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Integrating the Official WhatsApp Business Cloud API in Indonesia

Backend

July 202610 min read

Integrating the Official WhatsApp Business Cloud API in Indonesia

How I wire up message templates, webhooks, the 24-hour window, and per-message pricing with the official WhatsApp Cloud API for Indonesian apps.

Xendit vs Midtrans: Which Payment Gateway to Pick in Indonesia

Backend

July 202610 min read

Xendit vs Midtrans: Which Payment Gateway to Pick in Indonesia

A hands-on backend comparison of Xendit and Midtrans for Indonesian payments — payment methods, fees, DX, and disbursement.

SumoPod Review: Cheap Indonesian VPS for Self-Hosting

Cloud

July 20268 min read

SumoPod Review: Cheap Indonesian VPS for Self-Hosting

A hands-on review of SumoPod, the cheap Indonesian VPS I run daily: real rupiah pricing, what I self-host, setup, and the catches.

Progressive Delivery with Argo Rollouts: Canary & Blue-Green

DevOps

July 20269 min read

Progressive Delivery with Argo Rollouts: Canary & Blue-Green

How I ship to Kubernetes with Argo Rollouts — canary and blue-green strategies, Prometheus-driven analysis, and automatic rollback when an SLO breaks.

Bun vs Node.js as a Production Runtime in 2026

Backend

July 20269 min read

Bun vs Node.js as a Production Runtime in 2026

Bun and Node.js are closer than the benchmarks suggest in 2026 — here is where each actually wins in production, from startup to native addons.

Expose Self-Hosted Services Safely with Cloudflare Tunnel

Security

July 20269 min read

Expose Self-Hosted Services Safely with Cloudflare Tunnel

How I reach my homelab and VPS from anywhere with zero inbound ports open — cloudflared config, ingress rules, and Zero Trust access policies.

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