Tag: devops

All the articles with the tag "devops".

• Docker Compose Environment Variable Precedence

  22 Oct, 2025

  Three ways to set env vars in Docker Compose. Only one wins. Here's which and why it breaks your configs.

• Podman Quadlets: Running Containers Without the Docker Daemon (or Your Sanity)

  11 Oct, 2025

  Podman runs containers without a daemon — and Quadlets let systemd manage them natively. Here's why that's actually great for self-hosting.

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

  24 Sep, 2025

  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

  22 Sep, 2025

  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

  14 Sep, 2025

  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.

• Open Source Security: Scanning Your Dependencies Before They Scan You

  25 Aug, 2025

  Supply chain attacks are real. Use syft, grype, trivy, and osv-scanner to generate SBOMs, scan containers, and find vulnerable dependencies before they find you.

• Portainer vs Dockge: Managing Containers Without the Terminal

  21 Aug, 2025

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

• Loki vs ELK Stack: Taming Your Logs Without Taming Your Budget

  21 Aug, 2025

  Loki vs ELK Stack for self-hosted log aggregation: compare RAM usage, query power, complexity, and cost. Docker Compose setup for Loki + Promtail + Grafana.

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

  20 Aug, 2025

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

• Plex Optimization: Remote Access, Transcoding, and Taming the Beast

  9 Aug, 2025

  Make Plex actually fast: enable hardware transcoding, fix remote access without relay, tune Docker env vars, and decide if Jellyfin is calling your name.

• Traefik vs Nginx Proxy Manager: Reverse Proxies for Humans

  2 Aug, 2025

  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

  28 Jul, 2025

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