Server Management

This is a mental framework for production server ops, not a command reference. It walks you through process management tool selection (PM2 vs systemd vs containers), monitoring strategy by severity level, log rotation principles, and scaling decisions based on actual symptoms. The real value is in the decision tables: when to scale vertically versus horizontally, what makes a proper health check, how to prioritize during an outage. It's deliberately light on commands and heavy on thinking through tradeoffs. Use this when you need to set up production infrastructure and want to avoid common mistakes like skipping monitoring or running everything as root. The anti-patterns section alone will save you from several 3am pages.