https://infigini.com/blog Notes from the Infigini IT Services engineering team. en Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://infigini.com/blog/multi-tenant-saas-database-designhttps://infigini.com/blog/multi-tenant-saas-database-designFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDataShared tables, schema per tenant or a database per customer: how the three multi-tenant models compare, and how to make the shared model safe with Postgres row-level security. https://infigini.com/blog/payment-gateway-integration-guidehttps://infigini.com/blog/payment-gateway-integration-guideFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTE-commerceHow to integrate Stripe, Razorpay or any payment gateway so no order is lost: signed webhooks, idempotent processing, safe retries and daily reconciliation. https://infigini.com/blog/saas-mvp-architecturehttps://infigini.com/blog/saas-mvp-architectureFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTEngineeringThe few architecture decisions a SaaS MVP must get right on day one, including tenancy, auth, billing and background jobs, and the ones you can safely postpone. https://infigini.com/blog/clinic-appointment-scheduling-designhttps://infigini.com/blog/clinic-appointment-scheduling-designThu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHealthcareSchedule templates, visit types, timed slots versus tokens, double-booking prevention in the database, holds for online booking and time zones. How to design clinic scheduling that holds up. https://infigini.com/blog/ecommerce-performance-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/ecommerce-performance-checklistThu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTE-commerceWhat we check, in order, when an online store feels slow: field data, product images, third-party scripts, server caching, catalogue queries and the checkout path. https://infigini.com/blog/internal-tools-build-vs-buyhttps://infigini.com/blog/internal-tools-build-vs-buyThu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesHow we decide between a SaaS product, a low-code builder such as Retool or Appsmith, and custom software for admin panels, approvals and operations tools. https://infigini.com/blog/protecting-patient-data-in-web-appshttps://infigini.com/blog/protecting-patient-data-in-web-appsThu, 15 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHealthcareThe engineering controls that keep patient records safe in a clinic or hospital web app: access checks per record, encryption, clean logs, audit trails and safe test data. https://infigini.com/blog/online-exam-portal-designhttps://infigini.com/blog/online-exam-portal-designWed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTEducationHow to design an online exam portal that survives exam day: start-time spikes, server-side timers, autosave that copes with bad Wi-Fi and realistic load tests. https://infigini.com/blog/outsourcing-software-development-to-indiahttps://infigini.com/blog/outsourcing-software-development-to-indiaWed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesHow to outsource software development to India without the usual surprises: picking a partner, working across time zones, contracts and IP, data, payments and a sensible first 90 days. https://infigini.com/blog/student-information-system-requirementshttps://infigini.com/blog/student-information-system-requirementsWed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTEducationStudent information system requirements for colleges: the lifelong record, academic rules, transcripts, ABC and APAAR links, access and results-day load. https://infigini.com/blog/angularjs-to-angular-migration-planhttps://infigini.com/blog/angularjs-to-angular-migration-planTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFrontendAngularJS lost support at the end of 2021. How we choose between a hybrid upgrade, a route-by-route split and a rewrite, and how we size and sequence the work. https://infigini.com/blog/application-support-retainer-explainedhttps://infigini.com/blog/application-support-retainer-explainedTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesWhat a monthly application support retainer should include, how hours and severity levels work, what sits outside it, and what to agree before you sign. https://infigini.com/blog/hrms-modules-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/hrms-modules-checklistTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTERPThe modules a custom HRMS needs, what each one must handle beyond the obvious, and which belong in the first release versus later phases. https://infigini.com/blog/taking-over-an-inherited-codebasehttps://infigini.com/blog/taking-over-an-inherited-codebaseTue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTEngineeringA practical plan for the first month after inheriting a codebase: secure access, make it build, map production, add a safety net, then change things. https://infigini.com/blog/angular-signals-in-existing-appshttps://infigini.com/blog/angular-signals-in-existing-appsMon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTFrontendHow we bring signals into large Angular codebases without a rewrite: which APIs are stable, which migrations to run first, where RxJS stays, and the mistakes to avoid. https://infigini.com/blog/choosing-a-tech-stack-for-a-business-apphttps://infigini.com/blog/choosing-a-tech-stack-for-a-business-appMon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesA practical way to pick the frontend, backend, database and hosting for a business application, based on your team, your data and the next five years, not on trends. https://infigini.com/blog/llm-document-processing-pipelineshttps://infigini.com/blog/llm-document-processing-pipelinesMon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTAIHow to turn invoices, forms and letters into validated structured data with an