About SNUBmonkey™

SNUBmonkey™ is a hands-on Linux and infrastructure education platform for system administrators, developers, tinkerers, and technical professionals who want practical knowledge—not recycled tutorials.

From Linux administration and cybersecurity to networking, automation, self-hosting, and performance optimization, we explore the technologies that power real-world infrastructure.

Our approach is straightforward: experiment, test, troubleshoot, understand, and document.

We believe technical knowledge is most valuable when it goes beyond theory. That's why our tutorials emphasize practical examples, commands, configurations, and troubleshooting techniques that help readers understand not just what to do, but why it works.

No recycled content. No unnecessary complexity. No filler.

Just practical technical knowledge built around real-world problems.

What We Do

SNUBmonkey™ covers the tools, technologies, and techniques used to build, manage, secure, and troubleshoot modern infrastructure.

Our main areas of focus include:

• Linux & System Administration — Server management, services, processes, filesystems, permissions, and system internals.
• Cybersecurity & Hardening — Security best practices, access controls, authentication, and infrastructure protection.
• Networking & Connectivity — DNS, SSH, VPNs, firewalls, reverse proxies, and network troubleshooting.
• Automation & Scripting — Bash, Ansible, and tools that make infrastructure management more efficient.
• Self-Hosting & Infrastructure — Running personal services, managing applications, and building independent infrastructure.
• Performance & Troubleshooting — Diagnosing errors, optimizing systems, and understanding what's happening under the hood.
• Practical Guides & Configurations — Step-by-step tutorials grounded in technical research, experimentation, and implementation.

Our objective goes beyond providing instructions.

We want readers to develop the technical understanding and confidence to solve problems independently.

Our History

Founded in 2020 by Yannick Coffi, SNUBmonkey™ grew out of a familiar frustration: finding reliable technical information online can sometimes be harder than solving the problem itself.

Documentation becomes outdated. Tutorials omit critical configuration details. Articles repeat the same explanations without demonstrating whether the proposed solutions work in practice.

For anyone administering Linux servers or maintaining infrastructure, these gaps matter. A command that looks correct on paper can behave differently in a real environment, and an incomplete configuration can create more problems than it solves.

SNUBmonkey™ was created to take a more practical approach to technical education.

Rather than focusing solely on what can be published, we focus on what can be investigated, understood, and explained clearly.

That means exploring technologies, testing solutions where practical, investigating unexpected behavior, and documenting the results—including the mistakes and troubleshooting steps that lead to a working solution.

Over time, the platform has developed around one central principle:

The goal isn't to publish more content, but to publish content worth using.

Our Mission

To make Linux, infrastructure, and cybersecurity knowledge more accessible through practical, technically sound, and clearly documented tutorials that bridge the gap between theory and implementation.

We want readers to do more than follow commands. We want them to understand the systems they work with, recognize potential problems, and develop the skills to solve them.

Our Vision

To build a trusted destination for real-world Linux and infrastructure education—one where technical accuracy, originality, experimentation, and practical value matter more than publishing volume.

We believe the best technical resources are those readers can return to, learn from, and apply when facing real challenges.

Our Philosophy

Technology is best understood through hands-on experience.

Read the documentation. Build the environment. Run the commands. Examine the output. Investigate the errors. Test the solution. Understand why it works.

And when something goes wrong, don't stop at the first workaround. Find out what happened.

This is the mindset behind SNUBmonkey™.

We experiment.
We test.
We break things.
We troubleshoot.
We fix them.
Then we document what we learn.

Some of the most valuable technical lessons come from understanding why something didn't work the first time.

Our Motto

Everything Linux. Learn without ever leaving your browser.

SNUBmonkey™ brings practical technical knowledge directly to your screen, helping you explore Linux, understand infrastructure, and develop your skills one problem at a time.

Whether you're managing production servers, building a home lab, automating repetitive tasks, securing your infrastructure, or simply curious about how things work, there's always something new to discover.

The Founder

Yannick Coffi is a Linux Systems Administrator, security-focused infrastructure professional, UX/UI web designer, and professional photographer.

His work brings together two complementary disciplines: the technical precision required to build and maintain reliable systems, and the creative thinking involved in designing clear, effective user experiences.

That combination influences how SNUBmonkey™ approaches technical education. Complex subjects should remain technically accurate while being presented in a way that makes them easier to understand and apply.

Driven by a long-standing interest in Linux and a preference for practical, original technical content, Yannick founded SNUBmonkey™ to share knowledge gained through experimentation, implementation, and troubleshooting.

His approach to technology reflects the philosophy behind the platform:

Don't just read about it.
Build it. Test it.
Break it. Understand it.

Then share what you've learned.

— The SNUBmonkey™ Team.