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A slightly more secure Docker-first solution to running NGINX as a reverse proxy with automatlically updated Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates using nginx, acme-companion and docker-gen

1 September 202423 September 2024 oussamaNo Comments

Introduction In a previous blog post, I a to run nginx as a reverse proxy, with automatically updated Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates that is entirely depends on several Docker images that were originally developed by Jason Wilder, eliminating the need for the shell scripts and the cron job. The solution uses a nginx-proxy Docker container […]

Introducing pytest-minio-mock

3 January 20244 September 2024 oussamaComments are off for this post.

As head of engineering professionally and as a contributor to Open Source projects, I am involved in several WebApp projects, where I put a large emphasis on code quality, smooth CI/CD pipelines as part of my dedication to DevOps principles. Some of the projects involves interactions with S3 storage via the Minio package for python. […]

The correct way to fix apt-get warning “Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring” in Debian and Ubuntu

14 April 20237 August 2024 oussamaComments are off for this post.

If you used a PPA or added an external repository in Debian 11, Ubuntu 22.04, chances are that you recently have been seeing a message like this every time you run apt-get: This is a warning that apt-key is printing out. The tool apt-key was responsible for managing the list of keys used by apt […]

How to use UFW firewall with Docker containers?

18 March 202315 November 2024 oussamaComments are off for this post.

Motivation You are using uncomplicated firewall (ufw) and you realised that your docker web app is accessible via the internet regardless of the status of ufw, then this article is for you. I try here to answer two questions: Why does not ufw work for Docker containers? The answer is very simple, both ufw and […]