Tag: devops

EmDash: WordPress Done Right, Finally

Cloudflare rebuilt WordPress from scratch in TypeScript using AI agents. Sandboxed plugins, Astro themes, self-hostable. It's called EmDash and it's actually interesting.

Logrotate & Compression

logrotate keeps your /var/log from eating the disk — configure rotation schedules, compression, and retention for any service log.

When systemd swallows your service logs

Service restart not showing logs? systemd hides stdout. Learn journalctl, systemctl status, and debugging workflows for silent systemd failures.

When to Use Structured Output (JSON Mode) in LLMs

JSON mode forces models to output valid JSON. When it's a lifesaver vs. when it's overkill and makes the model worse.

dotenv Files: The Mistakes That Leak Secrets

You committed .env.production once. Your database credentials are in git forever. Here's how to use dotenv without shooting yourself.

Using AI to Find Security Bugs in Your Code

Claude Code found a Linux vulnerability hidden for 23 years. You can use the same AI code auditing approach to find bugs in your own projects before attackers do.

Private Docker Registry with Harbor

Stop letting Docker Hub throttle your CI/CD. Run Harbor for RBAC, Trivy scanning, image replication, and a real UI — on infrastructure you control.

Alert Fatigue: Why Your Alerts Are Meaningless

You get 50 alerts a day and ignore all of them. That's not monitoring — that's noise. Here's how to build alerts people actually care about.

Docker Manager Showdown: Pick One

Portainer, Dockge, or Dockhand — three Docker management UIs compared. Find out which one fits your homelab or team setup in 2026.

Cloudflare Workers: Edge Without the PhD

Cloudflare Workers run your JS at the edge — no servers, no cold starts, 100k free req/day. Here's what they're actually good for.

Caddyfile Patterns That Actually Work

A practical cookbook of real-world Caddyfile patterns — reverse proxy, auth, redirects, SPA serving, rate limiting, and more.

Prometheus Scrape Intervals: The Hidden Tradeoff

Shorter intervals = more data. But also more storage, CPU load, and potential instability. Here's the tradeoff you're actually making.