Guides
How-tos for the cloud bits that actually run your business.
Every guide follows the same structure: TL;DR up top, what you'll need, numbered steps with screenshots, the common pitfalls, and what to read next. UK English. Last-updated dates that mean something.
Security
Connect your first app to Keycloak using OIDC
Once Keycloak is running you want apps to actually use it. This guide covers registering a client, grabbing the credentials, and wiring up OpenID Connect in plain terms.
Turn on MFA across Microsoft 365 in 10 minutes
The single highest-impact security change for any UK small business — done in a tea break.
Roll out a password manager across a small team
1Password vs. Bitwarden, billing tiers, and a five-step rollout plan that doesn't cause a mutiny.
Homelab
What is Keycloak and do you actually need it?
Single sign-on sounds like enterprise territory — but Keycloak runs in Docker on a Raspberry Pi and solves real problems for small teams and homelabs.
Run Keycloak in Docker in 15 minutes
From zero to a working login page: pull the image, set your admin password, and have Keycloak running on your local machine before your coffee goes cold.
Create your first Keycloak realm and add users
Realms are how Keycloak separates tenants and apps. Here's how to set one up, create user accounts, and understand what you're looking at in the admin console.
Run Keycloak and PostgreSQL together with Docker Compose
The built-in H2 database isn't for production. Here's the Docker Compose file that wires Keycloak to PostgreSQL — persistent, restartable, and ready for real use.
Expose a homelab service safely with Cloudflare Tunnel
Skip the port-forward. Set up a zero-trust tunnel to your Pi or NAS in under 30 minutes.