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Security: Blocking web access to source control directories

Published:  24/09/2020 13:44
We'd just like to raise awareness around publicly (usually involuntarily) exposing .git or .svn folders over the public Internet and why you should avoid it.

Kubernetes nginx-ingress — Setting max upload size

Published:  03/08/2020 10:10
The Nginx Ingress server has a default allowed request body size that is quite low to avoid voluntary or involuntary DOS attacks. Here's how to set it per Ingress resource.

Kubernetes bare metal deployment with kubeadm - Refresh 2020

Published:  29/05/2020 12:00
Our original bare-metal Kubernetes deployment article is the one with the most regular views on this blog so we thought it would be nice to refresh it for the current K8S version.

Using WSL to get a better terminal and run Linux programs under Windows

Published:  24/04/2020 11:50
If you too use the terminal and Microsoft Windows every day and would like to explore different options than rusty cmd.exe or Powershell, we have a few suggestions including using the recent Windows Susbsystem for Linux (WSL).

Quick solutions for remote work & e-commerce website deployments

Published:  16/03/2020 15:00
Given the current difficult conditions, especially for small businesses, Net7 can help you to rapidly setup temporary remote work solutions as well as your online catalog for people to bring orders to you hoping that would minimize the impact of current confinement measures.

Image minification: lowering your page load times

Published:  18/02/2020 13:00
There are ways to make images smaller with no or very little difference in quality, which is one of a few ways to optimize page load times (also valid for email marketing).