Full-stack PHP and Nginx container architecture with Docker Compose and FastCGI proxying

Containerizing PHP & Nginx with Docker Compose: FastCGI, Sockets, and Permission Hell

A battle-tested production guide to containerizing PHP-FPM and Nginx with Docker Compose, handling FastCGI buffer tuning, UID 33 permission traps, and MySQL health checks.

September 12, 2026 · 5 min · 912 words · Rishav Dahal
Production Docker CI/CD pipeline automation with GitHub Actions and multi-stage container builds

Stop SSH'ing at 2 AM: Production Docker CI/CD with GitHub Actions & Multi-Stage Builds

How to eliminate 2 AM manual SSH deployments using multi-stage Docker builds (shrinking 1.4 GB images to 85 MB), GitHub Actions layer caching, and automated zero-downtime releases.

August 16, 2026 · 6 min · 1241 words · Rishav Dahal