LLM: ingestion, OCR, schema-bound extraction, checks, human review and measuring accuracy. https://infigini.com/blog/web-application-cost-factorshttps://infigini.com/blog/web-application-cost-factorsMon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesThe real cost drivers behind a custom web application, from roles and business rules to integrations, data migration, security and running costs, and how to keep them predictable. https://infigini.com/blog/ai-chatbot-for-customer-supporthttps://infigini.com/blog/ai-chatbot-for-customer-supportSun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTAIScope from real tickets, clean help content, narrow read-only tools, a proper handoff and testing against past conversations. What makes a support bot customers trust. https://infigini.com/blog/evaluating-rag-answershttps://infigini.com/blog/evaluating-rag-answersSun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTAIHow to evaluate a RAG assistant before launch: build a real question set, score retrieval and answers separately, test refusals and permissions, set thresholds. https://infigini.com/blog/self-hosting-n8n-productionhttps://infigini.com/blog/self-hosting-n8n-productionSun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTAIHow to run n8n reliably on your own server: PostgreSQL, the encryption key, HTTPS and webhooks, queue mode with Redis workers, pruning, upgrades and backups. https://infigini.com/blog/infrastructure-audit-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/infrastructure-audit-checklistSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesHow to audit your own servers, cloud accounts and release process: what to check in each area, the commands that gather the evidence, and how to rank what you find. https://infigini.com/blog/mongodb-production-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/mongodb-production-checklistSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDataWhat we check before a MongoDB deployment carries real traffic: replica set layout, security settings, indexes that match the queries, the oplog window and backups. https://infigini.com/blog/nginx-performance-tuninghttps://infigini.com/blog/nginx-performance-tuningSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureNGINX performance tuning that makes a measurable difference: worker and file limits, upstream keepalive, compression, caching, TLS and HTTP/2, and what to skip. https://infigini.com/blog/postgres-vacuum-and-bloathttps://infigini.com/blog/postgres-vacuum-and-bloatSat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDataWhy PostgreSQL tables bloat, how to measure it, what blocks autovacuum, how to tune it per table, and how to reclaim space without locking production. https://infigini.com/blog/choosing-hosting-for-a-business-web-apphttps://infigini.com/blog/choosing-hosting-for-a-business-web-appFri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureVPS, PaaS, managed containers or Kubernetes? A practical way to match hosting to your app, team and data, with the checks to make before you commit. https://infigini.com/blog/lift-and-shift-vs-replatformhttps://infigini.com/blog/lift-and-shift-vs-replatformFri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudRehost or replatform? How we decide, workload by workload, what each approach costs in effort and risk, and the small changes worth making during a move. https://infigini.com/blog/self-hosted-paas-comparedhttps://infigini.com/blog/self-hosted-paas-comparedFri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureHow Dokploy, Coolify and CapRover differ in runtime, proxy, builds, backups and multi-server support, and which one we would choose for different teams. https://infigini.com/blog/self-hosting-vs-saas-toolshttps://infigini.com/blog/self-hosting-vs-saas-toolsFri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureWhen running your own Git, chat, password manager or analytics beats paying per seat, when it does not, and how to count the hours that never show on an invoice. https://infigini.com/blog/cloud-migration-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/cloud-migration-checklistThu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudA step-by-step checklist for moving a website, app or office server to the cloud: inventory, target design, data sync, DNS cutover, rollback and the first two weeks after. https://infigini.com/blog/database-migrations-in-ci-cdhttps://infigini.com/blog/database-migrations-in-ci-cdThu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsHow we run schema migrations in CI/CD pipelines without downtime: a separate migration step, expand and contract, lock timeouts, real-database tests and rolling forward. https://infigini.com/blog/zero-downtime-deploys-without-kuberneteshttps://infigini.com/blog/zero-downtime-deploys-without-kubernetesThu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsHow to ship during working hours on one or two servers: blue-green with NGINX, real health checks, graceful shutdown and migrations that old code survives. https://infigini.com/blog/containerising-a-legacy-django-apphttps://infigini.com/blog/containerising-a-legacy-django-appWed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsHow we containerise a legacy Django app: freeze dependencies, move settings to env vars, build a multi-stage image, handle static and media, then cut over. https://infigini.com/blog/github-actions-deploy-to-vpshttps://infigini.com/blog/github-actions-deploy-to-vpsWed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsA working GitHub Actions workflow that deploys to a Linux VPS over SSH: a restricted deploy user, pinned host keys, atomic release folders, health checks and rollback. https://infigini.com/blog/kubernetes-requests-and-limitshttps://infigini.com/blog/kubernetes-requests-and-limitsWed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsWhat