Guides

In-depth guides for specific Gordon setups and integrations.

Server Setup

• Secure VPS Setup - Tailscale SSH, firewalld, and CrowdSec
• Running Gordon in a Container - Deploy Gordon itself in Docker or Podman
• Podman Rootless Setup - Enhanced security with rootless containers

TLS & Load Balancing

• AWS Application Load Balancer - Deploy behind AWS ALB
• Kubernetes Ingress - Deploy behind Kubernetes ingress controller

Remote Management

• Remote CLI Management - Manage Gordon instances remotely

Monitoring

• Health Monitoring with systemd - Desktop alerts when routes go down

Secrets Management

• Using Pass for Secrets - Unix password manager integration
• Using SOPS for Secrets - Encrypted secrets with SOPS

Prerequisites

These guides assume you have:

1. Basic Linux administration experience
2. Gordon installed (see Installation)
3. Domain name available for configuration