My current client has a Rails application that is tightly coupled to Nginx. This sort of coupling is fairly common and used to avoid static files being served by the Rails stack. The files most notable in this respect are the applications assets. The asse... (more…)

In a previous post an artificial benchmark was done to measure the performance difference between IP and Unix domain sockets. The results were somewhat impre... (more…)

Docker containers opened a world of possibilities for the tech community, hassles in setting up new software were decreased unlike old times when a mess was to be sorted by a grievous format, it reduced the time to set up and use new software which eventu... (more…)

They are popular and they are misunderstood. Containers have become the default way applications are packaged and run on servers, initially popularized by Docker. Now, Docker itself is misunderstood. It is the name of a company and a command (a suite of c... (more…)

What are some of the most useful methods to monitor Java applications in Docker containers? (more…)