Write for DIY Server Guide

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DIY Server Guide is looking for writers. If you’ve set something up, fixed something tricky or learned a tool the hard way, write it up and help the next admin get there faster.

What we publish

• Step-by-step guides: installing, configuring and securing a service on Linux or Windows Server.
• Homelab builds: Proxmox, Docker, NAS, networking, reverse proxies, DNS, backups.
• Fixes: “here’s the error, here’s why, here’s the fix”.
• Reviews and comparisons: hosting providers, hardware and tools you’ve actually used.

How it works

1. Pitch it. Email [email protected] with a working title, two or three lines on what the guide covers, and a link to anything you’ve written before (optional).
2. Get an account. We’ll set you up with a writer login.
3. Write your draft in the editor. Start from the Guide: full tutorial outline pattern so the structure is done for you.
4. Submit for review. An editor reads it, tests anything risky, and sends feedback or publishes it.
5. It goes live with your name, bio and a link to your site or profile. You’ll get an email when it’s published.

House style

• Test everything you publish, and say what you tested on (OS, version, date). Readers will copy and paste your commands.
• Put commands in Code blocks and set the language (bash, PowerShell, YAML…) so they get highlighting and a Copy button. One command per line where you can.
• Explain the why, not just the what. A sentence before each command is plenty.
• Use the callouts: Tip for shortcuts, Warning for anything that can lose data or lock someone out, Info for background.
• No secrets in screenshots or code. Blur or replace real IPs, hostnames, keys and passwords with placeholders like 203.0.113.10 or example.com.
• Original work only. Link to official docs freely, but don’t copy them.
• Disclose affiliations (employer, sponsorship, affiliate links) at the top of reviews.