https://blog.rajpoot.dev/ Recent content on Manvendra Rajpoot Hugo en-us Manvendra Rajpoot Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:35:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/linux-server-hardening-for-app-deployers/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:35:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/linux-server-hardening-for-app-deployers/ A practical Linux hardening checklist for app developers deploying to a VPS — SSH, users, firewall, fail2ban, automatic updates, and the basics that stop 95% of attacks. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/observability-logs-metrics-traces/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/observability-logs-metrics-traces/ A practical introduction to observability — what logs, metrics, and traces actually are, when to use which, and how to wire it up without drowning in tooling. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/github-actions-cicd-for-python/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:25:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/github-actions-cicd-for-python/ A practical CI/CD pipeline for Python apps with GitHub Actions — lint, type-check, test against a real Postgres, build a Docker image, and deploy. Plus matrix builds and caching. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/load-balancers-explained/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:20:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/load-balancers-explained/ What load balancers actually do, the difference between L4 and L7, the algorithms (round-robin, least-connections, etc.), health checks, sticky sessions, and how Nginx, HAProxy, Envoy, and AWS ELB compare. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/kubernetes-for-app-developers/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/kubernetes-for-app-developers/ What an app developer actually needs to know about Kubernetes — pods, services, deployments, configs, secrets, ingress, and the patterns to ship a real app. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/backend/designing-rest-apis-that-dont-suck/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/backend/designing-rest-apis-that-dont-suck/ An opinionated guide to designing REST APIs — resource modeling, HTTP semantics, status codes, errors, pagination, versioning, and what good looks like. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/backend/rate-limiting-strategies-for-apis/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/backend/rate-limiting-strategies-for-apis/ How to rate limit your API properly — fixed window, sliding window, leaky bucket, token bucket, Redis implementations, and what to put in your headers. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/backend/redis-caching-strategies/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/backend/redis-caching-strategies/ A practical guide to caching with Redis — cache-aside, read-through, write-through, write-behind, TTLs, invalidation, and the patterns that scale. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/celery-background-tasks-explained/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:55:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/celery-background-tasks-explained/ How to use Celery properly — brokers, workers, retries, idempotency, scheduling, and the patterns that don't bite you in production. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/flask-quickstart-and-when-to-pick-it/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:50:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/flask-quickstart-and-when-to-pick-it/ A pragmatic Flask tutorial — set up a real app, blueprints, extensions, blueprints, and an honest take on when to still pick Flask in 2026 vs. FastAPI or Django. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/go/go-concurrency-goroutines-channels/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:45:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/go/go-concurrency-goroutines-channels/ A practical guide to Go's concurrency model — goroutines, channels, select, sync primitives, and the patterns that work (and the ones that ruin you). https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/go/go-web-frameworks-gin-echo-chi/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:40:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/go/go-web-frameworks-gin-echo-chi/ An opinionated comparison of Gin, Echo, and Chi — the three most popular Go web frameworks in 2026, with code samples and guidance on which to pick. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/go/go-rest-api-with-net-http/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:35:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/go/go-rest-api-with-net-http/ Build a complete, production-shaped REST API in Go using only the standard library — routing, middleware, JSON, validation, error handling, graceful shutdown. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/go/getting-started-with-go-for-backend-developers/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:30:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/go/getting-started-with-go-for-backend-developers/ A pragmatic introduction to Go for backend developers coming from Python, Node, or another language — what makes Go different, the syntax that matters, and your first HTTP server. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/git-workflow-for-solo-developers/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/git-workflow-for-solo-developers/ A pragmatic Git workflow for solo developers and small teams — branches that aren't theatre, commits that tell a story, rebases without fear, and the recovery commands you'll actually need. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/docker-for-python-developers/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:10:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/devops/docker-for-python-developers/ A no-fluff Docker guide for Python developers — Dockerfiles that aren't 2GB, multi-stage builds, docker-compose for local dev, and the patterns that actually scale. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/postgresql/postgresql-full-text-search/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:05:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/postgresql/postgresql-full-text-search/ How to add real full-text search to your app using only PostgreSQL — tsvector, tsquery, ranking, GIN indexes, and how to know when to graduate to Elasticsearch. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-vs-fastapi/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-vs-fastapi/ An honest, opinionated comparison of Django and FastAPI — what each is great at, what they're not, and how to decide which one fits your next project. