Geoff Bourne is a concise technical blog sharing practical notes and lessons on Java, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and backend infrastructure.
6 articles from this blog
A guide to setting up a budget-friendly, single-server Kubernetes cluster with persistent storage using Ceph volumes and virtual machines.
A guide to handling inconsistent JSON structures in Java using custom Jackson deserializers, with a Spring Boot example.
A technical guide on running a Minecraft server in Docker with correct permissions for a persistent host directory.
Key considerations and best practices when switching Java applications to Alpine-based Docker images for reduced size and security.
A technical guide on diagnosing and manually allocating unassigned Elasticsearch shards to a node, focusing on disk space errors.
A technical guide on automating Maven releases and deployments to Bintray using CircleCI, including configuration for git, pom.xml, and CI/CD pipelines.
