Blog # From the ZCP team Product announcements, engineering posts, tutorials, and stories from a Canadian-owned cloud platform. ![Object storage. Encryption is here. Optional encryption at rest in YUL and YOW.](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/object-storage-encryption-now-available.webp) Announcements November 8, 2026 ### [Object Storage Encryption Is Now Available on ZCP](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/object-storage-encryption-now-available) Opt in to server-side encryption for ZCP object storage in YUL and YOW, with SSE-S3 or ZSoftly-managed SSE-KMS and bucket defaults for new uploads. ZSoftly Team 2 min read Read post ## From Engineering, Tutorials, and Company ![ZCP branded cover reading Even On-Prem, Servers Should Be Cattle, Not Pets on a deep blue grid](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/even-on-prem-servers-should-be-cattle-not-pets.webp) Engineering September 19, 2026 ### [Even On-Prem, Servers Should Be Cattle, Not Pets](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/even-on-prem-servers-should-be-cattle-not-pets) How we rebuilt our authoritative DNS design around independently operable roles, a reversible cutover, and observability that describes the system we now run. Ditah Kumbong 11 min read ![ZCP tutorial cover reading Launch a VM. Self-host your apps.](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/deploy-your-first-vm.webp) Tutorials June 19, 2026 ### [Deploy Dokploy on ZCP: Launch a VM and Self-Host Your Apps](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/deploy-your-first-vm) A step-by-step guide to launching a virtual machine and installing Dokploy on ZSoftly Cloud Platform, entirely from the portal. Self-host your apps and databases with Git deploys and automatic TLS. Ditah Kumbong 4 min read ![ZCP company update: Prepaid, Postpaid, and Manual. How each payment mode works, and how to pick one.](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/payment-modes-on-zcp-prepaid-postpaid-manual.webp) Company September 7, 2026 ### [Prepaid, Postpaid, and Manual Billing on ZCP](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/payment-modes-on-zcp-prepaid-postpaid-manual) What Prepaid, Postpaid, and Manual billing mean on ZCP, how each one works day to day, and how to pick the right one at signup. Ditah Kumbong 4 min read ## Latest posts ![ZCP CLI and Terraform provider v1.3.0 release](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/zcp-cli-terraform-profile-auth.webp) Announcements November 5, 2026 ### [ZCP CLI and Terraform Provider v1.3.0](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/zcp-cli-terraform-profile-auth) ZCP CLI and Terraform provider v1.3.0 share CLI profiles, make credential selection explicit, and fix inactive subscription listings. Ditah Kumbong 1 min read ![ZCP engineering cover about approved office egress for remote teams](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/remote-teams-office-network.webp) Engineering November 4, 2026 ### [How Zenphry Built a Reusable Office Connection for Its Remote Team](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/remote-teams-office-network) How Zenphry built an approved remote-access foundation with a Headscale VPN control plane on ZCP, a Dallas exit node, Tailscale clients, and managed routers. ZSoftly Team 4 min read ![ZCP engineering cover about shared development workstations on ZCP](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/shared-development-workstation-orca-zcp.webp) Engineering November 4, 2026 ### [Why I Love Orca for ZSoftly’s Development Workstations](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/shared-development-workstation-orca-zcp) How ZSoftly is designing dedicated developer workstations on ZCP, with Orca across interactive work and a separate CI/CD path for execution. Ditah Kumbong 4 min read ![ZCP branded cover for How to Reach ZSoftly by Email, with the headline on a deep blue grid](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/how-to-reach-zsoftly-by-email.webp) Announcements November 2, 2026 ### [How to Reach ZSoftly by Email](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/how-to-reach-zsoftly-by-email) ZSoftly now handles customer email in one shared inbox. Use this guide to pick the right address for account, support, security and abuse messages. ZSoftly Team 2 min read ![ZCP cover with a certificate, a badge and stacked level tiers, titled ZCP certification.](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/why-we-are-building-zcp-training-and-certification.webp) Announcements October 20, 2026 ### [Why We Are Building ZCP Certification](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/why-we-are-building-zcp-training-and-certification) ZSoftly is launching ZCP certification in January 2027: four levels, free learning paths and labs, paid exams, and a learning platform built on Moodle with IOMAD. Ditah Kumbong 6 min read ![ZCP Engineering cover for A Backup Is Not a Disaster Recovery Plan](https://zsoftly.ca/images/blog/2026/backup-is-not-disaster-recovery.webp) Engineering October 12, 2026 ### [A Backup Is Not a Disaster Recovery Plan](https://zsoftly.ca/blog/backup-is-not-disaster-recovery) A successful backup job does not prove you can recover. Separation, verification, restore testing, and operational ownership create real disaster recovery readiness. ZSoftly Team 4 min read