Docker Security on a Shared VPS
Why Docker bypasses your UFW rules, how to fix it, and container hardening practices that matter on a shared VPS.
Docker
Docker from Scratch: Advanced Dockerfile Patterns
Conditional builds with ARG, health checks, cross-platform images, linting, and other Dockerfile patterns for production use.
Docker from Scratch: Speed Up Builds With Caching and BuildKit
Use layer caching, BuildKit cache mounts, and parallel stages to make your Docker builds faster.
Docker from Scratch: Secure Your Containers With Non-Root Users
Run containers as non-root users, choose minimal base images, and keep secrets out of your Docker layers.
Docker from Scratch: Shrink Your Images With Multi-Stage Builds
Use multi-stage Dockerfiles to separate build tooling from your runtime image, cutting image size by 90% or more.
Docker from Scratch: Writing Your First Dockerfile
Learn Dockerfile basics — FROM, COPY, RUN, CMD — and build your first container image.
Docker from Scratch: Build Production-Ready Containers
A five-part series covering Dockerfiles from first principles to production-ready patterns.
How We Got DDEV, Laravel, and a Go API Talking: The Sidecar Approach
Run a Go API as a DDEV sidecar so Laravel in the web container can call it by service name, with one shared secret for signed requests.
Setting Up a Dev Container in VS Code
Learn how to set up and use Dev Containers in Visual Studio Code for consistent, isolated development environments.
Install DDEV, the Popup PHP Development Environment
DDEV is a fantastic open-source tool that can help you set up your local PHP development environments…