Project Overview We are launching a web hosting platform and looking for an experienced DevOps / Infrastructure Architect to design and set up our initial hosting architecture. The goal is to build a stable and scalable infrastructure capable of supporting ~1000 hosting clients in the first phase. We are looking for someone who has real production experience with Linux servers, hosting environments, and cloud infrastructure, not just CI/CD pipelines. ________________________________________ Infrastructure Stack (Planned) Our infrastructure will likely run on **Hetzner dedicated servers. Core components expected: • Linux server infrastructure • Hosting control panel (likely CyberPanel or similar) • Automation integration with WHMCS • Reverse proxy / load balancing • Monitoring and alerting • Backup infrastructure • Security hardening DNS and protection layer will likely use Cloudflare. ________________________________________ Scope of Work The selected DevOps engineer will help us: 1. Design the hosting infrastructure architecture 2. Configure and deploy initial servers 3. Setup hosting nodes 4. Configure load balancing 5. Setup monitoring system (Prometheus/Grafana or similar) 6. Setup backup architecture 7. Configure server security best practices 8. Provide documentation for ongoing server management The goal is to deliver a stable production-ready infrastructure. ________________________________________ Deliverables • Infrastructure architecture diagram • Fully configured hosting servers • Monitoring and alert system • Backup system • Security configuration • Documentation for system administrators ________________________________________ Required Skills Strong experience with: • Linux server administration • Web server stacks (Nginx / Apache / OpenLiteSpeed) • Cloud or dedicated server infrastructure • Containerization (Docker) • Infrastructure automation • Monitoring systems • Networking and DNS Bonus experience with: • Hosting platforms • CyberPanel or cPanel • WHMCS automation • Large-scale web infrastructure ________________________________________ Important To filter serious candidates, please answer the following in your proposal: 1. Describe the largest infrastructure you have managed. 2. How would you design hosting infrastructure for 1000 websites? 3. Which tools would you use for monitoring and backups? ________________________________________ Project Duration Estimated timeline: 2–4 weeks This is an initial architecture setup project. Future DevOps work may follow depending on performance. ________________________________________ Budget Project-based. Open to proposals based on experience. ________________________________________ About Us We are a technology company launching a hosting platform alongside our web development and digital services business. ________________________________________