I was expecting: PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts to install stuff on servers + reading logs via command line by ssh as root. Instead I found: Redis, Rabbitmq, DataDog, ES, React + Redux, Ansible, PagerDuty... I wouldn't call that "boring technology". Sure, you are not using Docker nor K8s... but still.
> PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts That's a typical 2010-era stack. We're almost in 2022, things have evolved.
The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
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Re: The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
#32I was expecting: PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts to install stuff on servers + reading logs via command line by ssh as root. Instead I found: Redis, Rabbitmq, DataDog, ES, React + Redux, Ansible, PagerDuty... I wouldn't call that "boring technology". Sure, you are not using Docker nor K8s... but still.
> PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts That's a typical 2010-era stack. We're almost in 2022, things have evolved.
PHP, Redis, MariaDB and a makefile to run docker-compose commands.
Nothing wrong with it tbh, it runs on a VPS
Re: The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
#33I was expecting: PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts to install stuff on servers + reading logs via command line by ssh as root. Instead I found: Redis, Rabbitmq, DataDog, ES, React + Redux, Ansible, PagerDuty... I wouldn't call that "boring technology". Sure, you are not using Docker nor K8s... but still.
I'm currently reading logs via command line by ssh as you describe for a simple service and not satisfied with this. What would be a step up without a lot of extra infrastructure?
[1] https://www.graylog.org/products/open-source [2] https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/
Re: The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
> PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts That's a typical 2010-era stack. We're almost in 2022, things have evolved.
Meh, my stack is laravel hosted on docker containers. PHP, Redis, MariaDB and a makefile to run docker-compose commands. Nothing wrong with it tbh, it runs on a VPS
>> PHP, MariaDB, Makefile
> We're almost in 2022, things have evolved.
>> laravel , Redis, run docker-compose commands
Fix that for ya
Re: The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm currently reading logs via command line by ssh as you describe for a simple service and not satisfied with this. What would be a step up without a lot of extra infrastructure?
I’ve personally used Graylog[1] with success in the past. However, I’ve had an excellent time with Grafana and have been following their Loki[2] project. My company uses other solutions, so I haven’t needed it, but the Grafana stack might suit your use case. [1] https://www.graylog.org/products/open-source [2] https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/
I think you just way overshot it.
My attempt at a simple step up would be mounting the logs with sshfs and using your favorite editor.
Re: The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
#37I was expecting: PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts to install stuff on servers + reading logs via command line by ssh as root. Instead I found: Redis, Rabbitmq, DataDog, ES, React + Redux, Ansible, PagerDuty... I wouldn't call that "boring technology". Sure, you are not using Docker nor K8s... but still.
I'm currently reading logs via command line by ssh as you describe for a simple service and not satisfied with this. What would be a step up without a lot of extra infrastructure?
Re: The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
#38I was expecting: PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts to install stuff on servers + reading logs via command line by ssh as root. Instead I found: Redis, Rabbitmq, DataDog, ES, React + Redux, Ansible, PagerDuty... I wouldn't call that "boring technology". Sure, you are not using Docker nor K8s... but still.
I'm currently reading logs via command line by ssh as you describe for a simple service and not satisfied with this. What would be a step up without a lot of extra infrastructure?
Re: The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
#39I was expecting: PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts to install stuff on servers + reading logs via command line by ssh as root. Instead I found: Redis, Rabbitmq, DataDog, ES, React + Redux, Ansible, PagerDuty... I wouldn't call that "boring technology". Sure, you are not using Docker nor K8s... but still.
> PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts That's a typical 2010-era stack. We're almost in 2022, things have evolved.
Re: The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
#40I was expecting: PHP + MySQL + a bunch of shell scripts to install stuff on servers + reading logs via command line by ssh as root. Instead I found: Redis, Rabbitmq, DataDog, ES, React + Redux, Ansible, PagerDuty... I wouldn't call that "boring technology". Sure, you are not using Docker nor K8s... but still.
Maybe that's too boring. But I spend about 10 hours a year maintaining it. The bulk of my devops this year was moving to Let's Encrypt.