# Private DevOps

> Senior DevOps consultancy for startups and scale-ups: Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, SRE, security, and CI/CD. Direct access to senior engineers, no middlemen and no offshoring, with AI-augmented delivery.

Private DevOps LTD was founded in 2017 by Stanislav Stoyanov, who has 20+ years of hands-on production infrastructure experience. Every client works directly with a senior engineer who owns their stack, not a ticket queue or a rotating bench. Based in Sofia, Bulgaria and serving clients worldwide in English and Bulgarian. Emergency technical support is available 24/7. Primary expertise: Kubernetes, AWS and multi-cloud, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), security hardening and CVE response, CI/CD pipelines, server management, and e-commerce performance (Magento, WordPress).

## Services - Cloud, Kubernetes & Reliability

- [Kubernetes Management](https://privatedevops.com/services/kubernetes-management): Full lifecycle K8s, setup, upgrades, scaling, monitoring, and incident response
- [Kubernetes for Next.js](https://privatedevops.com/services/kubernetes-for-nextjs): Production Kubernetes tuned for Next.js, SSR, ISR, and streaming AI endpoints
- [SRE Services](https://privatedevops.com/services/sre): Site Reliability Engineering, SLOs and error budgets, production-readiness reviews, incident response, and blameless postmortems
- [DevOps as a Service](https://privatedevops.com/services/devops-as-a-service): Senior DevOps on retainer through monthly hour packages
- [Infrastructure Management](https://privatedevops.com/services/infrastructure-management): Ongoing ops and maintenance for Magento, Laravel, and legacy systems
- [Monitoring & Observability](https://privatedevops.com/services/monitoring-observability): Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, and ELK, with dashboards, alerting, and APM
- [Security & Compliance](https://privatedevops.com/services/security-compliance): Server hardening, CVE triage, zero-trust architecture, and SOC2 readiness
- [Disaster Recovery & Backup](https://privatedevops.com/services/disaster-recovery-backup): Tested DR plans, cross-cloud quorum, and restore drills
- [Cloud Management](https://privatedevops.com/services/cloud-management): Multi-cloud and hybrid environment management
- [AWS Cloud Management](https://privatedevops.com/services/aws-cloud-management): AWS-native operations, compute, databases, CDN, and IAM
- [Cloud Cost Optimization](https://privatedevops.com/services/cloud-cost-optimization): Right-sizing, reserved capacity, and architecture changes that cut cloud spend

## Services - Setup, Architecture & Delivery

- [Infrastructure Setup](https://privatedevops.com/services/infrastructure-setup): Production-grade cloud infrastructure from scratch using infrastructure as code
- [Architecture & Planning](https://privatedevops.com/services/architecture-planning): Infrastructure audits, tech-debt assessment, and migration roadmaps
- [CI/CD Pipeline Setup](https://privatedevops.com/services/ci-cd-pipeline-setup): GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD GitOps workflows
- [Migration Services](https://privatedevops.com/services/migration-services): Zero-downtime migrations, on-prem to cloud, EC2 to EKS
- [API-as-a-Service on AWS](https://privatedevops.com/services/api-as-a-service): Managed API platforms built on AWS

## Services - Servers & Performance

- [Servers Management](https://privatedevops.com/services/servers-management): Patching, monitoring, and security for bare-metal and VPS
- [Plesk Servers Management](https://privatedevops.com/services/plesk-servers-management): Managed Plesk hosting operations
- [cPanel Servers Management](https://privatedevops.com/services/cpanel-servers-management): Managed cPanel hosting operations
- [Server Setup & Optimization](https://privatedevops.com/services/server-optimization): Performance tuning for web servers, PHP, databases, and caching
- [Magento 2 Speed Optimization](https://privatedevops.com/services/magento-2-speed-optimization): LCP and Core Web Vitals tuning for Magento 2 stores
- [WordPress Speed Optimization](https://privatedevops.com/services/wordpress-speed-optimization): Performance and caching tuning for WordPress

## Case Studies

Real engagements with measurable outcomes: https://privatedevops.com/case-studies

- [Headless Commerce Migration](https://privatedevops.com/case-studies/headless-commerce-migration): Re-platforming an e-commerce store to a headless architecture
- [Cloud Security Hardening](https://privatedevops.com/case-studies/cloud-security-hardening): Closing security gaps across a cloud estate
- [Infrastructure Cost Optimization](https://privatedevops.com/case-studies/infrastructure-cost-optimization): Cutting cloud spend without losing performance
- [The 3 Second Timeout](https://privatedevops.com/case-studies/the-3-second-timeout): Diagnosing a production latency and timeout incident

