Tag: docker

Rootless Docker: Run Without Root

Run Docker containers without root privileges — here's the security difference, the install steps, and the gotchas nobody tells you about.

Docker Networking Demystified

Docker networking confuses everyone at first. Here's the practical breakdown of bridge, host, overlay, and macvlan — with real Compose examples.

Lazydocker & Dive: Fix Your Docker CLI

Learn how lazydocker and dive make Docker manageable from your terminal. TUI dashboards, image layer analysis, CI integration, and optimization tips.

EmDash: WordPress Done Right, Finally

Cloudflare rebuilt WordPress from scratch in TypeScript using AI agents. Sandboxed plugins, Astro themes, self-hostable. It's called EmDash and it's actually interesting.

De-Googling: Self-Hosted Replacements for Google Apps

Google Drive, Gmail, Photos, Calendar, Maps, Analytics — all replaceable with self-hosted alternatives that don't report your life back to Mountain View.

ctop and lazydocker: Docker Monitoring Tools

Forget docker stats. ctop and lazydocker give you real-time container insights with less friction than typing commands.

Private Docker Registry with Harbor

Stop letting Docker Hub throttle your CI/CD. Run Harbor for RBAC, Trivy scanning, image replication, and a real UI — on infrastructure you control.

HAProxy: Load Balancing Done Right

HAProxy is the battle-tested load balancer powering GitHub, Reddit, and Instagram. Here's how to actually use it without reading 500 config options.

MySQL & MariaDB CLI in 2026: What Changed

MySQL 8.0 broke auth, MariaDB forked hard, and Docker changed how you connect. Here's what still works and what'll bite you.

Distroless: How to Build Slim, Secure Containers

Distroless images contain only your app and its runtime — no shell, no package manager, no attack surface. Here's how to build them.

Multi-Stage Docker Builds: Stop Shipping Your node_modules to Production

Learn multi-stage Docker builds to slash image sizes by 90%. Practical before/after examples for Node.js, Python, and Go with real size comparisons.

Traefik: Docker Routing with Labels

Master Traefik's label-based routing in Docker: entrypoints, routers, middlewares, TLS, and the mental model that makes it all click.