requests and limits really do, why CPU limits throttle and memory limits kill, and a measured way to size pods, with real examples and commands. https://infigini.com/blog/smaller-safer-docker-imageshttps://infigini.com/blog/smaller-safer-docker-imagesWed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsHow we cut Docker image size and attack surface: multi-stage builds, slim and distroless bases, non-root users, and CI scanning with Trivy or Grype. https://infigini.com/blog/azure-app-service-vs-containershttps://infigini.com/blog/azure-app-service-vs-containersTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudWhen App Service's managed platform is the better home for your app, when Docker on an Azure VM wins, the limits that decide it, and where Container Apps fits. https://infigini.com/blog/azure-devops-pipelines-guidehttps://infigini.com/blog/azure-devops-pipelines-guideTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsHow we set up Azure DevOps pipelines for web apps: YAML stages, secret-free service connections, environment approvals, Key Vault secrets and slot swaps. https://infigini.com/blog/k3s-for-small-production-clustershttps://infigini.com/blog/k3s-for-small-production-clustersTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsWhen k3s is the right Kubernetes for a small production cluster, the HA layouts that work, install and backup config, and the cases where we pick something else. https://infigini.com/blog/reduce-cloud-bill-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/reduce-cloud-bill-checklistTue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudThe order we work in when cutting an AWS or Azure bill: find the spend, delete what nobody uses, rightsize, fix data transfer, then commit. With commands and the safety checks between each step. https://infigini.com/blog/aws-account-setup-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/aws-account-setup-checklistMon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudThe first-week setup we use for new AWS accounts: root user lockdown, Organizations, Identity Center, keyless CI/CD, guardrails and billing alerts. https://infigini.com/blog/aws-hidden-costshttps://infigini.com/blog/aws-hidden-costsMon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudWhere AWS bills quietly grow: NAT gateway processing, egress and cross-zone transfer, public IPv4 charges and forgotten resources, with commands to find each one. https://infigini.com/blog/aws-vs-azure-for-growing-teamshttps://infigini.com/blog/aws-vs-azure-for-growing-teamsMon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudHow to choose between AWS and Azure for a product team of five to fifty: identity, managed services, AI, pricing levers, skills, and what actually decides it. https://infigini.com/blog/disaster-recovery-plan-rpo-rtohttps://infigini.com/blog/disaster-recovery-plan-rpo-rtoSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureHow to write a disaster recovery plan a small team can actually follow: setting RPO and RTO per system, writing the runbook, and the tests that prove the numbers. https://infigini.com/blog/managed-cloud-what-to-expecthttps://infigini.com/blog/managed-cloud-what-to-expectSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudWhat managed cloud services should cover in your AWS or Azure account: access, security, patching, backups, cost control, reporting and a clean exit. https://infigini.com/blog/postgres-backup-strategieshttps://infigini.com/blog/postgres-backup-strategiesSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDataWhen pg_dump is enough, when you need base backups and WAL archiving, and how we run point-in-time recovery with pgBackRest on real PostgreSQL servers. https://infigini.com/blog/writing-incident-runbookshttps://infigini.com/blog/writing-incident-runbooksSun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsA practical way to write incident runbooks: start from your alerts, use one fixed structure, make every command copy-pasteable, and test each page with someone who did not write it. https://infigini.com/blog/alerting-without-alert-fatiguehttps://infigini.com/blog/alerting-without-alert-fatigueSat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsHow we design uptime and server alerts that people still act on: multi-location checks, symptom-based rules, page versus ticket, Alertmanager grouping and regular pruning. https://infigini.com/blog/lets-encrypt-certificate-automationhttps://infigini.com/blog/lets-encrypt-certificate-automationSat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTSecurityCertificate lifetimes are getting shorter and Let's Encrypt no longer emails you before expiry. How we set up issuance, renewal, reloads and monitoring so nobody has to remember. https://infigini.com/blog/prometheus-grafana-for-small-teamshttps://infigini.com/blog/prometheus-grafana-for-small-teamsSat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsA small, self-hosted Prometheus, Grafana and Alertmanager stack for a handful of servers: what to collect, the few alerts worth having, and how to keep it running. https://infigini.com/blog/ufw-and-fail2ban-setuphttps://infigini.com/blog/ufw-and-fail2ban-setupSat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTSecurityHow we set up UFW and Fail2ban on Ubuntu servers: safe rule order, the Docker port caveat, a jail.local that works, and how to prove bans are happening. https://infigini.com/blog/linux-disk-full-troubleshootinghttps://infigini.com/blog/linux-disk-full-troubleshootingFri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureA step-by-step routine for a full disk on a Linux server: confirm what is full, find the space, clear the usual suspects safely and stop it happening again. https://infigini.com/blog/running-apps-with-systemdhttps://infigini.com/blog/running-apps-with-systemdFri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureHow