Technology

When MAT UI fails to handle very large heap dumps, the Memory Analyzer CLI provides a reliable alternative on Linux. This post walks through the setup and commands needed to parse multi-gigabyte dumps and generate shareable HTML reports.

An overview of how Docker’s built-in DNS resolver enables container-to-container communication and service discovery. Covers default configurations, custom DNS setups, and practical use cases.

A plain-English walkthrough of how SAML authentication works, using the analogy of buying a beer at a concert. Covers IdP and SP configuration, IdP-initiated vs SP-initiated flows, and practical troubleshooting steps.

Learn how to safely override systemd unit and timer files using systemctl edit, avoiding the pitfalls of editing package-managed files directly. Covers creating drop-in overrides, full replacements, and reverting changes.

A step-by-step guide to relocating the Docker data directory to a new path. Covers daemon configuration, data migration, and cleanup for both older and newer Docker versions.

A practical guide to identifying which Docker containers occupy the largest overlay2 directories. Uses docker inspect, jq, and xargs to map cryptic layer hashes back to human-readable container names.