Articles & Guides
Useful resources for web developers and system administrators
Monitoring
MTTR, MTTF, MTBF: Reliability Metrics Explained for Web Operations
Understand key reliability metrics — MTTR, MTTF, MTBF — and how to use them to measure and improve your web service availability.
SEO
robots.txt Guide: Syntax, Rules, Testing and Ready-Made Files
A complete robots.txt guide: RFC 9309 syntax, user-agent groups, Allow precedence, blocking a site from crawling, plus ready files for WordPress, Tilda and Bitrix.
DevOps
Docker Container Monitoring: Metrics, Tools, and Best Practices
Learn how to monitor Docker containers effectively: key metrics, tools like Prometheus and cAdvisor, alerting strategies, and production best practices.
Performance
Gzip vs Brotli: Web Compression Compared
Compare Gzip and Brotli compression for web performance. Learn configuration, browser support, compression ratios, and when to use each.
HTTP
Server-Sent Events vs WebSockets: Choosing Real-Time Communication
Compare SSE and WebSockets for real-time web communication. Learn when to use each, their performance characteristics, and implementation patterns.
Security
WAF Rules: Writing Effective Web Application Firewall Policies
Learn how to write effective WAF rules, understand rule types, avoid false positives, and protect your web application from common attacks.
DNS
DNS Failover: Automatic Traffic Switching for High Availability
Learn how DNS failover works, how to configure automatic traffic switching, and best practices for achieving high availability with DNS.
Monitoring
Incident Response Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide for Web Teams
Build an effective incident response plan for web teams. Learn the phases, roles, communication templates, and post-incident review process.
SEO
Structured Data for SEO: Schema.org Guide
Learn how to implement Schema.org structured data to enhance search engine results with rich snippets, knowledge panels, and better visibility.
SSL/TLS
SSL Pinning: What It Is and When to Use It
Learn how SSL/TLS certificate pinning works, its security benefits, implementation methods, and when pinning is appropriate for your application.