Black-Box Monitoring with Blackbox Exporter and Prometheus
Blackbox Exporter enables black-box probing of targets via HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, TCP, ICMP, and gRPC.
1. Deploying Blackbox Exporter
Deploy using the binary directly or via a container.
When using a container, its recommended to mount the configuration file (/etc/blackbox/blackbox.yml) and expose port 9115.
See the end of this article for a detail ...
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:09:58 +0000 by sillysillysilly
Deploying a Private Docker Registry with Docker-Registry and Web UI
🚀 Docker Registry + Web UI Private Image Repository Deployement Guide
docker-registry is an official lightweight private Docker image registry. Paired with docker-registry-ui, it provides a web interface suitable for individuals or small teams.
📌 1. Environment Requirements
Operating System: Linux (CentOS 7+, Ubuntu 20.04+, Rocky Linux 9+)
C ...
Posted on Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:22:41 +0000 by runnerjp
Database Schema Evolution at Scale: Flyway for Reliable, Automated Migrations
Supported Platforms
Flyway supports 25+ relational and analytical databases, including:
PostgreSQL (including TimescaleDB, YugabyteDB, CockroachDB)
MySQL variants (MariaDB, Percona, Aurora MySQL)
SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, H2, SQLite, HSQLDB
Cloud-native systems: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, Spanner
Emerging SQL-compatible engines: ...
Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:35:58 +0000 by tomharding
Installing Docker on CentOS 7 with Common Pitfalls and Solutions
System Requirements Verification
Verify Linux system parameters before Docker installation:
cat /etc/redhat-release
uname -r
Environment Preparation
Install essential packages if not present:
yum -y install gcc gcc-c++
Docker Removal (For Fresh Install)
Stop and remove existing Docker installations:
systemctl stop docker
yum remove docker doc ...
Posted on Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:37:42 +0000 by Stressed
How Docker Images, Containers, and Registries Work Together
Docker architecture revolves around three primitives: images, containers, and registries. An image provides an immutable filesystem template that bundles application binaries, system libraries, and configuration metadata. A registry functions as a storage and distribution layer for these templates. A container represents an ephemeral, isolated ...
Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:54:27 +0000 by lynosull
Deploying GitLab on a Kubernetes Cluster
Environment Setup
Kubernetes cluster (e.g., Alibaba Cloud Professional Edition)
PostgreSQL database
Redis cache service
GitLab application
For PostgreSQL and Redis deployments, refer to relevant documentation.
GitLab Deployment
Version: GitLab Chinese Edition 11.1.4
GitLab is a stateless application, but its repositories, configuration, and o ...
Posted on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:47:33 +0000 by ChrisFlynn
Implementing System Observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager
Prometheus Overview
Prometheus is an open-source systems monitoring and alerting toolkit designed for reliability and scalability. Originally developed at SoundCloud and now a CNCF project, it excels at recording numeric time-series data.
Core Architecture
Prometheus Server: The central component that scrapes and stores time-series data. It op ...
Posted on Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:35:07 +0000 by ronniebrown
Automating Namespace Sleep Cycles for Kubernetes Cost Reduction
To implement automated resource suspension, first ensure the cluster has the necessary certification authority and the operator itself installed.
Deploy the certificate manager using the following command:
kubectl apply -f https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/releases/latest/download/cert-manager.yaml --wait
Next, provision the scheduling ...
Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:44:25 +0000 by doc
Setting Up a Maven Repository with Nexus 3
Popular Maven Repository Managers
Three commonly used private repository solutions for Maven include:
Apache Archiva
JFrog Artifactory
Sonatype Nexus (the most widely adoppted)
Installing and Configuring Nexus 3 on Windows with Java 8
Download
Obtain Nexus 3 from the official site:
General download page: https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager ...
Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:52 +0000 by anna_cm
Docker Fundamentals: Container Management and Image Operations
Docker Overview
Docker implements container-based virtualization, offering near-native performance compared to full virtualization solutions. The technology leverages Linux containers (LXC) and other kernel-level features to provide lightweight OS virtualization.
Core Components:
Images: Read-only templates used to create containers
Containers ...
Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0000 by curmudgeon42