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Notes on DevOps.
17 posts in this category.
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DevOpsPHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35: update your Laravel servers today
PHP shipped fixes for two critical remote code execution bugs on 21 October 2026. Here is what is affected, what the interim settings do, and how to rebuild and redeploy a Laravel app in Docker.
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DevOpsCoolify in 2026: 60k GitHub stars and the self-hosted PaaS bet
Coolify crossed 60k GitHub stars. What that buys you, how it really compares to Dokploy, CapRover and Dokku, and the firewall claim to ignore.
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DevOpsDocker vs Kubernetes: containers vs orchestration
Docker packages your app into a portable box; Kubernetes manages a fleet of them across a cluster. How they differ and when you need orchestration.
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DevOpsForward proxy vs reverse proxy: the technical guide
A forward proxy hides the client; a reverse proxy hides the server. How traffic direction shapes your load balancing, SSL termination, and security design.
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DevOpsDNS vs service discovery
DNS was built for servers that live for years; microservices live for minutes. Why service discovery beats stale DNS records for high-churn systems.
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DevOpsBandwidth vs throughput: a wider pipe won't fix lag
Bandwidth is capacity, throughput is delivery. Why a wider pipe never fixes a throughput bottleneck, and the latency and protocol levers that do.
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DevOpsContainer vs pod: the building blocks
A container is the package; a Pod is the execution environment. How Kubernetes Pods share networking and storage, and when sidecars earn their keep.
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DevOpsTerraform vs Ansible: the real difference in DevOps
Provisioning vs configuration management: the real difference between Terraform and Ansible, declarative vs procedural logic, and the hybrid workflow.
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DevOpsReplication vs backup: why Laravel needs both
Replication protects you from hardware failure; backups protect you from your own mistakes. How read/write splitting and point-in-time recovery fit in.
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DevOpsRate limiting vs throttling
The engineering difference between rate limiting and throttling, and how each secures your APIs and keeps infrastructure stable under heavy load.
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DevOpsLogging vs monitoring: a guide for scaling
Monitoring tells you a system is unhealthy; logging tells you why. How to combine metrics, structured logs, and correlation IDs for fast debugging.
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DevOpsDevOps vs MLOps: key technical differences for 2026
The critical differences between DevOps and MLOps. How to automate software delivery and manage machine learning lifecycles for production.
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DevOpsCDN vs cache: why your high-traffic site needs both
CDN and cache solve different problems: distance vs repeated work. How to layer edge delivery and server-side caching for high-traffic sites.
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DevOpsCI vs CD: automating quality and delivery
Continuous Integration vs Continuous Delivery explained. How to automate the path from commit to production for Laravel backends and Shopify storefronts.
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DevOpsDitch expensive cloud providers for self-hosted SaaS
The cloud tax kills SaaS margins early. How self-hosted Coolify on cheap ARM instances at Hetzner or Oracle slashes a $500 AWS bill toward zero.
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DevOpsSelf-hosted SaaS with Coolify and Docker
Get Heroku-grade DX on your own server. How Coolify and Docker on a cheap VPS deliver one-click databases, automatic SSL, and zero-downtime deploys.
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DevOpsScaling SaaS with Coolify: deployment strategies
Move past the single-server trap. Multi-node Coolify, rolling deploys with real health checks, dedicated build servers, and GitHub Actions wiring for production.
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