Migrating Graphite from Python to Go for Grafana: How I Reduced Disk I/O and Cut AWS Costs
This blog shares an experience of migrating Graphite from python-based to golang-based. The switch significantly reduced disk I/O pressure and…
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AWS EBS Cost Optimization: 10 Tips to Reduce Your AWS Bill
This article shares 10 actionable tips to lower your AWS costs by optimizing EBS usage, along with real-world examples that…
How to Overcome Rsync Issues When Migrating Large Amount of Data Between EBS volumes
The blog discusses migrating 1.2TB MySQL data between AWS EBS volumes, detailing challenges faced with rsync failures when copying large…
Optimize Disk Space: Implement Hourly Rotation with Logrotate on Linux
Efficient log file management on Linux servers is essential to prevent excessive disk space usage and application disruption. Using logrotate…
Mitigating NXDOMAIN Attacks with AWS Route 53 Strategies
This blog discusses NXDOMAIN attacks, specifically focusing on their impact on AWS Route 53, and offers strategies for mitigating risks,…
Optimize AWS Data Transfer Costs with Nginx Gzip Compression
Enabling the Gzip module in Nginx on AWS significantly reduces data transfer size and costs by compressing various MIME types.…
Avoid unexpected Regional Data Transfer from an FTP server in AWS
The blog discusses a costly incident involving improper FTP server configuration in AWS, leading to unexpected Regional Data Transfer charges…
Real use case: Nginx Rate Limit + Fail2ban to prevent massive spam POST requests
This article discusses using Nginx Rate Limiting and Fail2Ban to prevent spam POST requests and potential server crashes. It details…
Dkron – Distributed Cron System – Solution to replace traditional cron and optimise cloud cost
Dkron and AWS Spot Instances - a perfect combination for you to replace the traditional cron system, improve reliability, scalability,…
A CLI tool to delete a bulk AWS snapshots and keep the expected snapshots based on snapshot age
When operating EC2, we might usually run into the situation of removing the old unused...