Published in Po.et Blog·Dec 21, 2018Scaling the Po.et InfrastructureBuilding a decentralised application that is scalable and quick to turn around is no simple task. Amongst the business objectives of the application, there are various technical objectives that need to be met. When planning the move to mainnet, there were several core pieces the Po.et team needed to plan…Docker9 min read
Jun 3, 2016Automation with Packer and TerraFormHashicorp have created some amazing tools to help engineers in orchestrating cloud architecture. Two tools I want to go through are Packer and TerraForm Packer.io So what exactly is packer Packer is an open source tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. Packer is lightweight, runs on every major…Dev Ops9 min read
Nov 19, 2015How To Use the Dokku One-Click DigitalOcean Image to Deploy a Python/Flask AppNote: The Dokku project has changed significantly since this guide was written. The instructions below may not reflect the current state of the Dokku project. Introduction A significant hurdle in developing an application is providing a sane and easy way to deploy your finished product. Dokku is a Platform as a…7 min read
Nov 17, 2015Docker and RancherI have been on a drive to improve our development workflow (and culture). To keep up with demands, any tech company needs to make adjustments to not only to their core products, but ideally to the operational side of things. …Docker8 min read
Oct 9, 2015What is DevOps?First, let’s just say there is no definitive answer. Yet. There are lots of opinions about what is covered under DevOps and what’s not. Is it a culture? Is it a job title? Is it a way of organizing? Or just a way of thinking? We think it’s a still-evolving…Dev Ops2 min read