## Articles (Guides & Tutorials)

In-depth technical guides: https://privatedevops.com/articles

- [Infrastructure as Code, Terraform vs Pulumi](https://privatedevops.com/articles/infrastructure-as-code-terraform-vs-pulumi): Choosing an IaC tool and the trade-offs
- [Magento 2 Speed Levers That Actually Move LCP](https://privatedevops.com/articles/magento-2-speed-levers-that-actually-move-lcp): The changes that measurably improve Magento LCP
- [Hardening a Fresh Ubuntu 24.04 VPS in 15 Minutes](https://privatedevops.com/articles/hardening-fresh-ubuntu-24-04-vps-15-minutes): A fast, practical server hardening checklist

## News (Security & Industry)

Latest DevOps and security news, fact-checked against primary sources: https://privatedevops.com/news

- [You Can Now Run 200B AI Models On A Desktop Without The Cloud](https://privatedevops.com/news/amd-ryzen-ai-max-395-run-large-models-locally): What AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 128GB unified memory really means for local AI, cost, and privacy
- [Ansible authorized_key Privilege Escalation, CVE-2026-11837](https://privatedevops.com/news/ansible-authorized-key-privilege-escalation-cve-2026-11837): Local privesc in ansible.posix, who is at risk and how to mitigate
- [npm v12 Blocks Install Scripts by Default](https://privatedevops.com/news/npm-v12-blocks-install-scripts-prepare-your-ci): What changes in npm v12 and how to prepare your CI
- [Spectra Gutenberg Blocks RCE, CVE-2026-7465](https://privatedevops.com/news/spectra-gutenberg-blocks-rce-cve-2026-7465): WordPress RCE triage by trust level

## Blog (Perspective & How-To)

DevOps perspective and how-tos: https://privatedevops.com/blog

- [Twenty Five Years From Compiling Apache by Hand to Prompting an AI](https://privatedevops.com/twenty-five-years-compiling-apache-to-prompting-ai): How DevOps changed and why judgment still matters in the AI era
- [SRE vs DevOps and Why the Difference Decides Your Uptime](https://privatedevops.com/sre-vs-devops-difference-uptime): What SRE actually is and when you need it
- [How to Start Doing SRE With SLOs and Error Budgets](https://privatedevops.com/how-to-start-sre-slos-error-budgets): A practical first-steps guide with a worked example

## Free DevOps Tools

27 free, no-signup tools for DevOps and infrastructure teams (speed tests, cost calculators, assessments, SSL, DNS, email deliverability): https://privatedevops.com/tools

