Engineering

Isometric illustration showing a static site document connected to a cloud database and security shield - representing the D1 and Turnstile architecture

Building a Comments System with Cloudflare D1 and Pages Functions

Static sites are fast, secure, and simple to deploy. But they lack one thing out of the box: interactivity. Comments, likes, and other dynamic features traditionally require a backend. This tutorial walks through how I built a comments and likes system for this site using Cloudflare’s serverless stack: D1 (SQLite database), Pages Functions (serverless API), and Turnstile (spam protection). No external services. No third-party tracking. Everything runs on Cloudflare’s edge network. ...

Clean website rising from a pile of complex servers and tangled cables

Why Static Sites Are Making a Comeback

Exploring the resurgence of static websites and why they might be the right choice for your next project.

Container ship deploying to multiple targets representing build once deploy many

When the DevOps Dared the Developers

How a frustrating rebuild cycle turned into a ‘build once, deploy many’ model by challenging the status quo on frontend configuration.

Database schema diagram showing approval workflows with maker and checker roles

Maker-Checker Database Design: A Lesson from the Silent Room

A practical breakdown of three database design approaches for implementing Maker-Checker workflows in regulated systems.

Traditional servers transforming into Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters

From Servers to Containers: Why Migration Isn't Just About Docker

Container migration looks deceptively simple. The real challenge isn’t running docker run—it’s doing it the right way for enterprise-grade results.

Transformation from chaotic tangled deployments to organized GitOps with ArgoCD and Kubernetes

From Chaos to GitOps: Our Journey to ArgoCD

How a forced Kubernetes migration exposed our deployment chaos and led us to embrace GitOps with ArgoCD as our single source of truth.

Breaking free from chained SaaS cloud to self-hosted GitLab with security shield

Breaking Free: Why We Moved from SaaS GitLab to Self-Hosted

A security audit exposed access control gaps in our SaaS GitLab. Here’s how we migrated to self-hosted GitLab, integrated with our corporate IDAM, and took control of our DevOps destiny.