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How to Manage Secrets and Environment Variables in Production
Separate configuration from code, keep credentials out of browser bundles and logs, and rotate secrets with a documented process.
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How to Build CI/CD for a Dockerized Python API
Create a CI/CD pipeline that tests a Python API, builds an immutable container image, scans dependencies, and deploys with a rollback path.
2 min read
How to Run Database Migrations Safely in a Production SaaS Application
Plan safer production database migrations with backward-compatible schema changes, staged rollouts, lock awareness, data backfills, and rollback planning.
4 min read
Production-Only Bugs: Logging, Staging Parity and Feature Flags
When a bug appears only in production, close the gap with an environment checklist, structured logs with request IDs, safe diagnostics, and canary releases behind flags.
4 min read
Is Docker Compose Production-Ready? What It Lacks and How to Cover the Gaps
Docker Compose can run a small production app well, but it needs restart policies, healthchecks, log limits, backups and a clear view of its zero-downtime limits.
4 min read
Deploying Docker Compose to a VPS with GitHub Actions
Build an image in GitHub Actions, push it to a registry, then SSH into a VPS to pull and restart a Docker Compose stack, with secrets handled safely.
4 min read