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Technical Articles
Deep dives into deployment automation, DevOps best practices, and cloud infrastructure.
Which Container Registry Should You Use for Production Deployments?
Use your cloud provider's container registry for production. A side-by-side comparison of Docker Hub, GHCR, Quay, GitLab CR, AWS ECR, GCP Artifact Registry, DigitalOcean CR, and Scaleway CR — covering rate limits, pricing, garbage collection, and region selection.
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How Should You Set Up Your Local Development Environment?
Use Docker Compose for your local development environment. A comparison of three approaches — direct install, Vagrant VMs, and Docker Compose — covering setup time, consistency, resource usage, and reproducibility.
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What Are Preview Environments and How Do They Improve Your Development Workflow?
Preview environments are ephemeral, isolated deployments created automatically for each pull request. They let teams test features independently before merging, replacing shared staging with faster, safer feedback loops.
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Which CI/CD Tool Is Best: GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, or GitLab CI/CD?
GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, and GitLab CI/CD compared side by side — syntax, pricing, OS support, extensibility, and a clear recommendation for which to choose.
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Creating DigitalOcean Droplets with Terraform
Terraform is an open-source tool which allows you to define infrastructure as code. This article is about getting started with Terraform and DigitalOcean.
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How Do You Set Up GitHub Actions for CI/CD in Your Repository?
Step-by-step guide to setting up GitHub Actions for CI/CD — workflow syntax, YAML examples, virtual environments, pricing, and the Actions Marketplace explained.
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