A Cost-Aware, Zero-Trust Architecture for Self-Hosted AI Automation on Google CloudApr 8, 2026·13 min read
From Zero to Observability: Deploying the OpenTelemetry Demo on GKE with Terraform, Helm, and Managed SSLFeb 25, 2026·14 min read
Production-Ready on GKE: Istio Service Mesh with Automatic HTTPS, mTLS and Real-Time ObservabilityIf you have ever tried to secure microservices communication, manage TLS certificates, and get meaningful visibility into your traffic all at the same time you know how quickly it becomes overwhelmingApr 21, 2026·21 min read
WordPress on GCP: Highly Available & Secure with TerraformImagine your first mission as the new cloud engineer: transforming a standard WooCommerce deployment into a resilient, enterprise-grade platform on Google Cloud. This project isn't just about installation; it's about solving the complex architecture ...Oct 9, 2025·8 min read
Building a Secure Three-Tier Architecture on Google Cloud with a Bastion Host and ProxyIn our previous article, we hosted everything on one server without security. Now, we are going to secure it by using our competitor as a hypothetical example.After a recent security breach at a competitor, where open ports and no firewall rules caus...Sep 22, 2025·9 min read
From Code to Cart: Deploying an E-Commerce Application on KubernetesEvery great application begins small. In our last article, we learned how to deploy locally, using Docker Compose to manage our e-commerce stack. However, a successful business can't operate from a laptop. Now, we're ready for the real challenge: lau...Jul 15, 2025·10 min read
Local E-commerce Made Easy: Harnessing Docker and Docker ComposeIn a previous article, we discussed deploying our e-commerce application on a single Google Compute Engine VM. Now, let's go back to the early 2000s when the flexibility of Docker was the new frontier! Before considering Kubernetes for production, we...Jul 8, 2025·8 min read
Setting Up E-commerce on Google Compute Engine: A Guide to Automation with Terraform and AnsibleIn our last blog, we walked you through setting up a virtual machine in Google Cloud with Terraform. Now, let's take it a step further! In this article, we'll show you how to automate the installation of a web server and a database on that VM using A...Jun 20, 2025·11 min read
Setting Up E-commerce on Google Compute Engine: A Guide to Automation with Terraform and AnsibleYou've landed your dream job as a sysadmin in the tech world of the late 1990s. Your company, a leading electronics retailer, aims to sell electronics online, pioneering e-commerce when dial-up was common and "the cloud" referred to weather forecasts...Jun 19, 2025·8 min read
