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How to Deploy Django to a VPS With Gunicorn and Nginx (Ubuntu)
Deploy Django to a VPS: Gunicorn as the app server managed by systemd, Nginx in front for static files and HTTPS, a firewall, and fixes for the usual 502 and static-file errors.
Alex Vance
How to Update Node.js to the Latest Version (nvm, Windows, macOS, Linux)
How to check which Node.js version you have and update it on any operating system, with nvm, installers or package managers, without breaking your projects.
Alex Vance
Why Use Docker? 10 Real-World Use Cases (and When Not To)
What Docker is actually good for: ten practical use cases from development to production hosting, the trade-offs, and the situations where you are better off without it.
Alex Vance
Nginx Load Balancer: How to Set It Up (Round Robin, Least Connections and More)
How to use Nginx as a load balancer: the upstream block, the balancing methods, weights, passive health checks, backup servers, keepalive and sticky sessions, with working config.
Alex Vance
How to Test and Reload Nginx Config (nginx -t, Reload vs Restart)
How to check an Nginx configuration for errors before applying it, reload safely without dropping connections, and fix the most common restart failures.
Alex Vance
Caddy vs Nginx vs Traefik: Which Web Server Should You Use?
An honest comparison of Caddy, Nginx and Traefik: how each handles HTTPS, configuration, performance and containers, and which one fits your setup.
Alex Vance
Nginx + Let's Encrypt: Free SSL With Certbot and an HTTP to HTTPS Redirect
How to secure an Nginx site with a free Let's Encrypt certificate using Certbot, make renewal automatic, force HTTPS with a redirect, and fix the errors you are likely to hit.
Alex Vance
Heroku Alternative: Where to Host Node, Laravel and Django Apps in 2026
An honest look at Heroku's 2026 pricing, what you get for it, and when container app hosting or a VPS is the better home for Node.js, Laravel, Django and Docker apps.
Alex Vance
Docker Logs: How to View, Tail, Find and Clear Container Logs
Everything you need for Docker container logs: tailing and filtering with docker logs, where the log files live on disk, how to clear them safely, and how to stop them filling your server.
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