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Linux Operations

NGINX Can Read JSON Before Routing—Should It Handle Your AI API?

NGINX 1.31.5 can route on JSON body values. Here’s how to weigh the performance, security, and operational trade-offs before using it.

Nginx 1.30 Changed Upstream Connections: What to Test Before You Upgrade

Illustrated infographic summarizing: Nginx 1.30 Changed the Upstream Defaults—Test Before You Upgrade

Nginx 1.30 uses HTTP/1.1 and keepalive for upstream traffic by default. Audit connection capacity and test real workloads before upgrading.

Let's Encrypt Profiles Put Your Renewal Setup to the Test

Illustrated infographic summarizing: Let's Encrypt Profiles Put Renewal Assumptions Under the Microscope

Let’s Encrypt profiles expose weak renewal processes. Learn what changed, what comes next, and how to test Certbot, challenges, hooks, and monitoring.