There's no universal winner. Barman wins on simplicity and real-time WAL streaming with low operational overhead. pgBackRest wins on volume and restore speed. The criteria matter more than the tool.
Jul 13 2026 · 9′ · Tutorials · devops · produccion
Kubernetes technical interviews have a problem nobody names: they ask about objects you'll never touch in production, while ignoring the mistakes that actually break real systems. Here's the map I was missing.
Jun 16 2026 · 9′ · Tutorials · docker · devops
A HN thread with 398 points blew up the debate again: is Docker Compose in production legitimate or an antipattern? I ran my real stack on Railway for 30 days and brought actual numbers. Spoiler: it's not embarrassing if you know exactly what it costs you.
May 06 2026 · 8′ · Experiments · node.js · docker
The viral HN demo shows Cloudflare agents running the full infra cycle with zero human intervention. I replicated it against my Railway stack and documented exactly what the agent executed on its own, where I had to step in, and what permissions it asked for that it absolutely shouldn't have. Real a
May 06 2026 · 9′ · Experiments · TypeScript · devops
A HN post about tar on macOS made the rounds again this week. The standard answer is "use GNU tar." I went further: I reproduced the 3 scenarios that actually break production in my Railway pipeline and documented the exact fix I use.
May 04 2026 · 8′ · Tutorials · docker · devops
pgbackrest went unmaintained. Barman shows up trending on HN almost immediately after. I did the actual migration on Railway, measured restore times, backup size, and configuration complexity. My conclusion is uncomfortable: the community is celebrating way too fast.
May 03 2026 · 8′ · Experiments · devops · produccion
The Canonical DDoS hit 178 points on HN and most devs read it as someone else's news. I read it as a mirror. I dug through my Railway logs, my Docker pipelines, and my Ubuntu dependencies — and what I found made me pretty uncomfortable.
May 02 2026 · 8′ · Experiments · docker · devops
Distros find out about kernel vulnerabilities at the same time as the public. I run on Railway over Ubuntu and this forced me to audit every layer of my stack. What I found isn't reassuring.
May 01 2026 · 9′ · Opinion · docker · devops
The OpenAI on Amazon Bedrock announcement sounds promising. I simulated moving my real API calls to Bedrock and the cold start numbers, IAM overhead, and actual pricing destroy the value proposition for independent projects. The deal benefits AWS, not the dev.
Apr 29 2026 · 9′ · Experiments · LLM · infraestructura
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