Local Development for Microservices: Compose, Stubs and Previews
A tiered approach to local development for microservices: Docker Compose for what you change, WireMock stubs for the rest and ephemeral previews.
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Docker Compose Postgres Backup: pg_dump, Cron and Restore Tests
Back up Postgres in Docker Compose with pg_dump via compose exec, schedule it with host cron, ship dumps off-host, and automate a restore test that proves it works.
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Zero Downtime Deployment with Docker Compose and Nginx
Build blue/green zero downtime deployments on one host with Docker Compose healthchecks, Nginx upstream switching, graceful reloads, and safe rollback.
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Docker Compose Local Development: Healthchecks, Volumes, Overrides
Build a Docker Compose local development stack that starts in order with healthchecks, persists data with volumes, and reloads code via override files.
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Docker Compose vs Kubernetes: Choosing by the Failures You Must Survive
Compare Docker Compose and Kubernetes by how each handles failure, scaling and deploys, what each costs to run, and the signs that it's time to migrate.
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