DevOps & Infrastructure
Docker Compose vs Kubernetes: What Small Teams Actually Need in 2026
Kubernetes is powerful and over-engineered for most small products. Docker Compose is simple and hits its limits faster than you'd think. Here's where the actual boundary is, with real configs for both.
OpenTelemetry in Node.js: Distributed Tracing From Zero to Production
Logs tell you what happened. Traces tell you why it was slow. This is the complete guide to wiring OpenTelemetry into a Node.js microservices stack - auto-instrumentation, custom spans, trace propagation across HTTP and queues, and sampling strategies that won't bankrupt you.
Beyond Zero-Downtime: Mastering State Persistence in Distributed Deployments
Zero-downtime deployment was the goal in 2018. In 2026, the challenge is 'State Continuity.' We explore how to manage database migrations and persistent WebSocket connections without dropping a single user session.
DevOps for Startups - What You Actually Need (And What to Skip)
Most startup DevOps guides tell you to set up Kubernetes. You don't need Kubernetes. Here's the minimal, effective DevOps setup for a product with under 100k users.
Cloud Hosting Comparison 2026: AWS vs GCP vs Azure vs Hetzner vs Vercel
Which cloud provider to choose for your startup in 2026. Real pricing comparison, performance benchmarks, and the hosting stack that makes sense at each stage.
Edge Functions: Moving Logic to the Network's Edge (2022)
Is the serverless era over? No, it's just moving closer to the user. Edge functions are the new standard for low-latency, globally-distributed logic.
Turborepo: High-Performance Monorepos with Remote Caching (2022)
The Vercel acquisition of Turborepo has put monorepos in the spotlight. Let's explore how task graphs and remote caching make builds sub-second.
Docker and CI/CD for a Small Dev Team: What We Actually Ship in Production
Not every team needs Kubernetes. Here's the Docker-based CI/CD setup we run for 6 production projects with a team of 8 - GitHub Actions, Docker Compose, Nginx, and zero Kubernetes.
Building Custom HCL Providers with the Terraform Go SDK (2019)
Infrastructure as Code is eating the world. Here is how to build your own Terraform provider using the Go-based Plugin SDK in 2019.
Docker Multi-Stage Builds: Slimming Down Your Production Images (2019)
Shipping a 1GB Node.js image is so 2017. In 2019, we use multi-stage builds to separate our build environment from our runtime environment, resulting in tiny, secure images.
The Rise of Containerization: Why We are Moving Our Production to Docker
The 'it works on my machine' era is over. In 2018, we are standardizing our development and production environments using Docker to solve the environment parity problem once and for all.
The Operator Pattern: Extending the Kubernetes API (2017)
Moving beyond Deployments and Services. How to use Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) and Controllers to manage complex, stateful applications in K8s.