What's TLS Termination? Paid Members Public
A coworker was helping me with a project when he asked, “Where is the TLS termination happening?” I was immediately confused. I knew the words individually, but I didn’t really understand what he was asking. After some clarification, it started to make sense...but not completely. To fully understand
Hello World Paid Members Public
Hi, and welcome! My name is Xavier, and I’m a DevSecOps engineer with a passion for learning and sharing what I learn along the way. Throughout my career, I’ve encountered countless concepts that seemed far more complicated than they needed to be. Not because they were inherently difficult,
Load Balancers VS Proxies Paid Members Public
Load balancers and proxies shape how traffic is routed through modern systems—deciding where requests go, how they get there, and how services stay reliable and secure. In this post, I’ll break down what each one is using with simple, digestible analogies. What Is A Load Balancer? A load
A Bitbucket Migration Didn't Go According to Plan Paid Members Public
I was tasked with containerizing our Bitbucket instance at my job. The migration went well, but what followed wasn’t quite as smooth. A sneaky, unexpected issue popped up—here’s what happened. Bitbucket and its underlying infrastructure needed an upgrade. We wanted to get the VM to an up-
5 Lessons Learned as a DevSecOps Engineer in 2025 Paid Members Public
Between learning new tools, drinking from the proverbial fire-hose, and figuring things out as I went, this year in my role as a DevSecOps Engineer was packed with challenges (more than a few 😅) and meaningful growth. What I didn’t expect was how much the role would teach me
Argo CD and the Power of GitOps Paid Members Public
Scenario: You’ve just deployed an app using helm install. A few months pass, and you realize it’s time for an upgrade. You check the version history and see you’re a few releases behind. As you scan the release notes, you find a long list of upgrade instructions—
