Knowledge base for software setup, errors, and daily tool work.

Fix Nginx 'upstream connection refused' When Talking to PHP-FPM

You're seeing upstream connection refused in your Nginx error log, and your site...

Chrome Using Too Much RAM? Here's How to Fix It

If your computer slows down or fans spin up when Chrome is open, you're likely seeing Chrome ...

Fix pnpm Permission Denied Errors on macOS

When running pnpm on macOS, you may encounter a EACCES: permission denied error, esp...

Checklist for Troubleshooting Nginx Permission Denied Errors

Understanding the Problem

When Nginx returns a 403 Forbidden or logs an error like ...