·3 min readDevOps
Automating workflows with n8n
How I use n8n as a self-hosted alternative to Zapier for connecting services and automating repetitive tasks.
DevOps
8 posts
·3 min readDevOps
Self-hosting with Docker Compose: lessons learned
Practical patterns and mistakes from running self-hosted services with Docker Compose.
·20 min readDevOps
How Docker image layers actually work under the hood
A deep dive into Docker image layers, union filesystems, content-addressable storage, copy-on-write, and why understanding this stuff makes you better at writing Dockerfiles.
·3 min readDevOps
Containers vs virtual machines: when to use which
A practical comparison of Docker containers and virtual machines, and how I use both in my homelab.
·3 min readDevOps
Why I switched from Nginx to Caddy
What drove me to replace Nginx with Caddy as my reverse proxy, and why I have not looked back.
·3 min readDevOps
Choosing a VPS provider: what actually matters
What to look for when picking a VPS provider, which ones I have used, and what I recommend for different use cases.
·6 min readDevOps
Why I use Cloudflare for everything
DNS, CDN, Pages, Workers, and a free tier that is hard to beat. Here is why Cloudflare has become my default for almost everything web-related.
·10 min readDevOps
Getting started with Docker: the basics I wish I knew
A practical introduction to Docker for developers, covering the concepts that actually matter and skipping the ones that do not.