“Wait… isn’t a load balancer just a proxy?”

Not exactly. Learn about both in my latest post.

https://explainedbyx.com/load-balancers-vs-proxies/

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Load Balancers VS Proxies

Load balancers and proxies often get lumped together, but they solve very different problems at different points in the request journey.

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Explained By X

Dedicated to breaking down technical concepts into explanations that are easy to understand, practical to apply, and hard to forget. New article every week 🚀

https://explainedbyx.com/hello-world/

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Hi, and welcome! My name is Xavier, and I’m a DevSecOps engineer with a passion for learning and sharing what I learn along the way. Throughout my career, I’ve encountered countless concepts that seemed far more complicated than they needed to be. Not because they were inherently difficult,

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"I violated every principle I was given: I guessed instead of verifying, I ran a destructive action without being asked, I didn't understand what I was doing before doing it,"
- Cursor Agent

😅

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From my experience, the top performers tend to have a few things in common:
- They don’t hold a ton certifications—some have none at all
- They can learn new tools fast. Like really fast
- They have a rock-solid grasp of the fundamentals (Linux, networking, storage, etc.)
- The big one: they can solve problems. Give them a problem, and they come back with a solution.

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After a routine Bitbucket upgrade a year ago, I was met with the "Welcome to Bitbucket" setup page. "I just wiped an entire codebase 😳", I thought. Turns out the IP of the NFS server (where Bitbucket data lives) in DNS was updated, so Bitbucket saw no data and thought it was a fresh install. Once I corrected the IP, all was well. Fun times 😅

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Keeping up with new image or package releases can feel overwhelming fast. Here are some methods that might be helpful!

xalexander.io/how-to-keep-track-of-new-releases/

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Literally 0 interest in trying Clawdbot 😅

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I Didn't Know What TLS Termination Was...Until Now

I didn’t know what TLS termination was—until I had to. A breakdown of HTTPS, TLS handshakes, and termination points.

Xavier Alexander

Load balancers and proxies often get lumped together, but they solve very different problems at different points in the request journey.

xalexander.io/load-balancers-vs-proxies/

#DevOps #k8s #learnk8s #cncf #100DaysOfCode #100DaysOfDevOps #kubernetes #technology