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Nginx HTTP Module and Configuration
Posted on:July 10, 2015Nginx’s HTTP module comes with its own set of directives and structure blocks. Structure BlockshttpThe http block acts as the overarching…
Core Nginx Configuration and HTTP Load Testing with Autobench
Posted on:July 9, 2015The Core module controls essential Nginx features, some of which will have a direct impact on performance, such as the number of worker…
Nginx Configuration Syntax
Posted on:July 7, 2015The third post in the Nginx series. Nginx configuration consists essentially of key-value pairs called directives, which can be organised and…
Downloading and Installing Nginx
Posted on:July 5, 2015The first in a series of Nginx posts. The information here is heavily inspired from my reading of Clément Nedelcu’s excellent book Nginx HTTP…
Managing Nginx Processes
Posted on:July 5, 2015The second in a series of Nginx posts. Nginx runs two different types of processes: the master process and worker processes. Master ProcessThis…
Single Table Inheritance in Rails
Posted on:June 27, 2015Single table inheritance (STI) in Rails allows you to store Ruby subclasses in the same database table. Let’s get started with a brand-new…
Aurora and Learning Erlang
Posted on:May 3, 2015Aurora’s Github repoTLDR: I learned Erlang and wrote a JSON API server called Aurora for a school project. IntroductionI recently concluded a…
Monitoring Processes with Monit and Slack
Posted on:March 15, 2015(This post was originally posted on Cubicle Rebel’s engineering blog. Check it out! )Our clients rely on us to provide rock-solid long-term…