L1 / L2 — Understanding Layer

Hosting & Infrastructure Guides

Infrastructure concepts organized by decision cluster. Start with the hub article for your situation, then work through the supporting guides before making any hosting or infrastructure call.

Hosting Upgrade Decisions

L2 Is Cheap Hosting Worth It? (When It Works, When It Fails)
L2 How Much RAM Does Your Website Actually Need?
L1 When Should You Upgrade Your Hosting? (Shared vs VPS vs Managed — Decision Guide)
L2 What Causes Slow Hosting? (CPU, RAM, and Traffic Explained)

Managed WordPress Hosting

L2 Managed WordPress Hosting Cost: What You Actually Pay at Each Tier
L1 Managed WordPress Hosting: When the Premium Is Worth It (And When It Isn't)
L2 What Managed WordPress Hosting Actually Does (vs Shared Hosting or a VPS)

SiteGround & WordPress Hosting

L2 SiteGround Hosting Plans Explained: Which One Actually Fits Your Site?
L2 WooCommerce Hosting Requirements: What Your Store Actually Needs to Run Well
L1 WordPress Hosting Comparison: SiteGround, Kinsta, and InterServer

InterServer VPS

L1 InterServer VPS: Complete Buyer's Guide for Developers and Small Agencies
L2 VPS Migration Checklist: Moving Off Shared Hosting Without Breaking Your Site

Homelab: Buy vs Rent

L1 Buy vs Rent Homelab: The Decision Framework That Actually Works
L2 Homelab Hardware Pricing in 2025: The Market Has Changed
L2 Homelab Total Cost of Ownership: The Numbers Most People Skip

Developer Stack Lab

L2 Front End, Back End, Full Stack: A Sysadmin's Cheat Sheet
L2 Front End vs Back End vs Full Stack: What the Salary Data Actually Shows
L1 How to Lab the Full Dev Stack Without Buying Hardware
L2 What Is a CI/CD Pipeline? (Explained for Infrastructure People)

Hardware Reality Check

L1 Homelab Hardware vs Cloud in 2025: The Definitive Cost Comparison
L2 Homelab Power Cost Calculator: What Your Server Actually Costs to Run
L2 The Used Server Market Reality Check (2025-2026)

WordPress Site Management

L1 Managing Multiple WordPress Sites: When DIY Breaks Down and What to Do About It
L4 The WordPress Agency Management Stack: What Actually Works at 10, 25, and 50 Sites
L2 What WordPress Site Management Actually Costs: Running the Real Numbers