In today’s digital age, your website isn’t just a digital presence—it’s a crucial part of your business’s identity and success. A modern website is more than aesthetics; it’s about performance, user experience, and staying ahead of the competition. Here’s why 2024 is the perfect time to invest in a modern website: 1. Mobile-First Design: Reach…
Deploying applications in Kubernetes poses challenges, and while Helm has been a standard tool, it has limitations such as lack of dry-run capability and advanced error handling. Nelm, a part of the Werf project, is emerging as a robust, backward-compatible alternative to Helm with features like Server-Side Apply, advanced resource status tracking, and improved chart…
Minilog, featured on September 11th, 2024 in Developer Tools, is a new log monitoring and real-time event alert tool. This marks Minilog’s first launch. Click here to read more
Seamless deployments in Kubernetes can minimize application downtime by using advanced strategies such as Blue/Green and Canary deployments. Key techniques include rolling updates, label matching, and detailed pod management using the `spec.selector.matchLabels` field. By understanding built-in deployment strategies, configuring readiness probes, and implementing graceful shutdowns, you can ensure smooth transitions during updates. Advanced strategies provide…
Outline speedrunning involves creating a detailed outline of a project, breaking it down into smaller tasks recursively, completing them quickly without perfecting, and then refining the project once it’s done. This method, compared to the traditional ‘loading-bar’ style, can significantly speed up tasks like writing and programming by increasing momentum and reducing stress. The key…
Helm and Kustomize remain the most popular Kubernetes configuration tools in 2024, integrated with various CI/CD tools and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) systems. Other notable tools include Kompose, cdk8s, Tanka, Kapitan, Ytt, and several others. The article reviews their popularity and integration within the Kubernetes ecosystem, addressing challenges such as complexity, YAML syntax issues, and…
The post discusses the benefits of using PostgREST to replace traditional SQL queries in PostgreSQL databases. It outlines the process of setting up PostgREST, a standalone web server that converts PostgreSQL databases into RESTful APIs, simplifying database interactions. The author shares their experience migrating from MySQL to PostgreSQL and how PostgREST helped streamline their PHP…
GitOps combines Git and Operations to apply continuous deployment to cloud-native applications using Git as the single source of truth for infrastructure and applications. Benefits include consistency, traceability, security, faster recovery, and improved developer experience. Argo CD and Flux CD are popular tools for implementing GitOps, with step-by-step installation guides provided for both. Best practices…
The post discusses the author’s experience with self-hosting a range of services using a Proxmox cluster, Mikrotik networking equipment, and external VPS. The author values independence and the learning opportunities that self-hosting provides. He recounts troubleshooting various issues including power outages, redundant DNS, hardware failures, and VPS downtime. The author concludes that self-hosting improves your…
Docker Compose is a powerful tool designed for managing applications that run in multiple Docker containers. It allows you to define your entire application stack in a single YAML file, including each microservice, its configuration, and how they interact. This makes it easy to quickly spin up complex applications for development, testing, and production environments….
