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Arbythecoder

Tech Translator | DevOps, SRE & Cloud Engineer | Python/Node.js | 19k+ followers|85k+ Dev.to Reads | Making Infra & AI Simple

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She Code Africa · HarvardX · CNCF (Open Source) · Alabian Solutions (S.E)

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Freelance DevOps & Cloud Writer | Contributor to tech platforms & open source projects

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I Shrunk My Docker Image From 1.58GB to 186MB. Then I Had to Explain What I Actually Broke.

Hidden trade-offs of Alpine Linux

I Shrunk My Docker Image From 1.58GB to 186MB. Then I Had to Explain What I Actually Broke.

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They Weren't Helping You. They Were Just Paying You Less Than You're Worth.

They Weren't Helping You. They Were Just Paying You Less Than You're Worth.

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Lessons from Shipping a Multi-Vendor Marketplace to Production

Lessons from Shipping a Multi-Vendor Marketplace to Production

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Why My Node.js E-commerce App Got Slower Over Time (And It Wasn’t a Memory Leak)

Why My Node.js E-commerce App Got Slower Over Time (And It Wasn’t a Memory Leak)

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WHY DEVTOOLS USERS DON'T CONVERT (AND IT'S NOT YOUR FEATURES)

WHY DEVTOOLS USERS DON'T CONVERT (AND IT'S NOT YOUR FEATURES)

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Why Most Startup Infrastructure Problems Aren't Technical

Why Most Startup Infrastructure Problems Aren't Technical

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The Night Kubernetes Almost Made Me Quit DevOps Forever

The Night Kubernetes Almost Made Me Quit DevOps Forever

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Why Most Beginners Hate DevOps in the First 2 Months (And How I Almost Quit Too)

Why Most Beginners Hate DevOps in the First 2 Months (And How I Almost Quit Too)

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7 DevOps Skills Nobody Tells You to Learn Early — FULL BREAKDOWN

7 DevOps Skills Nobody Tells You to Learn Early — FULL BREAKDOWN

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A Client Asked Me to Add AI. I Spent 2 Weeks Researching the Costs. Here's What I Found.

A Client Asked Me to Add AI. I Spent 2 Weeks Researching the Costs. Here's What I Found.

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The Day Our Cloud Bill Hit $127K (And Nobody Knew Why)

The Day Our Cloud Bill Hit $127K (And Nobody Knew Why)

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I Was Told Linux Was Outdated in 2023. Here's What Actually Happened.

I Was Told Linux Was Outdated in 2023. Here's What Actually Happened.

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Your SOC 2 Compliance Won't Stop Supply Chain Attacks (And I Have the Data to Prove It)

Your SOC 2 Compliance Won't Stop Supply Chain Attacks (And I Have the Data to Prove It)

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Why I Avoided Kubernetes for 2 Years (Spoiler: Bad Idea)

Why I Avoided Kubernetes for 2 Years (Spoiler: Bad Idea)

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That $47K AWS Bill? Yeah, It Should Be $8K

That $47K AWS Bill? Yeah, It Should Be $8K

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While Everyone’s Chasing AI Jobs, I Found 89 Supply Chain Security Roles That Can’t Get Filled

While Everyone’s Chasing AI Jobs, I Found 89 Supply Chain Security Roles That Can’t Get Filled

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I Analyzed 47 DevSecOps Job Postings - Here's What Companies Actually Want

I Analyzed 47 DevSecOps Job Postings - Here's What Companies Actually Want

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How One Database Query Cost a Startup $10K (And How to Fix It)

How One Database Query Cost a Startup $10K (And How to Fix It)

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I Broke My First Kubernetes Pod - 5 Commands That Saved Me From Hours of Confusion

I Broke My First Kubernetes Pod - 5 Commands That Saved Me From Hours of Confusion

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Stop Building APIs That Fail Silently: A Node.js Developer's Community Challenge

Stop Building APIs That Fail Silently: A Node.js Developer's Community Challenge

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My $200 AWS Free Tier Mistake: 5 Critical Lessons Every Developer Must Know

My $200 AWS Free Tier Mistake: 5 Critical Lessons Every Developer Must Know

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Broken API Documentation: Why Developers Can't Integrate Successfully

Broken API Documentation: Why Developers Can't Integrate Successfully

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What I Learned Teaching DevOps to Beginners

What I Learned Teaching DevOps to Beginners

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The Security Checklist I Use for Every Website I Build

The Security Checklist I Use for Every Website I Build

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Why I Built 5 Docker Projects After My First Client Deployment Failed

Why I Built 5 Docker Projects After My First Client Deployment Failed

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The Client Who Wanted 'Something Like Netflix' for $500: Managing Expectations in the Real World

The Client Who Wanted 'Something Like Netflix' for $500: Managing Expectations in the Real World

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What I Wish I Knew Before Building My First Client Website

