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Kubernetes Setup Guide: Deploying a Kubernetes Cluster from Scratch
Kubernetes, also known as K8s, is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It’s the de facto standard for running production-grade containerized applications, providing powerful features like automatic scaling, rolling updates, and self-healing capabilities. This guide will walk you through setting up a Kubernetes cluster from scratch,…
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How to Set Up Cloud SQL on Google Cloud Platform: A Comprehensive Guide
Google Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service that makes it easy to set up, maintain, manage, and administer your relational databases on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It supports popular databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server, providing high availability, automated backups, and seamless scaling. In this article, we’ll walk you through the…
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How to Deploy WordPress on Google Cloud Run: A Step-by-Step Guide
Google Cloud Run is a fully managed compute platform that allows you to deploy containerized applications directly onto Google Cloud’s infrastructure. It automatically scales your application up or down based on traffic, ensuring that you only pay for the resources you actually use. Deploying WordPress on Cloud Run can be a great way to leverage…
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How to Run WordPress Locally Using Docker Compose: A Guide for Developers
WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) globally, powering millions of websites. Running WordPress locally on your machine is an essential step for developers looking to test themes, plugins, or custom code before deploying to a live server. Docker Compose offers a convenient way to set up and manage WordPress and…
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Exploring Popular Monitoring, Logging, and Observability Tools
In the rapidly evolving world of software development and operations, observability has become a critical component for maintaining and optimizing system performance. Various tools are available to help developers and operations teams monitor, troubleshoot, and analyze their applications. This article provides an overview of some of the most popular monitoring, logging, and observability tools available…
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An Introduction to Nginx: The Versatile Web Server and Reverse Proxy
Nginx (pronounced “engine-x”) is a powerful, high-performance web server, reverse proxy server, and load balancer. Originally created to handle the C10k problem (handling 10,000 concurrent connections on a single server), Nginx has grown to become one of the most popular web servers in the world, renowned for its speed, stability, and low resource usage. In…
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Terraformer and TerraCognita: Tools for Infrastructure as Code Transformation
As organizations increasingly adopt Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage their cloud environments, tools like Terraformer and TerraCognita have become essential for simplifying the migration of existing infrastructure to Terraform. These tools automate the process of generating Terraform configurations from existing cloud resources, enabling teams to manage their infrastructure more efficiently and consistently. What is…
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An Introduction to Prometheus: The Open-Source Monitoring and Alerting System
Prometheus is an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit designed for reliability and scalability in dynamic environments such as cloud-native applications, microservices, and Kubernetes. Originally developed by SoundCloud in 2012 and now a graduated project under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Prometheus has become one of the most widely used monitoring systems in the DevOps…