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PostgreSQL 17 now available in Cloud SQL

Today we’re announcing support for version 17 of PostgreSQL in Cloud SQL. PostgreSQL 17 contains a number of new features and enhancements, including: N...

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Sharing secrets with SSH keys

As part of our managed ops services we often need to share sensitive information such as passwords and keys with customers. GPG is commonly used for this kin...

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Flatcar Container Linux official images now available

Flatcar Container Linux is a minimal, container-optimised Linux distribution, which is a direct descendent and spiritual successor of CoreOS Container Linux,...

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Resizing Cloud SQL Database Instances

Last year we introduced the ability to resize Cloud Servers, which makes it really quick and easy to increase RAM/CPU and SSD storage for your cloud servers....

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Exploring OpenToFu: A Fork of Terraform

In the world of infrastructure as code (IaC), Terraform has been a stalwart companion for nearly a decade. However, recent changes in its licensing have left...

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Solving the Dining Philosophers Problem with systemd - Part 3

This is part 3 of a 3-part series where we solve the Dining Philosophers concurrency problem using just UNIX, systemd and some bash scripting! In part 2 we ...

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Solving the Dining Philosophers Problem with systemd - Part 2

This is part 2 of a 3-part series where we solve the Dining Philosophers concurrency problem using just UNIX, systemd and some bash scripting! In part 1, we...

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Solving the Dining Philosophers Problem with systemd - Part 1

Over the years, developers seem to have forgotten that Unix is a Programming Environment and not just something you must install to access your web server. U...

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New Simple Metrics Service in Beta

I’m pleased to announce the initial beta launch of our simple metrics service which makes a selection of graphs available for Cloud Servers, Cloud SQL Instan...

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Live Resize Cloud Servers without rebooting

Resizing Cloud Servers has always been possible but required snapshots and some inevitable downtime; a frustrating experience if you need to resize because y...

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Container Registry now supports public docker images

Since announcing our container registry back in 2019, usage has grown and it has become a critical part of our service. And with the continued adoption of Do...

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Building Docker images with GitHub Actions

Here’s how to automatically build docker images and push them to the Brightbox Container Registry using a GitHub Action. Setup the container repository Fir...

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