DevOps
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You Only Have Three Servers, Why Are You Using Kubernetes?
Kubernetes is for Google, systemd is for the rest of us. The story of someone who spent three months learning K8s, only to realize a single config file would have done the job.
December 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1342 words · Dream Beast Programming
I Slimmed a Docker Image from 2GB to 50MB: A Hands-on Postmortem
The real steps and trade-offs I took to cut a Docker image from 2GB down to 50MB — pitfalls, decisions, and practical takeaways without the fluff.
September 14, 2025 · 5 min · 925 words · Rexai Programming
Rust Axum Graceful Shutdown, The Ultimate Guide: Fix the pitfall 99% of engineers hit
Master graceful shutdown for Rust Axum services: listen for SIGINT/SIGTERM, refuse new connections with with_graceful_shutdown, stop background tasks via CancellationToken, set timeouts, and integrate with Docker/Kubernetes termination — protect data integrity and user experience.
August 17, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Rexai Programming