CSS Gradient Builder: Fixing Annoyances of Existing Tools
Conic gradients are the forgotten sibling of CSS gradients—every online gradient builder handles linear and radial, but try generating a conic gradient for a loading spinner and you're…
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Free VPN: Cloudflare Tunnel & WARP Guide (2026)
Complete guide to building a free VPN using Cloudflare Tunnel, WARP, and Zero Trust. Covers Docker setup, private network routing, split tunneling, and security hardening. Free for up…
Pod Security Standards: A Security-First Guide
Kubernetes Pod Security Standards đź“Ś TL;DR: I enforce PSS restricted on all production namespaces: runAsNonRoot: true, allowPrivilegeEscalation: false, all capabilities dropped, read-only root filesystem. Start with warn mode…
I Tested ArgoCD and Flux Side by Side — Here’s What Won for Secure GitOps
I run ArgoCD on my TrueNAS homelab for all container deployments. Every service I self-host — Gitea, Immich, monitoring stacks, even this blog’s CI pipeline — gets deployed…
OAuth vs JWT: Choosing the Right Tool for Developers
I’ve implemented both OAuth and JWT in production systems across my career—from enterprise SSO rollouts to lightweight API auth for side projects. The single most common mistake I…
PassForge: Building a Password Workstation Beyond One Slider
Generate passwords, passphrases, test strength, and bulk-generate — all in one privacy-first browser tool with zero dependencies.