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A step-by-step optimization of a real Node.js Docker image, from a 1.2GB monster to a 78MB production container. Each technique is benchmarked, copy-paste ready, and explained with the trade-offs.

🔧 pyinfra turns Python code into shell commands and runs them on your servers. Execute ad-hoc commands and write declarative operations. Target SSH servers, local machine and Docker containers. Fas...

Yes, plain Docker Compose can still run production workloads in 2026—if you close the operational gaps it leaves: cleanup, healing, image pinning, socket security, and updates.

Last night, I was rejected from yet another pitch night. It was just the pre-interview, and the problem wasn't my product. I already have MRR. I already have users who depend on it every day.

If you have ever tried to put an app on AWS, you know that you first need to absorb a ton of knowledge about AWS networking.

Vercel Security Checkpoint

I’ve used Mullvad as my VPN provider for a few years. Their service is good, they provide keys for 5 devices, rely on the Wireguard protocol, and offer alternative configurations as well. Despite that, my needs have changed and I wanted to be able to have granular control over DNS queries and the ability to connect my various devices on my network through simple addresses, such as http://emby.home.server. Enter Wireguard, Pi-Hole and Unbound.

A portfolio website for Bhargav. Software developer based in Berlin,Germany.

Stories you never want to feel on your own skin

Forget the DevOps-only myth — Docker is your everyday dev toolkit. Learn essential commands for images, containers, volumes, networks, and more.

Documentation of BunkerWeb, the open source and next generation WAF.

Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀. Contribute to nektos/act development by creating an account on GitHub.

A practical guide to securely managing secrets in Docker Compose for production deployments

Sets up AWS infrastructure to send an automated daily email with three words in the language and difficulty of your choice, along with their translations and examples. - ThReinecke/email_vocabulary

Technical courses by Sid Palas (DevOps Directive)

> **Update**: there's now a [companion repo](https://gitlab.com/danielquinn/developing-with-docker-demo) to serve as a demonstration of the below. You'd think that this topic would have been done to …

Why We Recommend Hetzner to Try Out the UMH: it is at least 4x–10x less expensive than AWS and Azure for similar VM instances.

My post on how I like to manage servers. I cover SSH, networking, log rotation, and server management basics.

Simple checklist to help you deploying the most important areas of the GNU/Linux production systems - work in progress. - trimstray/linux-hardening-checklist