What I Wish I Knew Before Building My First Client Website

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The Domino Effect: How One Tiny Bug Can Kill Your Startup

The Domino Effect: How One Tiny Bug Can Kill Your Startup

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Why Developers and Operations People Fight (And How to Stop Being Caught in the Middle)

Why Developers and Operations People Fight (And How to Stop Being Caught in the Middle)

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Why Does Your Code Work on Your Laptop But Breaks in Production? 💻➡️💥

Why Does Your Code Work on Your Laptop But Breaks in Production? 💻➡️💥

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From Side Project to Invoicing Solution: A Developer's Practical API Journey

From Side Project to Invoicing Solution: A Developer's Practical API Journey

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Postman Was My Therapist: How I Finally Mastered APIs by Talking to Them Directly

Postman Was My Therapist: How I Finally Mastered APIs by Talking to Them Directly

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I Collapsed My Folder View Because I Was Scared of the Files

I Collapsed My Folder View Because I Was Scared of the Files

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How I Made My First GitHub Action Work (With Google's Help)

How I Made My First GitHub Action Work (With Google's Help)

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How to Build Your First REST API with Node.js and Express (From Someone Who Was Scared at First)

How to Build Your First REST API with Node.js and Express (From Someone Who Was Scared at First)

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Building a TypeScript Blog API: A Beginner's Guide

Building a TypeScript Blog API: A Beginner's Guide

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Worker Threads in Node.js: Real-Life Scenarios and Practical Insights

Worker Threads in Node.js: Real-Life Scenarios and Practical Insights

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Build a Simple File Compressor with Node.js in 10 Minutes

Build a Simple File Compressor with Node.js in 10 Minutes

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Building a Sequential Data Fetching API with JavaScript

Building a Sequential Data Fetching API with JavaScript

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Building a Secure API: A Beginner-Friendly Guide with Express and TypeScript

Building a Secure API: A Beginner-Friendly Guide with Express and TypeScript

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Securing User Data: Building a Responsive API with Node.js

Securing User Data: Building a Responsive API with Node.js

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CI/CD Pipeline for a Node.js App with Automated Testing and Deployment to Render

CI/CD Pipeline for a Node.js App with Automated Testing and Deployment to Render

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Build a Simple Visitor Counter with Me Using Node.js and Redis

Build a Simple Visitor Counter with Me Using Node.js and Redis

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Securing Your Kubernetes Fortress

Securing Your Kubernetes Fortress

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Overview of RESTful API Development: A Task-Based Journey

Overview of RESTful API Development: A Task-Based Journey

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Closing Note: The End of a Transformative Journey

Closing Note: The End of a Transformative Journey

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Day 40: Implementing Advanced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) with OPA Gatekeeper

Day 40: Implementing Advanced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) with OPA Gatekeeper

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Day 39: Deploying Stateful Applications with StatefulSets (MongoDB)

Day 39: Deploying Stateful Applications with StatefulSets (MongoDB)

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Day 39 : Deploy Kubernetes Applications Easily with Helm Charts

Day 39 : Deploy Kubernetes Applications Easily with Helm Charts

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Day 38: Understanding Kubernetes Controllers and CRDs

Day 38: Understanding Kubernetes Controllers and CRDs

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Day 37: Using Kustomize to Manage Kubernetes Configurations

Day 37: Using Kustomize to Manage Kubernetes Configurations

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Day 36: Monitoring Kubernetes with Prometheus and Grafana

Day 36: Monitoring Kubernetes with Prometheus and Grafana

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Day 35: Introduction: Mastering Kubernetes Scaling with Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPAs)

Day 35: Introduction: Mastering Kubernetes Scaling with Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPAs)

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Day 33: Deploying a Three-Tier App on Kubernetes: A Simple Guide

Day 33: Deploying a Three-Tier App on Kubernetes: A Simple Guide

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Day 34: Keeping Your Kubernetes Apps Safe with Network Policies

Day 34: Keeping Your Kubernetes Apps Safe with Network Policies

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Day 32: Securing Your Personal Blog with SSL/TLS (A Beginner's Guide)

Day 32: Securing Your Personal Blog with SSL/TLS (A Beginner's Guide)

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Day 31: Deploying a Multi-Stage Application with Kubernetes and Helm: My Beginner's Journey

Day 31: Deploying a Multi-Stage Application with Kubernetes and Helm: My Beginner's Journey

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Deploying a Serverless Application with AWS Lambda and EventBridge: A Detailed Guide Day 30 of my 90 -Day Devops Journey

Deploying a Serverless Application with AWS Lambda and EventBridge: A Detailed Guide Day 30 of my 90 -Day Devops Journey

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How I Secured My Containerized Application Using Anchore (Day 29 Project)

How I Secured My Containerized Application Using Anchore (Day 29 Project)

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CI/CD Pipelines: Your Startup's Secret Weapon for Speed and Quality

CI/CD Pipelines: Your Startup's Secret Weapon for Speed and Quality

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