The Torvex blog.

Real problems, real fixes — written up the way I actually solved them.

First posts are being written. Here's what's coming.

In the queue

Symptom → wrong diagnosis everyone tries first → actual cause → fix.

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Reaching a machine when the VPN is down

Building a reverse SSH tunnel for break-glass remote access — and the mistakes that make it flaky.

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Fixing Wi-Fi dead zones properly

Why the usual advice fails, and the diagnostic path that actually finds the problem.

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Catching alt accounts in online communities

Verification gates, device fingerprints, and what actually works against ban evasion.

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Your backups probably don't restore

The difference between "we have backups" and "we tested a restore" — and how to close it.

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Running a .NET app on a bare VPS

Production hosting without the PaaS bill: nginx, systemd, SSL, deploys, and monitoring.

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