# Guides & automation

Source: https://docs.sliplane.io/guides

Practical walkthroughs for connecting your stack, securing your services, and automating deployments.

## Build on Sliplane

[Deploy with GitHub Actions](/guides/github-actions)

Build and publish containers from your CI pipeline.

[Connect Cloudflare](/guides/cloudflare)

Configure DNS and SSL for your services.

[Add basic authentication](/guides/basic-auth)

Put a password in front of an HTTP service.

[Browse persistent files](/guides/file-browser)

Manage your files with a browser-based interface.

[Automate with the REST API](https://ctrl.sliplane.io)

Manage infrastructure programmatically.

## Deploy popular software

* [n8n](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-n8n-the-easy-way) - Workflow automation
* [Open WebUI + Ollama](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-openwebui-ollama-the-easy-way) - Local LLMs
* [Grafana](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-grafana-the-easy-way) - Monitoring & dashboards
* [Nextcloud](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-nextcloud-the-easy-way) - Cloud storage
* [Activepieces](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-activepieces-the-easy-way) - Workflow automation
* [Paperless-ngx](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-paperless-ngx-the-easy-way) - Document management
* [Qdrant](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-qdrant-the-easy-way) - Vector database
* [OpenCloud](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-opencloud-the-easy-way) - Cloud collaboration
* [Kimai](https://sliplane.io/blog/self-hosting-kimai-the-easy-way) - Time tracking
* [Ghost](https://sliplane.io/blog/deploy-ghost-with-docker-on-sliplane) - Blogging platform
* [Uptime Kuma](https://sliplane.io/blog/how-to-host-uptime-kuma) - Uptime monitoring

More tutorials can be found in the [tutorials section](https://sliplane.io/categories/tutorials) on our blog.

## Security, data & backups

* [Private Networking](/private-networking/overview) - Restrict access to services by configuring private networks
* [Access Control](/services/access-control) - Restrict access to TCP/UDP services by IP
* [Basic Auth](/guides/basic-auth) - Add authentication to HTTP services
* [SSH Access](/services/ssh) - Connect to your containers via SSH
* [Volumes & Backups](/servers/volumes) - Persistent storage with automated daily backups
* [Setup TLS for PostgreSQL in Docker](https://sliplane.io/blog/setup-tls-for-postgresql-in-docker) (blog)
* [Backup & Restore Postgres via SSH Tunnel](https://sliplane.io/blog/backup-and-restore-postgres-via-ssh-tunnel) (blog)
* [Best Practices for Postgres in Docker](https://sliplane.io/blog/best-practices-for-postgres-in-docker) (blog)