Blog
Articles on hosting, software
and the digital world.
API Rate Limiting: Token Bucket, Sliding Window and Redis Implementation
API rate limiting algorithms — fixed window, sliding window, token bucket, leaky bucket and distributed implementation with Redis.
GraphQL vs REST: Which API Style Should You Pick and When
Compare GraphQL and REST — query/mutation, the N+1 problem, caching, subscriptions, over-fetching and which scenario each one fits.
Advanced TypeScript: Generics, Utility Types and Conditional Types
Advanced TypeScript — generics, utility types (Partial, Pick, Omit, Record), conditional types, infer, template literal types and mapped types.
Vue 3 Composition API: Reactivity, Refs and Composables
Vue 3 Composition API — ref, reactive, computed, watch, composables, lifecycle hooks and comparison to the Options API.
Next.js 15 App Router: Server Components, Streaming and Parallel Routes
Master the Next.js 15 App Router — React Server Components, streaming, Suspense, parallel and intercepting routes, server actions and modern React.
OpenTelemetry Distributed Tracing: Microservice Observability
Distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry — spans, trace context, auto-instrumentation, Jaeger and OTLP export setup guide.
Elastic Stack (ELK): Log Analysis with Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana
Centralized log management with the ELK Stack — Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana and Filebeat setup, index management and log search.
Prometheus and Grafana Server Monitoring: Metric Collection Guide
Set up production-grade monitoring with Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, node_exporter, Alertmanager and PromQL queries.
Ansible Server Automation: Playbooks, Roles and Inventory
Agentless server management with Ansible — playbooks, roles, inventory, vault, idempotent tasks and a full setup-automation guide.
Terraform Infrastructure as Code: AWS, Azure and Hetzner Examples
Manage infrastructure as code with Terraform — HCL syntax, providers, modules, state, workspaces and practical AWS and Hetzner examples.
Kubernetes Basics: Pods, Deployments, Services and Ingress
Kubernetes fundamentals — Pod, Deployment, Service, Ingress, ConfigMap, Secret, autoscaling and essential kubectl commands for getting started.
Docker Compose: Multi-Service Architecture and Production Deployment
Build multi-container apps with Docker Compose — web, DB, cache and reverse proxy services, network and volume management, production best practices.
GitHub Actions CI/CD: Node.js Workflows, Deploys and Docker Builds
Write GitHub Actions workflows — Node.js tests, Docker builds, SSH deploys, secret management and matrix strategy for a complete CI/CD pipeline.
WebSocket vs Server-Sent Events: Making the Right Real-time Choice
Compare WebSocket and Server-Sent Events — full-duplex vs one-way, use cases, Socket.io, reconnection and proxy compatibility.
Redis Fundamentals: Cache, Pub/Sub, Session Store and Persistence
Redis use cases in production — cache, session store, rate limit, queue, pub/sub, persistence (RDB/AOF) and cluster architecture.
Database Backup Strategies: Full, Incremental, PITR and the 3-2-1 Rule
Design a production backup plan — full vs incremental, Point-in-Time Recovery, the 3-2-1 rule and practical examples for MySQL and PostgreSQL.
SQL Query Optimization: JOIN Strategies, Subqueries and Index Usage
Speed up slow SQL queries — read EXPLAIN output, understand JOIN types, apply index strategies, compare subqueries and CTEs with examples.
MySQL vs PostgreSQL: Data Model, Performance and Scenario Comparison
Compare MySQL and PostgreSQL — data types, ACID, JSON support, performance, replication and which scenarios fit which database.
Total 136 posts · Page 6/8
Minecraft & Game Guides
Server setup, plugins, optimization guides in our gaming section.