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Login load tests at 100 VUs timed out on Kubernetes. A single bcrypt.compare took 6 seconds. UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE wasn't enough. We fixed it by moving bcrypt out of the HTTP server into a NestJS native script.
June 14, 2026
Two weeks reading Shopify forums and 1-star app reviews revealed four recurring merchant pain points — and one underserved niche in inventory forecasting.
June 18, 2025
OOMKilled, CrashLoopBackOff, exit code 137 — Docker containers fail silently in production. Learn why teams miss alerts and what lightweight monitoring looks like.
June 10, 2025
Most developers configure SPF and DMARC once and forget them — until emails start bouncing. Learn why email authentication fails silently and how to monitor it.
June 1, 2025