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NGINX Access and Error Logs

Nginx, a widely used web server and reverse proxy, maintains two crucial logs that provide valuable insights into its performance and user interactions: the access log and the error log. These logs play a pivotal role in monitoring and troubleshooting web server activities. The access log records every request made to the server, capturing details such as the requested URL, client's IP address, response status code, and user agent.

The Debrief: incident.io, say hello to AI

This week was a particularly exciting one for us at incident.io. We launched not one, not two, but four AI-powered features to help folks get the most out of their incidents. In this episode of The Debrief, we sit down with Ed Dean, Product Analyst, and Charlie Revett, Product Engineer, to talk through all of these features and discuss how they're already making a measurable impact. You'll also hear them talk about: You can learn more about our AI features here.

Terraform Time | Distribute PagerDuty config utilising Terraform Remote State

We'll explore how to distribute PagerDuty configuration between multiple repositories leveraging Terraform Remote State feature. You will be able to access the code written during this Terraform Time episode in the following Github repository.

Mattermost v9.4: IP filtering, bring your own key & cloud-native compliance exports in Mattermost Cloud Enterprise

Mattermost v9.4 includes several new features designed to significantly enhance digital security and compliance, including the introduction of IP filtering, bring your own key (BYOK) for data control, and cloud-native compliance export. IP filtering tightens access control, BYOK offers greater data protection through personalized encryption, and streamlined compliance reporting ensures adherence to regulatory standards.

The alert fatigue dilemma: A call for change in how we manage on-call

Once the unsung heroes of the digital realm, engineers are now caught in a cycle of perpetual interruptions thanks to alerting systems that haven't kept pace with evolving needs. A constant stream of notifications has turned on-call duty into a source of frustration, stress, and poor work-life balance. In 2021, 83% percent of software engineers surveyed reported feelings of burnout from high workloads, inefficient processes, and unclear goals and targets.

5 Reasons Why GitKraken Client is the Ultimate Tool for GitHub Users

GitHub is the industry standard for version control and collaboration. It’s reliable, it’s robust, and it gets the job done. But here’s the thing: industry standard doesn’t automatically translate to gold standard. So how do today’s top devs elevate their GitHub experience from good to great? They pair it with GitKraken Client. Below are the top five reasons why GitKraken Client is a game-changer for GitHub users.