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Here's the main server
The server is essentially an older AX61 from Hetzner.
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900
- Cores: 12
- Threads: 24
- Base clock: 3.1 GHz
- RAM: 128 GB DDR4 ECC
- Drives: 2 x 1.92 TB NVMe SSDs in RAID1
- Connection: 1 Gbps
Enhance and DNS are on separate servers in different locations. Backups, email, and MariaDB are located on the main server. If space becomes an issue, backups will be moved to a separate server.
All our servers are hosted at Hetzner in different locations. The main Tachi site is hosted on Netlify as a static site built with 11ty and Tailwind. The account area with billing and support functions is with Upmind.
Backups
Backups are taken twice a day and kept on the server for a week. Backups are further backed up to Backblaze B2 where retention is kept at two weeks. Backblaze is an excellent and affordable backup provider with an S3-compatible API that integrates with Enhance.
Backblaze also offers an excellent computer backup service for $9/mo.
Doesn't Hetzner offer storage boxes for cheap?
Keeping backups at Hetzner was ruled out, even if kept in a different location. If something ever happens to the Hetzner account, it's important that the backups are safe elsewhere.
The software stack
Right now (as of 12/6/25) the main server has installed:
- Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
- OpenLiteSpeed 1.8.4
- MariaDB 11.4.9
- PHP versions 5.6 through 8.4
- Postfix 3.8.6
- Dovecot 2.3.21
- WP-CLI 2.12.0
- Composer 2.9.1
- Various other utilities (Node.js, Git, ImageMagick, etc.)
PHP 5.6 is the lowest version supported on the server. Keep in mind that 8.0 and older do not receive security fixes. You should upgrade to PHP 8.1 as soon as possible. EOL versions are offered for convenience.
Some software like Postfix and Dovecot might appear outdated, but these are managed by Ubuntu and receive backported fixes from upstream. We use Ubuntu LTS for a stable base.
Protection from hacks and malware
We use Monarx on the server. Monarx is a modern cloud-based antimalware solution which monitors and remedies infections in real-time. Plus some other buzzwords. We've found it works well. Of course, nothing is a silver bullet. Please make sure to keep sites updated as much as possible.
Enhance
Enhance is a modern hosting control panel with advanced features like containerization for individual sites. This allows for improved security and neat features like dedicated Redis instances for each site.
Where the servers reside
The main server lives in Hetzner's data center in Falkenstein. This is a modern and secure facility that isn't made out of flammable materials like plywood. That's important.
Here's an excellent video of what the Falkenstein DC looks like:
We understand that hosting the main server in Germany adds latency, especially when the other servers are in different locations. We're limited to where Hetzner offers dedicated servers.
The Enhance server is located in Hetzner's leased Ashburn DC. The DNS server is in Hillsboro. These VPS have their own backups at Hetzner. Different locations were chosen to minimize the impact of DC-wide issues.
The monitor server with Uptime Kuma is in Finland 🇫🇮
