Pedro Alonso

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NextJS Posts

From Idea to MVP: Building FastForward IQ with Next.js
8 min read

From Idea to MVP: Building FastForward IQ with Next.js

Stripe Checkout and Webhook in a Next.js Application
19 min read

Stripe Checkout and Webhook in a Next.js Application

Stripe Subscriptions in a Next.js Application
18 min read

Stripe Subscriptions in a Next.js Application

Part 3 - WebSockets with Next.js: Advanced Concepts and Best Practices
15 min read

Part 3 - WebSockets with Next.js: Advanced Concepts and Best Practices

Part 2 - WebSockets with Next.js: Real-Time Chat
24 min read

Part 2 - WebSockets with Next.js: Real-Time Chat

Part 1 - WebSockets with Next.js: Basics and Setup
16 min read

Part 1 - WebSockets with Next.js: Basics and Setup

Advanced Search Techniques with pgvector and Geospatial Search
17 min read

Advanced Search Techniques with pgvector and Geospatial Search

Full-Text Search with PostgreSQL and Prisma
16 min read

Full-Text Search with PostgreSQL and Prisma

Deploying Nextjs on Your Own VPS using Dokku
16 min read

Deploying Nextjs on Your Own VPS using Dokku

Smart Login in Next.js with NextAuth.js
7 min read

Smart Login in Next.js with NextAuth.js

Authentication in Next.js 14 with NextAuth.js
26 min read

Authentication in Next.js 14 with NextAuth.js

Building a Shopping Cart with React and Local Storage
16 min read

Building a Shopping Cart with React and Local Storage

Web Development

9 min read
Stripe Webhooks: Solving Race Conditions and Building a Robust Credit Management System

Stripe Webhooks: Solving Race Conditions and Building a Robust Credit Management System

9 min read
Security Best Practices: Learning from Real-World Incidents

Security Best Practices: Learning from Real-World Incidents

7 min read
Asynchronous JavaScript: Promises, Async/Await, and Error Handling

Asynchronous JavaScript: Promises, Async/Await, and Error Handling

9 min read
Zustand: Simplifying State Management in React E-commerce Applications

Zustand: Simplifying State Management in React E-commerce Applications

8 min read
Mastering JavaScript Array Methods: Map, Filter, Reduce, and More

Mastering JavaScript Array Methods: Map, Filter, Reduce, and More

8 min read
Test-Driven Development (TDD) with Node.js and Jest

Test-Driven Development (TDD) with Node.js and Jest

12 min read
Node.js Security 101: Protecting Your Application from Common Web Attacks

Node.js Security 101: Protecting Your Application from Common Web Attacks

Dev Ops & Cloud

Terraform AWS EC2 Instances or Spot Instances For Development
15 min read

Terraform AWS EC2 Instances or Spot Instances For Development

WordPress, Ghost and NodeJs on your own PAAS with CapRover ($5/month)
15 min read

WordPress, Ghost and NodeJs on your own PAAS with CapRover ($5/month)

Deploying Ruby on Rails 7 on Your Own Heroku, Using Dokku
11 min read

Deploying Ruby on Rails 7 on Your Own Heroku, Using Dokku

Hosting NodeJs Apps on Your Own Heroku, Using Dokku
18 min read

Hosting NodeJs Apps on Your Own Heroku, Using Dokku

Automate Rails 6.1 Provision and Deployment on Ubuntu 20.04 using Ansible
7 min read

Automate Rails 6.1 Provision and Deployment on Ubuntu 20.04 using Ansible

Automate the Deployment of PostgreSQL to EC2 ARM Using Terraform
18 min read

Automate the Deployment of PostgreSQL to EC2 ARM Using Terraform

Hosting PostgreSQL on a t4g Graviton2 ARM Instance on AWS EC2
7 min read

Hosting PostgreSQL on a t4g Graviton2 ARM Instance on AWS EC2

Other Posts

9 min read
Intro to Ollama: Your Personal AI Model Tool

Intro to Ollama: Your Personal AI Model Tool

12 min read
Local AI Assistance with Continue and Ollama for VS Code

Local AI Assistance with Continue and Ollama for VS Code

19 min read
LLM Prompting Techniques for Developers

LLM Prompting Techniques for Developers

6 min read
A Year of Learning Generative AI: A Software Engineer's Journey

A Year of Learning Generative AI: A Software Engineer's Journey

14 min read
A Beginner's Guide to Docker Containers and Images

A Beginner's Guide to Docker Containers and Images

13 min read
How to Build an Online Store with WordPress & WooCommerce

How to Build an Online Store with WordPress & WooCommerce

12 min read
Professional WordPress Setup in AWS Lightsail From $6 per Month

Professional WordPress Setup in AWS Lightsail From $6 per Month

10 min read
How to Set Up a Ghost Blog in AWS including a CDN ($6/month)

How to Set Up a Ghost Blog in AWS including a CDN ($6/month)

Developer Tools