#infrastructure
Articles tagged #infrastructure
AutomationOct 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Opening Jira or Linear issues from infrastructure events
Turn a certificate expiry or a monitor going down into a ticket your team already tracks — automatically, with the details filled in, in Jira or Linear.
Monitoring & StatusOct 19, 2026 · 5 min read
Linking status page incidents to support conversations
Every status page incident can have a permanent link. Learn why that matters for support tickets, what the link should show, and how to use it well.
Servers & CloudOct 12, 2026 · 7 min read
What a load balancer actually does (and when you don't need one)
Load balancers get bolted onto every architecture diagram by default. Here's what they actually do — health checks, routing, sessions — and when a single server is simpler and faster.
Servers & CloudOct 9, 2026 · 5 min read
How to read server metrics: rising trends vs one-time jumps
A CPU or disk reading on its own tells you nothing — learn the techniques for telling a one-time spike from a genuine rising trend before it pages you.
AutomationOct 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Why cron jobs break when daylight saving time changes (and how to fix it)
Daylight saving transitions make scheduled jobs run twice or not at all, shift maintenance windows and on-call alerts, and send log timestamps backwards. Here's the fix.
Domains & DNSOct 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Dangling DNS records and subdomain takeover: how to find and remove them
Learn how deleted cloud resources turn into dangling DNS records attackers can claim, and get a practical process for auditing and cleaning up a zone.
Monitoring & StatusOct 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Setting up alerts for pending server reboots and security updates
Learn how Linux servers track pending reboots and stalled security updates, and how to get alerted before a quiet server turns into an outage.
Servers & CloudSep 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Find and clean up unused reserved IP addresses
A reserved IP address keeps getting billed long after its server is gone. Here's how to find orphaned addresses across providers and clean them up safely.
AutomationSep 25, 2026 · 5 min read
Reduce manual infrastructure work: what to automate first
A practical priority order for automating infrastructure: DNS sync, certificate renewals, expiry alerts and dynamic IP updates, ranked by risk and effort.
Servers & CloudSep 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Cloud firewall rules explained: default-deny, inbound/outbound and common mistakes
A practical breakdown of how cloud firewall rules actually work, why default-deny matters, and the ports people leave open without realising it.
Monitoring & StatusSep 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Infrastructure drift explained: what it is and how it creeps in
Infrastructure drift is the gap between what your config says and what's actually running. Here's how it happens, how tools detect it, and how to stay ahead of it.
Servers & CloudSep 7, 2026 · 6 min read
IPv4 vs IPv6 explained: differences, dual-stack, and why it matters
A practical comparison of IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, headers, and NAT — plus what dual-stack means for the servers you run today.
Monitoring & StatusSep 4, 2026 · 5 min read
What is synthetic monitoring? Scripted checks vs real users explained
Synthetic monitoring runs scripted checks against your site or API on a schedule, catching outages before real visitors do. Here's how it works and when to use it.
Domains & DNSAug 21, 2026 · 6 min read
What is DNSSEC and should you enable it?
DNSSEC stops attackers from forging DNS answers, but it's opt-in everywhere and easy to misconfigure. Here's the threat it solves, the trade-offs, and when to turn it on.
Servers & CloudAug 17, 2026 · 5 min read
How to secure your infrastructure in 2026: a practical checklist
A practitioner's checklist for securing DNS, TLS, servers and monitoring in 2026 — covering zero trust, DNSSEC, certificate automation and supply chain hygiene.
Domains & DNSAug 14, 2026 · 4 min read
Why infrastructure inventory is important (and what to track)
An unmanaged domain, a forgotten server, or an expired certificate can take down production. Here's why infrastructure inventory is the foundation of reliable, secure operations.
Servers & CloudAug 12, 2026 · 5 min read
When should you use cloud firewalls?
Cloud firewalls filter traffic before it reaches your server; host firewalls filter it after. Here's when to use each, and the sane defaults to start with.
Monitoring & StatusAug 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Infrastructure drift detection: get alerted the moment your DNS or config changes
Learn how drift detection catches out-of-band DNS and config changes before they cause an outage, and how to get alerted the moment it happens.
Servers & CloudJul 22, 2026 · 10 min read
Hetzner vs DigitalOcean vs AWS: price, performance and features compared
An even-handed comparison of Hetzner, DigitalOcean and AWS on pricing, instance types, bandwidth, SLAs and Kubernetes — so you can pick the right one for the job.
AutomationJul 13, 2026 · 5 min read
How to automate DNS, SSL and server tasks across every provider
A practical guide to automating DNS changes, certificate renewals and server actions across multiple providers, plus where centralised management beats juggling five dashboards.
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