https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog Articles on platform engineering, open source, and backend development by Chirag Aggarwal. en-us Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/managing-multiple-docker-hub-accounts-using-docker-use https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/managing-multiple-docker-hub-accounts-using-docker-use Managing multiple Docker Hub accounts cleanly with docker-use, so you can switch between accounts without the usual login juggling. Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/how-we-solved-logging-at-appwrite https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/how-we-solved-logging-at-appwrite How we rethought and solved logging at Appwrite: the problems with traditional logging and the approach we landed on to fix them. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/jstack-appwrite-a-match-made-in-heaven-for-modern-web-development https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/jstack-appwrite-a-match-made-in-heaven-for-modern-web-development Why JStack and Appwrite are a match made in heaven for modern web development, pairing a type-safe stack with a powerful open-source backend. Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/from-student-to-full-time-platform-engineer-at-appwrite https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/from-student-to-full-time-platform-engineer-at-appwrite My journey from university student to full-time Platform Engineer at Appwrite: the internship, the work I owned, and the lessons along the way. Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/automate-anything-making-research-analysis-effortless https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/automate-anything-making-research-analysis-effortless How to make research analysis effortless by automating the overwhelming parts of starting and running a research project. Sat, 14 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/vibe-coding-an-email-ticket-automater-using-postmark https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/vibe-coding-an-email-ticket-automater-using-postmark Vibe coding an email ticket automater with Postmark for the Inbox Innovators challenge, turning inbound email into actionable tickets. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/focus-on-the-product-not-the-tech-stack https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/focus-on-the-product-not-the-tech-stack Why obsessing over your tech stack can hold you back, and how focusing on the product you're building leads to better outcomes. Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/debugging-with-source-maps-a-comprehensive-guide https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/debugging-with-source-maps-a-comprehensive-guide A comprehensive guide to debugging production issues with source maps: how they work and how to use them to trace minified code back to source. Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/writing-event-driven-serverless-code-to-build-scalable-applications https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/writing-event-driven-serverless-code-to-build-scalable-applications How event-driven, serverless code rewrites the way software scales, with patterns for building resilient and scalable applications. Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/architecture-patterns-for-beginners-mvc-mvp-and-mvvm https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/architecture-patterns-for-beginners-mvc-mvp-and-mvvm A beginner's guide to the MVC, MVP, and MVVM architecture patterns: what they are, how they differ, and when to reach for each one. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/my-hackfrost-journey-navigating-development-challenges-with-daytona https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/my-hackfrost-journey-navigating-development-challenges-with-daytona My journey through Hackfrost, the WeMakeDevs hackathon, and how Daytona's dev environments helped me navigate the development challenges. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/my-hacktoberfest-2024-experience-with-cal-buddy-your-smart-calendar-assistant https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/my-hacktoberfest-2024-experience-with-cal-buddy-your-smart-calendar-assistant My Hacktoberfest 2024 experience building Cal Buddy, a smart calendar assistant, and what I learned as an open-source contributor. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/how-to-register-users-in-django-rest-framework https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/how-to-register-users-in-django-rest-framework A step-by-step guide to implementing user registration in Django REST Framework, one of the most common requirements when building web APIs. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/neon-t3-starter-kit-supercharging-web-development-with-serverless-postgres https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/neon-t3-starter-kit-supercharging-web-development-with-serverless-postgres A tour of the Neon T3 Starter Kit: the open-source T3 stack paired with Neon's serverless Postgres for fast, modern full-stack development. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/conditional-dependency-management-using-maven-profiles https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/conditional-dependency-management-using-maven-profiles Using Maven profiles to manage conditional dependencies so your Java builds pull exactly the right libraries for each environment. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/from-kubernetes-chaos-to-calm-a-cyclops-adventure https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/from-kubernetes-chaos-to-calm-a-cyclops-adventure How Cyclops turns the chaos of managing Kubernetes clusters into a calm, UI-driven experience, with a hands-on walkthrough of the tool. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/mastering-npm-a-comprehensive-guide-to-package-management https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/mastering-npm-a-comprehensive-guide-to-package-management A comprehensive guide to npm for web developers: packages, scripts, semantic versioning, and the workflows that make Node's package manager click. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/my-journey-in-authorization-with-opal https://www.chiragaggarwal.tech/blog/my-journey-in-authorization-with-opal A beginner-friendly walkthrough of authorization and how OPAL (Open Policy Administration Layer) manages real-time, fine-grained access control. Sun, 23 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000