free VPN Server Using Oracle Cloud (2025 Guide) Let’s face it - VPN subscriptions aren’t cheap, and who really knows what these companies do with our data? After getting fed up with monthly fees and privacy concerns, I decided to build my own VPN server. The best part? It’s completely free using Oracle Cloud’s Always Free tier. I’ll show you exactly how I did it, and trust me, it’s easier than you might think....

January 29, 2025 · 7 min · Hemant Kumar

Building a scalable backend service with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and Docker

Introduction I built a Nodejs project over the weekend. Just thought I’d share and guide others with the design and build process of a scalable backend service with Node.js, TypeScript, Nginx and Docker without using any existing Nodejs frameworks. I used the find-my-way router to implement a REST API. And for the database, I’m using PostgreSQL because it’s reliable and scalable relational database. The aim was to build a backend service that can handle thousands of requests per second without any performance degradation....

April 20, 2022 · 6 min · Hemant Kumar

Running a Forever Free Wordpress Blog with Your Own Domain on Google Cloud

Running a WordPress blog on a VPS (Virtual Private Server) can be expensive, especially when you have just begun writing or in case it’s just a personal travel blog which gets a few hundred visitors per week. The minimum for which you can get a dedicated server hosting is for at least 5$ a month, which might not be a lot for you, but might be worth a lot to someone else....

June 15, 2020 · 9 min · Hemant Kumar