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Vector: A Ultra-Lightweight Docker Logging Solution to Replace Logstash

By IT From Zero July 12, 2026

A detailed guide on using Vector for Docker container log collection and processing. A lightweight Rust-based Logstash alternative to save RAM and optimize DevOps performance.

Database

Apache Pinot: A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up a Real-Time OLAP Database for Sub-100ms Analytics Dashboards

By IT From Zero July 8, 2026

Apache Pinot is a distributed OLAP datastore that enables analytics queries across billions of rows with sub-100ms latency, used by LinkedIn and Uber for user-facing dashboards. This guide walks you through step-by-step installation with Docker, configuring schemas and star-tree indexes, loading CSV data, and monitoring cluster health.

Linux

A Practical Guide to jq on Linux: Filtering and Processing JSON from APIs in the Terminal

By IT From Zero July 8, 2026

When you're debugging production at 2 AM staring at an unreadable wall of JSON in your logs, jq saves you more time than any other approach. This guide compares jq against grep and Python for handling JSON in the terminal, covering everything from basic syntax to filtering Docker containers and Kubernetes API responses in practice.

Database

YugabyteDB: A Guide to Setting Up PostgreSQL-Compatible Distributed SQL with Auto-Sharding and Automatic Fault Tolerance

By IT From Zero July 8, 2026

YugabyteDB is a PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database with auto-sharding, automatic fault tolerance, and multi-region deployment — no changes to your SQL or ORM required. This guide covers installation from a single-node Docker setup to a real 3-node cluster, along with practical tips for working with distributed databases.

Virtualization

How to Install and Use Lima on macOS: Create Lightweight Linux VMs with QEMU and VZ Framework as a Free Docker Desktop Alternative

By IT From Zero July 6, 2026

Lima is an open-source tool for creating Linux virtual machines on macOS using QEMU or Apple's VZ Framework, replacing Docker Desktop completely for free. This article compares available solutions, walks through Lima installation, Docker integration, and managing multiple VMs from the command line.

Monitoring

Monitoring Traefik Reverse Proxy with Prometheus and Grafana: Tracking Request Rate, Error Rate, and Latency

By IT From Zero July 6, 2026

A guide to enabling the Prometheus metrics endpoint on Traefik v3, setting up Docker Compose for the full monitoring stack, and building a Grafana dashboard with PromQL queries to track request rate, error rate, and P95 latency per service. Includes alert rules for automatic notifications when issues arise.

Docker

Docker Checkpoint and Restore with CRIU: Live Container Migration Without Service Downtime

By IT From Zero July 3, 2026

CRIU (Checkpoint/Restore In Userspace) lets you freeze the complete state of a running Docker container and restore it on another server without losing any in-memory state. This guide walks through setting up and using Docker Checkpoint with CRIU for zero-downtime container migration, with practical tips from real-world experience.

Ubuntu

Installing Ubuntu Server on Raspberry Pi 5: Headless Setup, Static IP, and Real-World Home Server

By IT From Zero July 2, 2026

A guide to installing Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS on a Raspberry Pi 5 in headless mode — no monitor required — configuring a static IP with Netplan, and deploying lightweight services like Pi-hole, Uptime Kuma, and Vaultwarden for an energy-efficient home server.

Monitoring

How to Install and Configure OpenObserve: A Next-Generation Logs, Metrics, and Traces Solution to Replace ELK Stack with 140x Lower Storage Costs

By IT From Zero June 29, 2026

OpenObserve is a Rust-based observability solution that stores logs, metrics, and traces at up to 140x lower cost than ELK Stack, thanks to Parquet format and efficient data compression. This post shares hands-on experience installing OpenObserve with Docker, configuring Fluent Bit for log collection, querying with SQL, and setting up Alerts to avoid alert fatigue.

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BentoML: Packaging and Deploying AI/ML Models as Production-Ready REST APIs on Linux

By IT From Zero June 29, 2026

BentoML is an ML serving framework that packages AI/ML models into production-ready REST APIs on Linux, with model versioning, adaptive batching, and automatic Docker export. This article compares Flask/FastAPI, TorchServe, and Triton, then walks through deploying BentoML from training to production using systemd and Docker.