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I write about DevOps, WordPress hosting, cloud infrastructure, and web development. Here you'll find technical deep-dives, practical guides, and lessons learned from building and scaling production systems.
Articles
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KEDA autoscaling on Kubernetes in production: architecture, trade-offs, and best practices4830 words
KEDA brings event-driven autoscaling to Kubernetes by connecting external signals such as queue backlog and consumer lag to HPA. This article covers architecture, behavior, trade-offs, failure modes, and practical production design principles.
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Cookie consent banner: correct, user-friendly and GDPR-proof6887 words
How do you create a cookie consent banner that complies with GDPR and the ePrivacy rules, while staying user-friendly? Read tips on cookie types, legislation, correct settings, and FAQs.
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Kubernetes multi-tenant governance: managing multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters6624 words
Kubernetes multi-tenancy can save costs, but it requires governance. This article goes deep on soft vs. hard multi-tenancy, risks (noisy neighbors, privilege escalation), and best practices such as RBAC, resource quotas, network isolation, policy-as-code and cost allocation.
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Headless WordPress explained – when it’s rational and when it’s mostly unnecessary complexity5671 words
Headless WordPress sounds like the future, but when is it actually rational? This article explains what headless is, when it helps, and when it mostly adds unnecessary complexity.
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Why WordPress is often slow: causes of performance issues9172 words
Why is WordPress often slow? This article explains the most common performance issues, their root causes and how to recognize them in practice.
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WordPress on Kubernetes: challenges and approach3546 words
Running WordPress on Kubernetes sounds attractive, but its stateful nature makes it complex. This guide covers the core challenges, platform choices, and a practical baseline setup.
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Cheap hosting vs. managed hosting: the real Total Cost of Ownership4846 words
Cheap hosting looks attractive, but the real cost is in time, risk, performance and lost revenue. This post compares the TCO of cheap vs. managed hosting using three practical scenarios.
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Migrate a WordPress site without downtime: how to switch safely4201 words
Moving a WordPress site feels risky, but with the right preparation you can migrate without downtime or SEO loss. This guide covers the risks, best practices and a step-by-step plan from preparation to aftercare.
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WP Guardian (Patchstack) explained: extra protection when updates have to wait1600 words
WP Guardian is an extra security layer with vulnerability scanning and virtual patching. This post explains what it does, what it doesn't do, and why it's especially useful when updates have to wait.
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What a Web Application Firewall does for WordPress (and what it doesn't)2904 words
What does a Web Application Firewall (WAF) do for your WordPress site, and what doesn't it do? This article explains which attacks a WAF blocks, where the limits are, and how it helps in practice.
