Intro A couple weeks ago, Devin Stokes (follow him on GitHub or Twitter) posted a project called Wirehole, which I found really interesting. It combines Wireguard VPN, Pi-Hole ad-blocker and Unbound DNS server in Docker containers and runs them for free FOREVER on Oracle Cloud. First, lets address that last line. It seems in an attempt to get in the game and draw in the nerd types to learn their cloud platform, Oracle has provided a very generous Free Forever tier which includes 2 1cpu/1gb ram instances for free forever.

This guide will walk you through the basics of setting up an Ubuntu 18.04 instance on Digital Ocean, creating a non-root user, installing Docker and Portainer (Docker GUI) and doing some basic system lockdown. Let us know if you have questions! LINKS: $50 Free on Digital Ocean(first time users): m.do.co/c/4904904f3ee0 Installing Docker CE on Ubuntu: docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/ Installing Portainer (Docker GUI): www.portainer.io/installation/ Connect With Us: Website: docker.guru Twitter: twitter.

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