Tag: docker

Trivy + Cosign: Scan and Sign Your Images

You're pulling container images from strangers on the internet. Trivy scans them for CVEs. Cosign proves they haven't been tampered with. Use both.

Prometheus + Grafana: Monitoring That Doesn't Lie to You

Prometheus scrapes metrics. Grafana makes them pretty. Alertmanager wakes you up at 2 AM. Here's how to wire all three together into a monitoring stack that actually works.

Docker BuildKit: Stop Building Images the Slow Way

Cache mounts, secret mounts, parallel stages — BuildKit turns your Dockerfile from a slow linear disaster into something that actually respects your time.

Wazuh: Open Source SIEM for Your Home Lab

Wazuh gives you SIEM, HIDS, FIM, and threat detection in one stack. Here's how to deploy it in your home lab with Docker and actually use it.

Rootless Docker: Run Without Root

Run Docker containers without root privileges — here's the security difference, the install steps, and the gotchas nobody tells you about.

Docker Networking Demystified

Docker networking confuses everyone at first. Here's the practical breakdown of bridge, host, overlay, and macvlan — with real Compose examples.

Lazydocker & Dive: Fix Your Docker CLI

Learn how lazydocker and dive make Docker manageable from your terminal. TUI dashboards, image layer analysis, CI integration, and optimization tips.

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.

De-Googling: Self-Hosted Replacements for Google Apps

Google Drive, Gmail, Photos, Calendar, Maps, Analytics — all replaceable with self-hosted alternatives that don't report your life back to Mountain View.

ctop and lazydocker: Docker Monitoring Tools

Forget docker stats. ctop and lazydocker give you real-time container insights with less friction than typing commands.

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.

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.