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Podman Desktop (Docker alternative) on Windows

Published:  01/10/2024 10:12
Installing Docker or Podman on Windows isn't the easiest thing in the world, but it now is thanks to Podman Desktop

HTTP rate limiting service

Published:  27/05/2024 12:00
We created a service acting as an HTTP proxy to limit requests to a given application either by max average request rate or max average response time.

Performance impact of .htaccess files on the Apache web server

Published:  22/03/2024 12:00
One of the main reasons to use Apache is its feature to alter web server configuration with special files called ".htaccess" that can be placed alongside website files. We're evaluating the impact of various scenarios using .htaccess files with Apache.

Introducing the Caddy webserver VS Nginx and Apache

Published:  06/12/2023 12:00
There's a somewhat recent and interesting addition to the web server ecosystem called Caddy - A modern web server with HTTPS enabled by default with automatic certificate generation, alongside HTTP/3 support and dynamic configuration.

Managing databases using phpMyAdmin locally on Windows

Published:  23/08/2023 13:50
We often get requests for phpMyAdmin which is a good product but a significant security risk to have open to the public. We'll describe an easy way to deploy phpMyAdmin locally on a Windows machine and configure access to your different remote databases.

Docker and the Linux firewall (iptables)

Published:  15/06/2023 10:20
Docker uses netfilter (Linux firewall) rules to create its internal container network and port bindings to the host system. These rules have precedence over regular rules and may make it harder to filter traffic to containers. The article explains how to do it with iptables.