Tag: devops

Chaos Engineering: Break Things on Purpose Before They Break Themselves

Chaos engineering with Pumba for Docker container chaos and Toxiproxy for network failure simulation. Find the failures in staging before your users do in prod.

ArgoCD vs Flux: GitOps, When Your Git Repo Is the Source of Truth

ArgoCD vs Flux for Kubernetes GitOps: compare UI-focused ArgoCD with automation-first Flux CD. Sync workflows, install examples, and when to use each.

Docker Logging: From "Where Did My Logs Go?" to Centralized Bliss

Learn Docker logging from basics to centralized stacks. Master docker logs, logging drivers, log rotation, Loki+Grafana, and Fluentd setup with practical examples.

HashiCorp Vault: Stop Hardcoding Secrets Like It's 2012

HashiCorp Vault tutorial: Docker Compose setup, KV v2 secrets, AppRole auth, dynamic database credentials, PKI engine for internal certs, and auto-unseal with cloud KMS.

Woodpecker CI vs Drone CI: Lightweight Pipelines for People Who Hate Waiting

Woodpecker CI vs Drone CI compared: container-native pipelines, YAML syntax, Gitea integration, and why the license drama matters for self-hosters.

Nextcloud Advanced: Federation, Backups, and Making It Actually Performant

Nextcloud advanced configuration: Redis caching, federation setup, automated backups, occ command deep dive, LDAP, external storage, and PHP-FPM tuning.

Docker Security Hardening: 15 Things You're Doing Wrong Right Now

Stop running Docker containers like it's the Wild West. Learn 15 critical Docker security mistakes and practical fixes to harden your containers today.

MinIO vs SeaweedFS: Self-Hosted S3 Storage Without AWS Bills

MinIO vs SeaweedFS compared for self-hosted S3 storage: setup, performance, Docker Compose configs, S3 API compatibility, and which one fits your home lab or production workload.

Portainer vs Dockge: Managing Containers Without the Terminal

Portainer vs Dockge: two Docker GUIs for managing containers without the terminal. We compare features, setup, and which fits your self-hosting style.

DDoS Mitigation: Teaching Your Server to Say No Politely (Then Impolitely)

DDoS mitigation for self-hosters: Nginx rate limiting, Fail2ban, Cloudflare free tier, CrowdSec, and iptables tricks that actually work.

Traefik vs Nginx Proxy Manager: Reverse Proxies for Humans

Traefik vs Nginx Proxy Manager compared for self-hosters. Docker auto-discovery, SSL certs, GUI vs labels, performance, and when to pick each reverse proxy.

Wiki.js with GitSync: Documentation That Lives in Version Control Like It Should

Set up Wiki.js GitSync with GitHub or Gitea for docs-as-code. Version-controlled wikis, PR workflows, automated updates, and sane branch strategies.