Tag: docker

Distroless images contain only your app and its runtime, no shell, no package manager, no attack surface. Here's how to build them.

Learn multi-stage Docker builds to slash image sizes by 90%. Practical before/after examples for Node.js, Python, and Go with real size comparisons.

Master Traefik's label-based routing in Docker: entrypoints, routers, middlewares, TLS, and the mental model that makes it all click.

Your CI rebuilds node_modules from scratch every build. BuildKit, Docker's default builder since 23.0, fixes it with cache mounts, parallel stages, real secrets.

Set up Nginx Proxy Manager in Docker, get SSL certs, proxy hosts, access lists, and TCP streams, without reading a 40-page nginx manual.

Your container crashes and restarts. Your app is broken but says it's healthy. These are two different problems. Here's the distinction.

Nginx config demystified: server blocks, location matching, proxy_pass gotchas, rate limiting, and Docker Compose setup, with working examples.

Appwrite is self-hosted BaaS: auth, databases, storage, and serverless functions on hardware you control. Docker setup plus a Supabase/PocketBase comparison.

Your Linux box has hundreds of kernel knobs in /proc/sys that nobody ever touches. Most do not matter. Here are the handful that actually improve a Docker host.

Compare Watchtower and Diun for Docker container updates. Learn which auto-update tool fits your homelab with Compose examples, notifications, and filtering tips.

Uptime Kuma goes past HTTP checks: TCP, DNS, and Docker monitors, push monitors for cron jobs, public status pages, and the scripting API that actually exists.

Tired of manually updating containers? Watchtower handles it. But if you set it wrong, you'll wake up to broken apps. Here's how to do it right.