Kubernetes in Digital Ocean
Running through Kubernetes in Digital Ocean to run a simple web application.
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Testing in Containers
See how to run PHP unit tests against different versions of PHP with Docker.
Secure Firewall Setup
We setup firewalls with iptables in Ubuntu 20.04 Focal.
Secure SSH Setup
Configure SSH security on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal.
Secure User Setup
Create a new user and setup SSH access on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal.
5 reasons why we chose serverless for Fathom Analytics
Here's how we left server management behind and now never have to think about servers!
Servers for WordPress: Special Considerations
While a traditional LEMP stack will work for hosting WordPress, it won't perform optimally, and it certainly won't be able to handle any significant amount of traffic. However, with a few special considerations, WordPress can be both snappy and scalable.
Mysqldump with Modern MySQL
Learn how to best use mysqldump in a modern version of MySQL.
Mapping Headers in Nginx
We see how to map Cloudfront's `Cloudfront-Forwarded-Proto` header to `X-Forwarded-Proto`.
LetsEncrypt with HAProxy
We cover using LetsEncrypt to create SSL certificates with a HAProxy load balancer.
Connecting Containers
We get a Laravel application running!
PHP, FPM, and Nginx
We'll install PHP and configure Nginx to send requests to PHP files off to PHP-FPM
Nginx
We'll see how to install Nginx from the official Nginx repository for Ubuntu servers.
PHP App Setup & Permissions
We cover cloning a Laravel application from Github (onto the server), and setting up the server to run Laravel. This includes a tweak to Nginx, using composer, and digging into proper permissions.
SSL Termination
We setup SSL-Termination on the load balancer, and let the load balancer send requests over port 80 to the application servers.
Letsencrypt for Free & Easy SSL Certificates
See how to easy it is to use letsencrypt to create and automatically renew FREE SSL certificates!
The Workflow
We finish building our helper script to finalize our development workflow.
Dev Workflow Intro
We see how to begin creating a development workflow around what we have built so far.
Adding a NodeJS Service
We add a Node container to run build tasks.
Variables in Docker Compose
We see how to use variable within a `docker-compose.yml` file.
The Working Directory
We cover some more about using the `working_dir` option.
Our App Service
We fill out the `app` service within our Docker Compose configuration file.
Compose and Volumes
We go over a mistake I made when using Docker volumes!
Docker Compose Services
We fill out a few services into our `docker-compose.yml` file.
Docker Compose Intro
We see how we can start to use Docker Compose to more easily control our Docker environment.
Docker Volumes
We cover Docker volumes and make sure we have set our `docker-compose.yml` file correctly to use our created volumes.
Docker Networks Intro
We see how we can get containers to talk to each other over a Docker network.
Entrypoint vs Cmd
We see how to use an ENTRYPOINT instead of CMD within a Dockerfile.
Docker Logs
We cover the docker `logs` command.
Configuring PHP-FPM
We need to add some custom PHP configuration, especially so it does not run as a daemon.