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Cloud 66
Company blog · blog.cloud66.comsystemsprogramming
Cloud 66 is the company blog at blog.cloud66.com, writing about systems and programming. Since 2013, 26 different Hacker News readers have linked it 108 times, most often “Show HN: Cloud 66 Docker toolset for running Docker in production from a to Z”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (11) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The Cloud 66 blog covers Docker in production, Kubernetes and managed cloud offerings, server sizing, Lua with nginx, and security advisories such as Heartbleed. Commenters mostly link it as a reference.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 11 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Build, deploy and manage your applications on any cloud or your own servers.
Most-linked posts?
- Show HN: Cloud 66 Docker toolset for running Docker in production from a to Z2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2015-02-19
- The Cost of DIY PaaS2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-02-09
- The PaaS Graveyard: Why Platforms Keep Dying and Developers Keep Migrating2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-02-12
- Kubernetes is not about microservice2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-03-20
- 9 Critical Decisions for Running Docker in Production2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-03-30
- 8 Components You Need to Run Containers in Production2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-12-12
- CORS issues with Cloudfront in Rails and how to solve them2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2014-09-24
- How to Deploy RESTful APIs Using Node, Express 4 and Docker2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-04-12
- Docker with OverlayFS first impressions2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-04-11
- 5 things to watch out for when running on Kubernetes2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2018-12-06
What Hacker News says?
Sweet! Skycap also released the container delivery pipeline today. Can’t wait to use them together with DO Kubernetes. https://blog.cloud66.com/deploy-your-applications-to-any-kub...
Comment linking /deploy-your-applications-to-any-kubernetes-cluster/
on “DigitalOcean Introduces Kubernetes Product”Submitted Hetzner Connectivity Issues Due to Sanction Busting Activities as a story · 73 points
HN discussionThis came up from a quick google search https://blog.cloud66.com/supercharging-nginx-with-lua-part-3...
Comment linking /supercharging-nginx-with-lua-part-3/
on “Learn Lua in 15 Minutes (2013)”Submitted Show HN: Cloud 66 Docker toolset for running Docker in production from a to Z as a story · 31 points
HN discussionActually you get to choose what sizes you want (whichever cloud provider you choose). See here: http://blog.cloud66.com/post/39922150128/custom-server-sizes...
Comment linking /post/39922150128/custom-server-sizes-are-here
on “Show HN: Build your own Heroku on your own servers”Submitted Code to Cloud in 5 minutes and 55 Seconds as a story · 15 points
HN discussionThis is not limited to Cloudflare. Google has the same issue and it turns out the IPs were being used by the Iranian hosting companies connected to internet surveillance but they keep moving around. So far we only observed this in Hetzner German DCs, which is consistent with the news about illicit activities by Iranian companies in Germany, two years ago during the last uprising against the Iranian government (the W…
Comment linking /hetzner-connectivity-issues-due-to-sanction-busting-activities
on “Cloudflare misidentifies Hetzner IPs as being located in Iran”Submitted Show HN: Cloud 66 EasyDeploy - Making Deployment of Open Source Projects Simple as a story · 8 points
HN discussionI feel what you are going through. I wrote this last week trying to help: http://blog.cloud66.com/8-components-you-need-to-run-contain...
Comment linking /8-components-you-need-to-run-containers-in-production/
on “Kubernetes 1.9: Apps Workloads GA and Expanded Ecosystem”Submitted The Cost of DIY PaaS as a story · 7 points
HN discussionThis is a great article and breaks down the components needed to run Docker in production on your own servers. We have been doing that in Cloud 66 - http://www.cloud66.com/ (on 8 cloud providers including AWS) for a while and it's been a great experience: http://blog.cloud66.com/docker-in-production-from-a-to-z/
Comment linking /docker-in-production-from-a-to-z/
on “Migrating from Heroku to AWS using Docker”Submitted GetSocial helps brands amplify their social presence with Cloud 66 as a story · 6 points
HN discussionThis is a short overview of Kubernetes and major cloud providers offering (AWS ECS, EKS, Fargate, Azure AKS, GKE, and DigitalOcean) https://blog.cloud66.com/public-cloud-managed-kubernetes-our...
Comment linking /public-cloud-managed-kubernetes-our-hands-on-experience/
on “Hyper.sh cloud service will shut down on Jan 15”Submitted How to set up a multi-cloud GitLab deployment as a story · 6 points
HN discussionHi, You can have a look at Cloud 66 ( http://www.cloud66.com/how-it-works ) a full stack container management as a service in production. Cloud 66 uses Docker technology and integrates 11 open sources tools to cover end to end stack deployment on any cloud provider or on your own server, within one click. You can compare different Docker solutions ( http://www.cloud66.com/compare ) and read how Cloud 66 used Docker.…
Comment linking /docker-in-production-from-a-to-z/
on “Ask HN: Why use Docker and what are the business cases for using it?”Submitted Adding Super Fast Front End Search in Rails with Lunr as a story · 5 points
HN discussionLooks like there was a security incident 2 days ago and now they believe that the problem is a data leak and not poor application security: http://blog.cloud66.com/
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on “Cloud 66 Security Compromise”Submitted Taking Rails to the next level with Hotwire as a story · 5 points
HN discussionBoth of the cloud providers are great (AWS and DigitalOcean) - but all depends on what are you are going to use it for. DigitalOcean offers better value for money and is focusing more on developers who have smaller projects in hand, but AWS (although more pricey), will give you more additional features with the support for infrastructure. If you are concerned about infrastructure why don't you check out www.cloud66.…
Comment linking /moving-your-nodejitsu-apps-to-cloud-66/
on “Ask HN: Digital Ocean vs. AWS”Submitted Setting up secure endpoints in Kubernetes as a story · 5 points
HN discussionMost if, not all, competitors have already pushed their fix (eg http://blog.cloud66.com/security-vulnerability-cve-2014-0160... ). Ouch, 3 hours to go for the next update, ie not a fix.
Comment linking /security-vulnerability-cve-2014-0160-heartbleed/
on “Heroku working to fix Heartbleed”Submitted Cloud 66 now fully supports Rackspace with native load balancers as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Kubernetes is not about microservice as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cloud 66 Security Best Practices as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Using Alterant to Add Istio to Your Kubernetes Cluster as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted From development to production using docker-compose.yml as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted HTTP2 best practices as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted ShowHN: Shared Storage for Docker containers as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Database Replication is Here! as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted From Code to Cloud in 5 Minutes - With Tests as a story · 4 points
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