Infrastructure as Code: Architecting a Hardened Hugo Stack
A deep dive into building a secure, performant, and automated web stack using Hugo, Nginx, and CrowdSec.
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Securing My Stack with CrowdSec and Nginx Proxy Manager
Today, I’ve taken a significant step forward in securing my web infrastructure by implementing CrowdSec, an open-source, collaborative Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). I integrated it tightly with my existing Docker stack to actively monitor and block malicious traffic before it ever reaches my applications. Here’s an overview of my updated architecture and how the pieces fit together. My Website Architecture My website is built using Hugo, a blazing-fast static site generator. To optimize performance and security, I’ve structured my stack using docker-compose into several distinct layers: ...