DevOps
A collection of 21 articles covering DevOps, written by Dennis Martinez
Discover how to make your review apps easier to find and test by leveraging Terraform and Cloudflare to dynamically generate unique URLs.
Set up your GitHub Actions workflows to spin up new servers and automate deployments on your own infrastructure using Kamal.
Learn how Kamal destinations help you easily deploy your web app to other servers, laying the groundwork for automating the creation of review apps.
Kamal is great for deploying web apps, but you're responsible for your data. Learn how to keep a copy of your data secure with PostgreSQL database replication.
Let's check out what's changed in Kamal 2.0, and go through the process of upgrading a web application deployed with an older version.
Looking how to easily set up HTTPS on a web application deployed with Kamal? All it takes are a few updates to your Kamal configuration.
A quick and easy way to back up PostgreSQL databases for your Kamal-deployed web apps to Amazon S3 or other cloud storage solutions.
Spin up a managed load balancer and configure TLS termination for your web applications using Infrastructure as Code with minimal effort.
Learn how to deploy and manage servers on Hetzner Cloud using Terraform to ensure the long-term maintainability and scalability of your infrastructure.
More reflections and lessons learned from a 20-year journey in tech to help guide you on your own path through the industry.
Some lessons that might help you navigate your career and personal life, based on a 20-year journey in the tech industry.
Discover how to find the perfect balance between shipping quickly and delivering high-quality software without cutting corners.
Explore the pivotal role of documentation in DevOps, covering its importance, best practices, challenges, and future trends.
Discover how Terraform can help you simplify and manage your serverless applications and infrastructure with minimal effort.
Kamal is a new deployment tool that makes it easy to deploy your web applications to any server. Is it a good choice for you?
Learn how to automatically build and distribute Docker images for your Rails apps and streamline your development, testing, and deployment workflows.
From discovering the best time to hire to understanding how much to pay, this is your guide to successfully hiring a freelance DevOps engineer.
Are you building Docker images for your Rails apps that take up too much unnecessary space? Learn how to keep your file sizes under control.
Automate your Hugo static website updates to an Amazon S3 bucket with GitHub Actions to always have your site up to date.
Manage access to your AWS account via GitHub's OpenID Connect provider by leveraging Terraform, simplifying and streamlining your workflow.
Discover how to effortlessly host your static website for cheap on Amazon S3 using Terraform with this step-by-step guide.
Meet Dennis
As a freelancer and consultant, I work with tech organizations worldwide to help them build effective, high-quality software. It's my mission to help these companies get their idea off the ground quickly and in the right way for the long haul.
For over 20 years, I've worked with startups and other tech companies across the globe to help them successfully build effective, high-quality software. My experience comes from working with early-stage companies in New York City, San Francisco, Tokyo, and remotely with dozens of organizations around the world.
My main areas of focus are full-stack web development, test automation, and DevOps. I love sharing my thoughts and expertise around test automation on my blog, Dev Tester, and have written a book on the same topic.
