Stale PR and Issue Cleanup with Scheduled Automation
Dead issues and abandoned PRs quietly rot a repository. Use scheduled stale automation to mark, then close, so your queue stays honest and focused.
GitHub6 min read
NetBay journal
Guides for operators
Practical guides for Linux, containers, CI/CD, self-hosting, and running VPS infrastructure from Netbay Engineering.
599 articles · 24 topics
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WebSockets and Streaming Through Reverse Proxies
Upgrade WebSockets and server-sent events cleanly through Nginx and HAProxy, and size buffers so long-lived streaming connections stay stable.
Proxies6 min read
SQLite .backup and VACUUM INTO While the App Runs
Take a consistent SQLite snapshot from a live app with VACUUM INTO or .backup, then restore beside the original without stopping writes in production.
Databases8 min read
Caching Prompts and Embeddings on a Linux VPS
Hash the model name plus UTF-8 bytes into a local SQLite cache so repeat search queries skip the encoder and the generator on a Lucknow VPS.
AI Infrastructure8 min read
Plan LLM Capacity as Tokens Per Second on Xeon
Measure prefill and decode tokens per second on Intel Xeon Platinum CPU so a Lucknow VPS queue depth matches real 7B throughput, not marketing.
AI Infrastructure8 min read
Rolling Updates and Zero-Downtime Deploys in Docker Swarm
Deploy updates to a Swarm service with zero downtime using order start-first, health checks, health thresholds, and automatic rollback.
Containers & Orchestration8 min read
Branch Protection Rules That Actually Protect a Branch
Configure branch protection correctly — required checks, approvals, and stale-review dismissal — so the rule is enforced, not a formality.
CI/CD6 min read
Self-Hosting Uptime Kuma for Status Pages
Monitor your services and publish a public status page with Uptime Kuma, Telegram and webhook alerts, health checks, and a single Docker container.
Self-Hosting6 min read
Idempotent Automation: Why Scripts Must Be Re-Runnable
Write automation that is safe to run twice: idempotent scripts and modules converge to the same state no matter when they are re-run.
API & Automation6 min read
Flaky Checks and Retry Strategies in CI
Diagnose nondeterministic tests, use retries the right way, and build pipelines that are reliable not lucky.
CI/CD7 min read
ReplicaSets and Rolling Updates: How Deployments Self-Heal
See how ReplicaSets keep pod counts stable and how Deployments perform rolling updates with no downtime using readiness probes.
Kubernetes6 min read
Token and Cost Budgets for Long-Running Agents
Cap steps, tokens, and daily spend so a long-running ops agent on a Linux VPS cannot loop itself into an unbounded model-API bill overnight.
AI Agents8 min read