- [Website Speed Test](https://privatedevops.com/tools/website-speed-test): Enter any URL to measure server response time, TTFB, page size, and compression. Instant results, no signup required.
- [WordPress Speed & Security Test](https://privatedevops.com/tools/wordpress-speed-test): Deep scan for WordPress sites - server speed, caching plugin detection, REST API exposure, XML-RPC, login page security, theme, and WooCommerce detection.
- [Magento Performance & Cache Test](https://privatedevops.com/tools/magento-speed-test): Deep scan for Magento stores - Full Page Cache status, Varnish detection, admin panel exposure, REST API security, CSS/JS merge, and theme analysis.
- [Security Scanner](https://privatedevops.com/tools/website-security-scanner): Scan your website for security headers, SSL configuration, and common vulnerabilities. Instant security grade.
- [Server Performance Test](https://privatedevops.com/tools/server-performance-test): Full server health check - response time, TTFB, page weight, compression, SSL grade, security headers, and HTTP version. Similar to Pingdom but free.
- [Plesk Server Scanner](https://privatedevops.com/tools/plesk-server-scanner): Deep scan for Plesk servers - panel detection on port 8443, Plesk version, web server type, PHP version, webmail, WAF/ModSecurity status, and performance metrics.
- [cPanel Server Scanner](https://privatedevops.com/tools/cpanel-server-scanner): Deep scan for cPanel servers - panel on port 2083, WHM access, cPanel version, webmail, PHP version, web server type, ModSecurity, and AutoSSL status.
- [K8s Cost Calculator](https://privatedevops.com/tools/kubernetes-cost-calculator): Estimate your Kubernetes infrastructure cost and see how much you could save with managed K8s.
- [Downtime Cost Calculator](https://privatedevops.com/tools/downtime-cost-calculator): Calculate how much downtime is really costing your business. See the impact of proactive monitoring.
- [DevOps Hours Estimator](https://privatedevops.com/tools/devops-hours-estimator): Estimate how many DevOps hours your team needs per month based on your infrastructure.
- [Cloud Waste Calculator](https://privatedevops.com/tools/cloud-cost-savings-calculator): Estimate how much you could save on your monthly cloud bill. Most companies waste 25-35% of their cloud spend.
- [RTO/RPO Calculator](https://privatedevops.com/tools/disaster-recovery-calculator): Estimate how long it would take to recover your system after a failure, and how much data you could lose. Based on your backup strategy.
- [Deploy Time Calculator](https://privatedevops.com/tools/cicd-pipeline-calculator): See how much time your team could save with an optimized CI/CD pipeline.
- [Complexity Assessment](https://privatedevops.com/tools/infrastructure-complexity-assessment): Answer 4 quick questions to get your infrastructure complexity score and personalized recommendations.
- [Monitoring Readiness](https://privatedevops.com/tools/monitoring-readiness-assessment): Check how well your infrastructure is monitored. Answer 8 quick questions to find blind spots.
- [Migration Planner](https://privatedevops.com/tools/cloud-migration-planner): Get an estimated timeline and risk assessment for your cloud migration in under a minute.
- [Infrastructure Planner](https://privatedevops.com/tools/cloud-infrastructure-planner): Describe your project requirements and get a recommended architecture with estimated cost.
- [Cloud Health Assessment](https://privatedevops.com/tools/cloud-health-assessment): Quick 6-question assessment of your cloud environment health. Find gaps before they become incidents.
- [AWS Cost Estimator](https://privatedevops.com/tools/aws-cost-estimator): Estimate your monthly AWS bill based on your resource usage. Get optimization recommendations.
- [SSL Certificate Checker](https://privatedevops.com/tools/ssl-certificate-checker): Check any domain's SSL certificate - expiry date, certificate chain, trust status, SANs, and cipher details. Instant results.
- [CSR Decoder](https://privatedevops.com/tools/csr-decoder): Paste your Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to decode and verify its contents - Common Name, Organization, Key Size, and more.
- [Certificate Decoder](https://privatedevops.com/tools/ssl-certificate-decoder): Paste an SSL certificate in PEM format to decode its details - subject, issuer, validity dates, SANs, key info, and fingerprints.
- [Certificate Key Matcher](https://privatedevops.com/tools/certificate-key-matcher): Verify that an SSL certificate and private key are a matching pair. Paste both to check compatibility before installation.
- [Mail Score Checker](https://privatedevops.com/tools/email-configuration-checker): Check your domain's email setup - MX records, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, BIMI, and reverse DNS. Get a mail deliverability score with actionable recommendations.
- [Email Blacklist Checker](https://privatedevops.com/tools/email-blacklist-checker): Check if your domain or IP is blacklisted on 25+ major email blacklists (DNSBL). Instant results with clear listed/clean/timeout status.
- [DNS Record Lookup](https://privatedevops.com/tools/dns-record-lookup): Look up all DNS records for any domain - A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS, CNAME, and SOA records. Detect DNS provider and view TTL values.
- [Reverse DNS Lookup](https://privatedevops.com/tools/reverse-dns-lookup): Check reverse DNS (PTR) records for any IP address or domain. Verify that your mail server IP has proper PTR configuration for email deliverability.

## Contact

- Website: https://privatedevops.com/contact
- Email: hello@privatedevops.com
- Emergency technical support (24/7): https://privatedevops.com/emergency-technical-support
- Founder: Stanislav Stoyanov, https://www.linkedin.com/in/privatedevops/
- Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/privatedevops

## Optional

- [About](https://privatedevops.com/about): Company and founder background
- [Industries](https://privatedevops.com/industries): Sector-specific infrastructure (e-commerce, SaaS, and more)
- [Packages](https://privatedevops.com/packages): Productized engagement tiers
- [Free DevOps Tools](https://privatedevops.com/tools): Website and server speed tests, DNS and mail checks, assessments
- [Pricing Calculator](https://privatedevops.com/calculator): Estimate infrastructure and engagement cost
- [Careers](https://privatedevops.com/careers): Open roles
- [Full content map](https://privatedevops.com/llms-full.txt): Expanded version of this file with full service descriptions and FAQs inline