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Automate SSL Certificate Renewal with Certbot and NGINX

DevOps

June 20258 min read

Automate SSL Certificate Renewal with Certbot and NGINX

Set up automatic HTTPS with Certbot and Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu, configure NGINX as a TLS terminator, and never manually renew an SSL certificate again.

Self-Hosted Observability Stack on DigitalOcean: Metrics, Logs, and Alerts

DevOps

June 202510 min read

Self-Hosted Observability Stack on DigitalOcean: Metrics, Logs, and Alerts

Build a complete self-hosted observability platform on a single DigitalOcean Droplet — Prometheus metrics, Loki log aggregation, Grafana dashboards, and Telegram alerting for under $25/month.

Kubernetes for the Solo Developer: A Practical GKE Guide Without the Overhead

DevOps

June 202512 min read

Kubernetes for the Solo Developer: A Practical GKE Guide Without the Overhead

A pragmatic guide to running production Kubernetes on GKE Autopilot as a solo developer — avoiding common pitfalls, minimizing cost, and setting up a CI/CD pipeline that actually works.

The Docker Workflow I Use on Every Project

DevOps

June 20259 min read

The Docker Workflow I Use on Every Project

A practical, battle-tested Docker setup using multi-stage builds and Compose that I apply to every NestJS and Next.js project from day one.

Google Cloud Managed Services vs Raw Compute: When to Use Which

DevOps

June 202510 min read

Google Cloud Managed Services vs Raw Compute: When to Use Which

A practical decision framework for choosing between Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud SQL, and raw Compute Engine VMs—based on real workloads rather than marketing copy.

Building an HR Leave Approval Flow in a Custom ERP

ERP

June 20258 min read

Building an HR Leave Approval Flow in a Custom ERP

How I designed and built a transactional leave approval system from scratch using NestJS, PostgreSQL, and TypeORM—without Odoo or any off-the-shelf HR platform.

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