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Harpyx: Open-Source Platform for RAG-Based Document Intelligence
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Harpyx: Open-Source Platform for RAG-Based Document Intelligence A practical solution to search, analyze, and query large document collections without losing control over data, infrastructure, and LLM providers

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Over the last few months, I've worked with several companies that were looking to use AI for something more substantial than text generation: making sense of their documents. Specifications, technical …

Harpyx: Open-Source Platform for RAG-Based Document Intelligence A practical solution to search, analyze, and query large document collections without losing control over data, infrastructure, and LLM providers Read More
How to fix the "No executable found matching command dotnet-ef" error in Visual Studio with .NET Core
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Advanced configuration strategies for ASP.NET Core projects From appsettings.json to environment variable overrides and Azure Key Vault, with a consistent convention across development and real environments

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When setting up the configuration of an ASP.NET Core project, the most common mistake is starting with something simple and, a few months later, finding values scattered everywhere: some in …

Advanced configuration strategies for ASP.NET Core projects From appsettings.json to environment variable overrides and Azure Key Vault, with a consistent convention across development and real environments Read More
UncannyPrompt: Open-Source AI Prompt Management for Teams
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UncannyPrompt: Open-Source AI Prompt Management for Teams An open-source, self-hosted platform (with a free SaaS alternative) to help teams manage their AI workflows with more control

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Over the last two years, prompts have become part of the daily routine of many teams working with generative AI. Not as a formal discipline, and not only in the …

UncannyPrompt: Open-Source AI Prompt Management for Teams An open-source, self-hosted platform (with a free SaaS alternative) to help teams manage their AI workflows with more control Read More
How to fix the "No executable found matching command dotnet-ef" error in Visual Studio with .NET Core
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ASP.NET Core Observability: OpenTelemetry, Serilog, Metrics and Health Checks How to build a solid observability baseline in ASP.NET Core 10 with tracing, metrics, structured logging, OTLP export, liveness and readiness probes

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When talking about observability in ASP.NET Core, the risk is almost always the same: teams focus on just one piece of the puzzle, usually logs or traces, and end up …

ASP.NET Core Observability: OpenTelemetry, Serilog, Metrics and Health Checks How to build a solid observability baseline in ASP.NET Core 10 with tracing, metrics, structured logging, OTLP export, liveness and readiness probes Read More
ASP.NET Core background jobs: RabbitMQ, IHostedService e idempotency
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ASP.NET Core Background Jobs with RabbitMQ: Reliable Patterns for HTTP Offloading How to decouple slow or fragile work from HTTP requests in ASP.NET Core using RabbitMQ, BackgroundService, idempotency, outbox pattern, retry policies, and graceful shutdown

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When an HTTP endpoint needs to trigger slow, expensive, or fragile operations, keeping that work inside the request is rarely the best choice: perceived latency goes up, failures become much …

ASP.NET Core Background Jobs with RabbitMQ: Reliable Patterns for HTTP Offloading How to decouple slow or fragile work from HTTP requests in ASP.NET Core using RabbitMQ, BackgroundService, idempotency, outbox pattern, retry policies, and graceful shutdown Read More
Key Elements That Threaten Your Online Security
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ASP.NET Core Hardening Guide: Upload Security, Data Protection, CSRF, and HSTS How to reduce the attack surface of an ASP.NET Core web app by tightening uploads, cookies, CSRF defenses, security headers, key handling, and abuse protection

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When it comes to security in ASP.NET Core, the hard part is not remembering to enable HTTPS or configure Security Headers, which we have already covered extensively in the past. …

ASP.NET Core Hardening Guide: Upload Security, Data Protection, CSRF, and HSTS How to reduce the attack surface of an ASP.NET Core web app by tightening uploads, cookies, CSRF defenses, security headers, key handling, and abuse protection Read More
Deploy di applicazioni .NET con GitHub Actions e GHCR: guida end-to-end
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Deploying .NET Applications with GitHub Actions and GHCR: An End-to-End Guide A practical guide to publishing and deploying .NET, Node.js, or any containerized workload using GitHub Actions, GitHub Container Registry, Docker Compose, and a traditional Linux server

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Not every application needs Kubernetes, Helm, an ingress controller, a secret operator, and the operational overhead that comes with them. In many cases, especially for small teams, internal products, single-tenant …

Deploying .NET Applications with GitHub Actions and GHCR: An End-to-End Guide A practical guide to publishing and deploying .NET, Node.js, or any containerized workload using GitHub Actions, GitHub Container Registry, Docker Compose, and a traditional Linux server Read More
Zeus Malware (and modern variants) what it is and how to prevent it
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ASP.NET Core Multi-Authentication: Combining OIDC, Google OAuth, and API Keys A practical guide to configuring multiple authentication schemes in ASP.NET Core with real-world providers: Google, GitHub, Microsoft Entra ID, and more

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In many ASP.NET Core applications, especially as the project grows, the idea of relying on a single authentication scheme quickly stops being enough. Interactive users may sign in with OpenID …

ASP.NET Core Multi-Authentication: Combining OIDC, Google OAuth, and API Keys A practical guide to configuring multiple authentication schemes in ASP.NET Core with real-world providers: Google, GitHub, Microsoft Entra ID, and more Read More
How to fix the "No executable found matching command dotnet-ef" error in Visual Studio with .NET Core
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Performance Improvements in ASP.NET Core 9 Minimal APIs made lighter, faster, and optimized for the cloud

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Since its early versions, ASP.NET Core has established itself as one of the most performant frameworks for building web applications and API services. Its modular architecture, heavy use of asynchronous …

Performance Improvements in ASP.NET Core 9 Minimal APIs made lighter, faster, and optimized for the cloud Read More
How to fix the "No executable found matching command dotnet-ef" error in Visual Studio with .NET Core
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Native OpenAPI and Swagger Support in ASP.NET Core 9 New native tooling sets allowing Minimal APIs to be documented more easily, powerfully, and natively

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In today’s modern backend development landscape, automatic API documentation has become an essential standard. Whether you're exposing an API for internal use or external consumption by other teams or clients, …

Native OpenAPI and Swagger Support in ASP.NET Core 9 New native tooling sets allowing Minimal APIs to be documented more easily, powerfully, and natively Read More