How to Host Multiple Apps on One Server

How to host multiple apps on one server without making a mess: the isolation model (own user, web root, process, and database per app), reverse-proxy routing by domain, per-app env vars, and when to split.

What Is a Cloud Load Balancer? A Plain-English Explainer

A cloud load balancer sits in front of your servers and spreads traffic across them, health-checks each one, and handles SSL. Learn how it works, the session gotcha, when you actually need one, and how it differs from a CDN.

How to Add a Custom Domain and Free SSL to Your App

The DNS-to-HTTPS path for a custom domain and SSL for an app: point DNS, issue a free Let’s Encrypt certificate, force HTTPS — and why the cert sometimes won’t issue (it’s almost always DNS).