From 499 to 200: Fixing Nginx Timeouts in a Rails API
How Puma worker timeouts and Nginx 499 errors expose slow Rails requests, and how to fix them with aligned timeouts, background jobs, and caching.
Tag: nginx
Enabling Local HTTPS for Development and Debugging
Local HTTPS matters because browser APIs like Service Workers require a secure context, and this covers Caddy, Nginx with mkcert, Puma-dev, and Cert-Manager.
Defending Against DoS Attacks
How to defend against DoS and DDoS attacks with request throttling, input validation, firewall rules, load balancers, and cloud-based mitigation.