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Cut your AWS bill without losing performance — compute, storage, networking, databases and automation, from a bootstrapped startup's perspective.
Provision EC2, S3, Lambda and databases declaratively with AWS CDK and Terraform — a code-first guide for JavaScript and TypeScript developers.
Design a scalable, secure cloud-native SaaS on AWS with S3, RDS and Lambda — real patterns, code examples, and the trade-off behind each choice.
Harden SSH, manage users safely, automate with cron and systemd, and build simple Linux monitoring scripts — with the actual commands to run.
Compare Docker Swarm with Kubernetes Lite (k3s, MicroK8s) and pick the right orchestrator — setup effort, scaling behaviour, and ongoing ops cost.
Automate linting, testing, building and deploying a Next.js app to S3/CloudFront or Vercel with GitHub Actions — a complete working pipeline.
A cost-and-scaling comparison of AWS EC2, Lambda and ECS to help you pick the right compute for your backend — with the break-even points.
Implement zero-downtime deployments with Docker and Nginx — blue-green and rolling strategies, health checks, and safe traffic shifting.
Self-host n8n on AWS EC2 step by step — Docker Compose with Postgres, an Nginx reverse proxy, Let's Encrypt HTTPS, plus backups and upgrades.
Learn Docker with a real Node.js app — Dockerfiles, multi-stage builds, Docker Compose, and pushing images to a container registry.
Connect n8n to AI APIs like OpenAI and Hugging Face to build automated, intelligent workflows — with practical examples and production patterns.
Secure AI-powered Next.js apps — API key management, data privacy, input validation, and defence against prompt injection, SSRF and friends.