Notes from the craft.
Read essays on software engineering, learning to code, backend systems, burnout, and building production software — from Nana Aboagye Boateng, a software engineer in Accra, Ghana.
Subscribe via RSSFrom Git Push to Production: How I Deploy My Applications
How I built a reusable deployment stack with GitHub Actions, GHCR, a VPS, Docker Compose, Infisical, and Cloudflare.
I Thought Running My Own Email Server Would Save Money. It Cost Me a Week of My Life.
What happened when I tried to replace email providers with my own Mailcow server, and why the real cost of email infrastructure is not just SMTP.
Moving CediRates Off MongoDB
Why I migrated CediRates from MongoDB Atlas to Postgres and Redis running on a single EC2 instance, and what the project actually looked like on the other side.
The Night My Server Rebooted Itself Into a Loop
A story about one innocent systemd timer, one cursed config flag, and one very long Sunday night in Accra.
How I Taught Myself to Code (Even After Studying Tech in School)
A degree doesn't automatically make you a developer. Here's how I closed the gap between theory and actually being able to build things.
How I Stayed Motivated During Burnout
A personal journey through tech burnout, the kind nobody talks about honestly. What actually helped me survive it, and how I found my way back.