Notes on developing with a HTTP forward proxy required in some envs and not others

Solving Nginx’s ‘host not found in upstream’ startup failure using dynamic hostnames across Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Container Apps.

Using Tilt for hot reloading during Dockerfile development, and solving R’s silent package install failure problem with install2.r.

Diagnosing and fixing MTU mismatch issues in WSL when using Azure SSTP point-to-site VPN. The cause of (previously) mysterious hanging SSL connections.

Moving from Docker Compose to K3s, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution—an accessible first step into container orchestration at scale.

A walkthrough of building a Hugo site with Docker, exposing it to the internet via Cloudflare Tunnels, and managing it with Docker Compose.