Nginx vs Apache — a practical comparison and migration guide
Event‑driven Nginx vs process/thread‑based Apache: performance, memory, config models, .htaccess, reverse proxying, PHP, HTTP/2/3, and how to switch without breaking prod.
devwebservers
Posts tagged “devops”
Tiny explainers grouped by topic. Spend less time Googling, more time building.
Securely Managing Environment Variables (The Right Way)
Why you shouldn’t commit .env files, how to handle secrets differently in local, staging, and production, and the exact patterns to inject, validate, rotate, and audit configuration safely.
devsecuritysecrets
Docker vs Podman — what’s different and how to migrate
As Podman’s daemonless, rootless approach gains traction, here’s a practical comparison with Docker—architecture, security, node networking/volumes, speed, and real migration paths.
devcontainersdocker
When to Use an ENV File (and How to Use it Securely)
A practical guide to environment variables—when .env files make sense, how to load them locally, and how to keep secrets out of your repo and images.
devsecuritysecrets
An Introduction to CI/CD — what Continuous Integration & Deployment actually mean
A simple walkthrough of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment—what they solve, how a pipeline is structured, and a tiny example to get started.
devcicd