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Introduction In this blog post, I’ll explain common web threats and how to defend against them using Node.js. As web applications continue to play a vital role in our daily lives, it’s more important than ever to ensure that they are secure and…
Terraform is an automation tool for infrastructure, and it allows you to define your infrastructure using code and manage it in an automated way. It has multiple implementations for different cloud providers to use Terraform to manage AWS, Azure…
In this post, I want to give you an overview of working with Docker as a developer and simplifying some tasks using docker containers. Some advantages we get from Docker are: Docker enables you to separate your applications from your infrastructure…
CapRover is an open-source DIY Platform as a service (PaaS) that help eliminate the cost and complexity of developing applications. Some of the well-known cloud applications would be Heroku or AWS Elastic Beanstalk, allowing developers to build, run…
This tutorial shows how to deploy a Ruby on Rails 7 application with Sidekiq, Redis and Postgres to a VPS using Dokku, a container-based cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS). Many developers use Heroku to deploy, manage, and scale modern apps. You can…
If you are not familiar with Heroku, it is a container-based cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS). Developers use Heroku to deploy, manage, and scale modern apps. You can quickly deploy a web application to Heroku simply by installing their CLI, adding…
In this article, I will show you how you can extend WordPress to become an online store. Using WooCommerce, a plugin that extends WordPress, you will be able to configure your online shop. It supports physical products, and you can add additional…
Here I’m going to show you how you can install WordPress using AWS Lightsail, set up a CDN for high performance, and handle traffic spikes without a problem from $6 per month. WordPress is an open-source content management system; and powers over 4…
Here I’m going to show you how you can install a Ghost blog using AWS Lightsail, set up a CDN for high performance, and handle traffic spikes without a problem from $6 per month. First, I’m assuming you are familiar with Ghost, just in case, it’s an…
I have used HTML / Javascript dashboard templates for various projects that I bought on different marketplaces. Many look nice when I check their demos; they offer a fair amount of customized components, well-integrated js plugins for date-pickers…
Configure an Ubuntu Server manually to host a Ruby on Rails application is a time-consuming task. For this reason, I’m going to show you how I’m using Ansible to configure the server: Sidekiq for background tasks. Requesting/renewing an SSL…
In my previous post, I explained how to install PostgreSQL in an EC2 Instance. In this post, I’m going to show you how you can automate that process using Terraform. For those of you who are not familiar with Terraform, it is an automation tool for…
Why EC2 and not RDS? The first thing you might wonder is why you would want your database in an EC2 instance when you have a managed service (RDS) where you don’t have to bother with maintaining your server, updating it, and having automated daily…
