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Forcoder articles about DevOps: practical guides, real examples and best practices in technology and software development.
Cloud & DevOps
Have you ever stopped to think about what happens behind the scenes when you visit a website, log in to a remote server, or simply connect your computer to Wi-Fi? All of this is only possible thanks to a set of network protocols, which work as universal rules and languages so that different…
Systems Administration
Virtualization is a pillar of modern computing and the foundation for cloud computing, DevOps, and high availability. With it, a single physical server runs multiple isolated environments, increasing hardware utilization and scalability.
Systems Administration
If you work with network administration, servers, or systems development that needs to integrate with corporate authentication, you have probably heard of Active Directory (AD) and LDAP. Although they often appear together, they are not the same thing. Many people still mix them up,…
DevOps
If you're starting your Linux journey or already manage servers and want to review the basics, this guide is for you. Mastering basic commands not only speeds up your routine, it also gives you more confidence to solve problems, automate tasks and better understand what happens under the hood.
Software Architecture
Systems architecture is the invisible skeleton that supports all software. It defines how components are organized, communicate and evolve. From the first client-server models to modern cloud services, each architecture emerged to solve challenges of scalability,…
DevOps
If you have ever used Linux distributions with a graphical interface, you have surely come across acronyms like XDM, KDM, GDM, and XINIT. To many, these terms sound technical and confusing, but in practice they are essential components for running and starting the graphical environment.
DevOps
Many companies still keep their projects running on servers based on the traditional LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP). This model was essential for a long time, but today it can be a major obstacle: difficulty scaling applications, manual and risky updates, security risks…
DevOps
In the world of containers, there are different ways to orchestrate, scale, and manage applications. But what exactly is the difference between running Docker in standalone mode, using Docker Swarm (single node or multiple nodes), or investing in a Kubernetes cluster? In this article, we break these concepts…
DevOps
You know that feeling that running a Laravel project on a VPS should be simple, but it turns into a battle? 🤯Setting up the server, enabling SSL, looking after MySQL, organizing backups… many companies still lose hours (or days) on this. And with every new project, the pain repeats.