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How to Use gRPC in Elixir

Learn how to create and use an Elixir gRPC server

Posted by Alex Koutmos Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Structured logging in Elixir using Loki

Learn how to set up and use Loki for logging alongside your Phoenix application

Posted by Alex Koutmos Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Getting your Elixir application ready for CI/CD

Explore a wide array of Elixir ecosystem tools that can help you create top-notch CI pipelines

Posted by Alex Koutmos Monday, February 10, 2020

Easy and Robust Rate Limiting In Elixir

Learn how to write rate limiters using Erlang queues, GenServers and Task.Supervisor

Posted by Alex Koutmos Tuesday, January 7, 2020

How to Use Broadway in Your Elixir Application

Learn how to use Broadway alongside RabbitMQ to process large amounts of data

Posted by Alex Koutmos Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Broadway, RabbitMQ, and the Rise of Elixir Part 2

Learn how to use Broadway alongside RabbitMQ to process large amounts of data

Posted by Alex Koutmos Thursday, December 5, 2019

Broadway, RabbitMQ, and the Rise of Elixir Part 1

Learn how to use Broadway alongside RabbitMQ to process large amounts of data

Posted by Alex Koutmos Sunday, November 10, 2019

Prometheus, PostGIS and Phoenix Part 2

Learn how to set up and use Prometheus+Grafana to monitor a PostGIS backed Phoenix application

Posted by Alex Koutmos Monday, September 16, 2019

Prometheus, PostGIS and Phoenix Part 1

Learn how to set up and use Prometheus+Grafana to monitor a PostGIS backed Phoenix application

Posted by Alex Koutmos Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Monitor Your Phoenix Application with Sentry

Learn how to setup error monitoring in your Phoenix app with Sentry

Posted by Alex Koutmos Friday, July 19, 2019

Multi-stage Docker Builds and Elixir 1.9 Releases

Learn how to use Elixir 1.9 releases along with multi-stage docker builds

Posted by Alex Koutmos Thursday, June 20, 2019