Posts
2026
Why we built our own server monitoring tool (instead of using Prometheus or Datadog)
·4 mins
Monitoring
WatchGrid
SaaS
DevOps
Linux
Behind-the-Scenes
The monitoring dilemma: for simple setups and client VMs, Prometheus is too complex to maintain and Datadog is too expensive. Here is the story of why we built WatchGrid and why we took matters into our own hands.
2025
uv: The Next Generation of Python Development
·5 mins
Python
Uv
Package Manager
DevOps
Tools
How-To
Introduction to the Python package manager uv. How does it work? In which areas can it be used? And the comparison with established tools like pip and venv.
CI/CD in Practice
·5 mins
DevOps
CI-CD
GitLab
GitHub Actions
Automation
A brief overview of what to consider with CI/CD and how to implement it successfully
Blue-Green Deployment with Kubernetes
·5 mins
Kubernetes
DevOps
Deployment
Zero Downtime
How-To
Minimize risks, maximize availability. Releases with minimal downtime and fast recovery from issues.
Setting up msmtp as an SMTP Client
·7 mins
Mail
Linux
Msmtp
Configuration
How-To
Need to receive server logs and output from failing jobs via email? msmtp makes it easy.
Restic Backups
·6 mins
Backup
Restic
S3
Linux
Scripting
How-To
How to create a sustainable backup concept with minimal effort using a shell script.