we run Node, Python and Go apps under systemd: a dedicated user, restart limits, secrets, hardening, resource limits and logs that do not fill the disk. https://infigini.com/blog/ssh-hardening-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/ssh-hardening-checklistFri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTSecurityThe sshd settings, key practices and network controls we apply to every production Linux server, with a config you can test before you lock yourself out. https://infigini.com/blog/managed-vs-unmanaged-vpshttps://infigini.com/blog/managed-vs-unmanaged-vpsThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureManaged vs unmanaged VPS: what a managed plan actually covers, what you take on with an unmanaged server, the real cost of each and how to decide. https://infigini.com/blog/monthly-server-maintenance-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/monthly-server-maintenance-checklistThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureOur monthly server maintenance checklist for Ubuntu and Debian: patches and reboots, disk and logs, certificates, access review, backups and failed services. https://infigini.com/blog/ubuntu-server-first-hour-setuphttps://infigini.com/blog/ubuntu-server-first-hour-setupThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureWhat we do in the first hour on every new Ubuntu 24.04 or 26.04 server: updates, a sudo user, SSH lockdown, UFW, automatic updates, swap and log limits. https://infigini.com/blog/what-server-management-includeshttps://infigini.com/blog/what-server-management-includesThu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTInfrastructureThe routine work a server management service should cover in 2026, where its boundaries sit, and the contract warning signs to check before you sign. https://infigini.com/blog/devops-for-small-teams-checklisthttps://infigini.com/blog/devops-for-small-teams-checklistWed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsThe ten things a small team without an ops engineer should have in place: account ownership, CI deploys and rollback, secrets, alerts, backups and runbooks. https://infigini.com/blog/devops-outsourcing-vs-in-househttps://infigini.com/blog/devops-outsourcing-vs-in-houseWed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesWhen an outside DevOps engineer or team makes sense, when a permanent hire is the better call, and how to set up either so you keep control of your infrastructure. https://infigini.com/blog/hiring-a-devops-engineer-what-to-look-forhttps://infigini.com/blog/hiring-a-devops-engineer-what-to-look-forWed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesWhat to look for when hiring a DevOps engineer in 2026: the skills that matter, interview questions that reveal real experience, a practical exercise and red flags. https://infigini.com/blog/what-devops-management-includeshttps://infigini.com/blog/what-devops-management-includesWed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsThe work a DevOps management service should cover each month, the deliverables you should own at the end, and the gaps to settle before you sign. https://infigini.com/blog/legacy-system-modernisationhttps://infigini.com/blog/legacy-system-modernisationTue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesWhy full rewrites of business systems so often stall, and how replacing a legacy system one piece at a time keeps the organisation running throughout. https://infigini.com/blog/publishing-angular-library-npmhttps://infigini.com/blog/publishing-angular-library-npmWed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTOpen SourceWhat we learned publishing pp-seo and pp-editor: workspace setup, ng-packagr, the public API, peer dependencies, entry points and versioning. https://infigini.com/blog/private-cloud-on-one-workstationhttps://infigini.com/blog/private-cloud-on-one-workstationFri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudHow we combined Multipass, WSL2, Tailscale and a private DNS zone into a development cloud that provisions in minutes. https://infigini.com/blog/cloud-repatriation-when-it-makes-sensehttps://infigini.com/blog/cloud-repatriation-when-it-makes-senseFri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTCloudA balanced look at moving workloads off the public cloud: when self-hosting pays off, when it does not, and what to check before you decide. https://infigini.com/blog/angular-standalone-migrationhttps://infigini.com/blog/angular-standalone-migrationMon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTFrontendHow we moved NgModule-based Angular apps to standalone components in stages, using the official schematic, lazy routes and functional providers. https://infigini.com/blog/n8n-content-pipelineshttps://infigini.com/blog/n8n-content-pipelinesWed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTAIHow we ingest, summarise, deduplicate and review tool listings for TechLogHub with n8n, an LLM step and MongoDB, without losing editorial control. https://infigini.com/blog/rag-on-azure-openaihttps://infigini.com/blog/rag-on-azure-openaiThu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTAIChunking, search tuning and the Azure services we ended up relying on while building two retrieval-augmented knowledge assistants. https://infigini.com/blog/software-maintenance-after-launchhttps://infigini.com/blog/software-maintenance-after-launchSat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTGuidesLaunch is the start of the bill, not the end. What ongoing maintenance covers, what drives its cost, and how to plan for it before you sign off. https://infigini.com/blog/kubernetes-when-not-tohttps://infigini.com/blog/kubernetes-when-not-toTue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTDevOpsWe use Kubernetes, but often advise against it. 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