Blog

Thoughts & Stories

Sharing my experiences, learnings, and adventures in tech and beyond.

Browse by Topic

DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure (116)Web Development (78)ERP Systems (66)Backend & APIs (50)AI & LLMs (45)Career Reflections (22)Software Development (19)Security (14)Product & SaaS (6)Cloud (5)AI / Machine Learning (5)University (1)Hackathons (1)

DevOps

June 202510 min read

Penetration Testing Basics for Developers: What I Learned from PwC CTF

A developer's introduction to penetration testing — the tools, methodologies, and mindset I took away from competing in PwC's Capture the Flag security competition.

DevOps

June 202510 min read

Nginx vs Traefik: Choosing the Right Reverse Proxy for Your Stack

A practical comparison of Nginx and Traefik as reverse proxies — covering performance, auto-discovery, Docker integration, and when each tool actually makes sense.

DevOps

June 202512 min read

Linux Server Hardening Checklist: What I Do on Every Fresh VPS

A practical Linux server hardening checklist covering SSH lockdown, firewall rules, automatic updates, and fail2ban — steps I apply to every DigitalOcean and GCP instance.

DevOps

June 202511 min read

GitHub Actions vs GitLab CI: Which CI/CD Platform Should You Choose?

A real-world comparison of GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD covering pricing, runner performance, YAML syntax, and when each platform makes more sense for your team.

DevOps

June 202513 min read

PostgreSQL vs MySQL in Production: Which Database Should You Choose?

A developer's honest comparison of PostgreSQL and MySQL for production use — covering performance benchmarks, licensing, JSON support, and why PostgreSQL is now the default choice.

DevOps

June 202510 min read

Redis Caching Patterns for NestJS: From 450ms to 42ms API Response Times

Practical Redis caching patterns for NestJS — cache-aside, write-through, and cache invalidation strategies with real code examples and performance measurements.

Showing 361–366 of 428 posts

Explore More

Projects

See the projects I've built

Experience

My professional career

Certifications

Professional certifications