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/postgresql/postgresql-indexing-and-explain/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/postgresql/postgresql-indexing-and-explain/ A practical, hands-on guide to PostgreSQL indexing and reading EXPLAIN plans — when to add indexes, what kinds to use, and how to debug slow queries. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fastapi/testing-fastapi-apps/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:55:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fastapi/testing-fastapi-apps/ How to test FastAPI applications properly — pytest setup, async test client, database isolation per test, fixtures for auth, and the patterns that scale. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fastapi/jwt-authentication-in-fastapi/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:50:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fastapi/jwt-authentication-in-fastapi/ Build secure JWT authentication in FastAPI from scratch — password hashing, token issuing, refresh tokens, dependency-injected current user, and the security pitfalls to avoid. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fastapi/fastapi-with-sqlalchemy/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fastapi/fastapi-with-sqlalchemy/ A practical guide to wiring FastAPI to PostgreSQL with SQLAlchemy 2.0 (async), Alembic migrations, and a sane project structure. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/deploying-django-to-production/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:40:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/deploying-django-to-production/ A practical, opinionated guide to deploying Django to production — Gunicorn, Nginx, PostgreSQL, static files, environment config, security headers, and the pre-flight checklist. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-rest-framework-tutorial/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:35:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-rest-framework-tutorial/ A hands-on tutorial for building a REST API with Django REST Framework — models, serializers, viewsets, routers, authentication, permissions, and pagination. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-orm-deep-dive/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-orm-deep-dive/ A practical, opinionated tour of the Django ORM — querysets, lazy evaluation, the N+1 trap, select_related vs prefetch_related, and the queries you actually want to write. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/python-decorators-explained/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:20:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/python-decorators-explained/ Python decorators demystified — what they actually are, how to write your own, and the patterns you'll see in real codebases. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/async-await-explained/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:10:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/async-await-explained/ The mental model that makes Python's async/await actually click — what it is, what it isn't, when to use it, and the mistakes that quietly ruin async code. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/postgresql/postgresql-fundamentals/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/postgresql/postgresql-fundamentals/ A practical primer on PostgreSQL — the data types, indexing, transactions, and JSONB features that backend developers reach for every day. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/python-virtual-environments/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/python-virtual-environments/ A practical comparison of uv, venv, and Poetry — what each one is great at, when to pick which, and how the Python packaging story actually works in 2026. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/modern-python-tips/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/python/modern-python-tips/ Practical, modern Python tips drawn from real-world projects — type hints, dataclasses, pathlib, comprehensions, the walrus operator, and more. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fastapi/getting-started-with-fastapi/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fastapi/getting-started-with-fastapi/ A practical introduction to FastAPI — the async Python framework that gives you type-safe APIs, automatic docs, and great performance with very little ceremony. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-project-setup/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-project-setup/ Setting up a Django project from scratch — virtual environments, installation, startproject, startapp, and a tour of every file Django generates for you. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/what-is-django/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:36:58 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/what-is-django/ What Django is, where it came from, why 'batteries included' matters, and what kind of websites people actually build with it. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-conquered-introduction/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:27:47 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/django-conquered-introduction/ An introduction to the Django Conquered series — what it is, why I'm writing it, who it's for, and what we'll build together. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/connect-postgresql-with-django/ Sun, 21 Jan 2024 22:14:54 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/django/connect-postgresql-with-django/ A complete walkthrough for setting up PostgreSQL and wiring it up to a Django project, including environment variables, sensible defaults, and common pitfalls. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fitness/full-body-strength-program/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:00:17 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/fitness/full-body-strength-program/ A seven-day full-body workout program targeting all major muscle groups with a balanced mix of compound and isolation exercises. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/personal/dear-me/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:53:47 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/personal/dear-me/ An end-of-year letter to myself — on hustle culture, missed resolutions, and giving yourself permission to rest. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/personal/greetings/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 14:21:31 +0530 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/posts/personal/greetings/ The very first post on this blog — a quick hello and a note about what I plan to write here. https://blog.rajpoot.dev/about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.rajpoot.dev/about/ About Manvendra Rajpoot — backend engineer, occasional writer, and the person behind AlzyWelzy.