Posts tagged devops

Notes from building and running backend systems: monitoring, deployment, AWS, PHP, and what I learn on stage.

From Lovable to Production: Building the WC 2026 Live Insights Widget with Cursor

How we built a fully functional, embeddable football widget for the 2026 World Cup in three days using Lovable, Cursor, and AI-first development, from PM prototype to production deploy.

9 Jun 2026, 6 min read

Fixing NGINX Errors Caused by Large OneTrust Cookies

How oversized OneTrust consent cookies can break NGINX request headers, and how to fix it with large_client_header_buffers.

15 Dec 2023, 3 min read

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