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DevOps & Infrastructure
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Cloudflare
Cloudflare Workers User Management and Session Framework
Stateful sessions on Cloudflare Workers beat JWT sprawl when your admin needs context and data persistence.
AWS
How Does Cloudflare Workers Compare to AWS Lambda?
Cloudflare Workers beat Lambda on latency, cold starts, and pricing - I'm migrating production apps to the edge.
AWS
Simple Wufoo Style Form Handling Using AWS
Build your own Wufoo with TypeScript and AWS - serverless forms that store data and send alerts automatically.
AWS
AWS Lambda and EFS Troubleshooting
EFS unlocks 512MB+ file storage for Lambda, but connection errors have common fixes you should know.
AWS
File Uploads to AWS S3 Made Easy!
Pre-signed S3 URLs let users upload files directly from browsers without touching your backend.
Docker
Allow GitLab CI to use Docker Registry with Self Signed Certs
GitLab CI can trust private Docker registries with self-signed certs - here's the dind config.
Docker
Solution for Docker Registry Error: certificate signed by unknown authority
Private Docker registries with self-signed SSL require special config - here's how to make Docker trust them.
AWS
AWS, Wordpress, Bitnami, and Ansible - A Journey
Switching from Bitnami AMIs to custom AWS setups gave me flexibility but required rethinking WordPress ops.
Oracle
error invoking target irman ioracle of makefile
Missing ljavavm12 library during Oracle installation? A simple file copy solves the error.
Linux
Installing GitLab on RedHat Enterprise 5 RHEL 5
Ubuntu-centric GitLab docs don't work on RHEL 5. Here's how to force it into submission.
Recent Server Downtimes
Hard drive failures took the site down. New RAID array means significantly better uptime ahead.
Cloudflare
More Speed!
mod_pagespeed and CloudFlare combine to deliver faster page loads and stronger reliability.
PHP and FastCGI
Converting Apache mod_php to FastCGI aims for better performance and scalability.
Spark::red
Sparkred SoftLayer Partner Blog
Sparkred partnership highlights SoftLayer's infrastructure advantages for tech-forward companies.
Performance
Boston Web Performance Meetup - JMeter and New Relic
Co-presenting on load testing and performance analytics using JMeter and New Relic at the Boston Web Performance Group Meetup, September 18th, 2012.
Performance
Apache Web Performance
Apache Performance presentation at Boston Web Performance Meetup covers optimization techniques for web servers.
Linux
rsync is MUCH faster than scp
Benchmark test reveals rsync outpaces scp by 2-10x on file transfers - practical performance comparison for deployment workflows.
Security
MySQL.com Hacked and Infected
MySQL.com security breach exposes critical vulnerabilities in web infrastructure.