Nginx and HAproxy – PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR

I recently switched over an Nginx server so that it was being accessed via an HAproxy tcp connection that was now sending proxy protocol information. When I did this I started to get PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR issues from my browser. While it seems simple, the fix is to ensure that your nginx listener has the proxy_protocol configuration …

Velocity – The Sirens Call and Security

Over the past several years there has been a move to the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) model. This was thanks to Google’s sharing of operational experiences through their book Site Reliability Engineering – How Google Runs Production Systems. Now, there is no shortage of SRE jobs wherever you look. The ultimate goal of this move …