--- title: "Issue 108: The latest Web operations, scaling, and performance news" publication: "StatusCode Weekly" issue: 108 published_at: "2017-03-22" canonical_url: "https://weekly.statuscode.com/issues/108" --- WebOps Weekly 108 . The latest Web operations, HTTP, and Web performance news -[Read this on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/108) [![WebOps Weekly\](http://webopsweekly.com/images/webops-header.png)](http://webopsweekly.com) Issue 108 — March 22, 2017 [Introducing and Open Sourcing Flashback, an Internet Mocking Tool](https://engineering.linkedin.com/blog/2017/03/flashback-mocking-tool?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Flashback is designed to mock HTTP & HTTPS resources, like web services and REST APIs, for testing. LinkedIn Engineering [Preventing Cross-Site Attacks using Same-Site Cookies](https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2017/03/preventing-cross-site-attacks-using-same-site-cookies/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial How Dropbox rolled out same-site cookie based defenses, and some guidelines on how you can do the same. Dropbox [An Introduction to GraphQL via the GitHub API](https://blog.codeship.com/an-introduction-to-graphql-via-the-github-api/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) code GraphQL is a new way to consume and build APIs, enabling tight integrations not possible with REST APIs. Here’s an exploration of GraphQL via GitHub’s GraphQL API. Derek Haynes [Best Practices for Building Minimal Docker Images](https://resources.codeship.com/ebooks/minimal-docker-images-aw?utm_source=email-sponsorship&utm_medium=cpc-webops-weekly-primary&utm_campaign=cooper-ebook-building-minimal-docker-images-campaign) In this free eBook, we will look at some ways to streamline your Docker image as small as possible, using code examples to highlight different strategies. Codeshipsponsored[![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/5f18ff2d.png)](https://resources.codeship.com/ebooks/minimal-docker-images-aw?utm_source=email-sponsorship&utm_medium=cpc-webops-weekly-primary&utm_campaign=cooper-ebook-building-minimal-docker-images-campaign) [Heroku Now Offers Free, Automated SSL Certificates](https://blog.heroku.com/announcing-automated-certificate-management?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Automated Certificate Management (ACM) handles all aspects of SSL/TLS certificates for custom domains. The only catch is it’s for apps on paid dynos only. Heroku [Smashing Magazine Getting 10x Faster with a 'JAM' Stack](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2017/03/16/smashing-magazine-just-got-10x-faster/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Popular Web design publication Smashing Magazine has switched from WordPress to a [JAM](https://jamstack.org/)-style stack where pre-built static pages are enhanced using JavaScript and APIs. Netlify [A Look at nginScript: NGINX's Custom JS Implementation](https://www.nginx.com/blog/introduction-nginscript/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial nginScript is a unique JavaScript implementation for the NGINX Web server that lets you more easily play with dynamic load-balancing, logging, request parsing, etc. NGINX [Monitoring Apache Web Server Performance](https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/monitoring-apache-web-server-performance/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial The first in a three part series digging into how Apache works, the key performance metrics that you should monitor, and how. Emily Chang [The Cracking Monolith: The Forces That Call for Microservices](https://semaphoreci.com/blog/2017/03/21/cracking-monolith-forces-that-call-for-microservices.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion What are some symptoms coming from a monolithic app that could indicate microservices may be in order? Semaphore CI Jobs [QA Automation Engineer at X-Team (Remote)](https://x-team.com/qa-automation-engineer/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=web-ops-march-22-17) We're looking for a QA Automation Engineer with an extensive knowledge of automation frameworks. We are 100% remote and we provide the funding needed to help you achieve your goals and grow. X-Team In brief [GitLab 9.0 Released with Subgroups and Deploy Boards](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/22/gitlab-9-0-released/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news GitLab [NGINX 1.11.11 Released](http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Includes a new `worker_shutdown_timeout` directive for a timeout to be used when gracefully shutting down worker processes. NGINX [IBM Launches Bluemix Container Service](http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/51843.wss?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news ..with Kubernetes to fuel highly secure and rapid development of cognitive apps. IBM [Zapier Introduces New CLI Tool: Deploy API Integrations Fast](https://zapier.com/engineering/zapier-command-line-interface/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Zapier is a service that makes it easy to automate tasks between webapps. Zapier [CoreOS's rkt and Docker's containerd Jointly Donated to CNCF](https://coreos.com/blog/rkt-container-runtime-to-the-cncf.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news CoreOS [Full-day Workshop: Using ES6 and React with Netflix's Brian Holt](https://forwardcourses.com/workshops/6) React eschews the traditional MVC architecture, a counter-intuitive approach Brian explains along with JSX, React best practices, and the React component lifecycle. Forward Coursessponsored [How to Test Your Docker Image in Half A Second](https://medium.com/@aelsabbahy/tutorial-how-to-test-your-docker-image-in-half-a-second-bbd13e06a4a9?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial A simple way to write and test Docker images: validating the official Nginx Docker image using Goss in ~0.5s. Ahmed Elsabbahy [How API Request Signing Works (and How to Implement HMAC in Node.js)](https://blog.andrewhoang.me/how-api-request-signing-works-and-how-to-implement-it-in-nodejs-2/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Andrew Hoang [How to Redirect a Domain to Another with AWS Route 53](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/redirect-domain-route-53/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Amazon Web Services, Inc.​ [Build a 'Serverless' Slack Bot in 9 Minutes with Node.js and StdLib](https://medium.com/slack-developer-blog/build-a-serverless-slack-bot-in-9-minutes-with-node-js-and-stdlib-b993cfa15358?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Keith Horwood [What is DevOps? A High Level Overview](https://www.atlassian.com/devops?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Atlassian [Helm Co-Creator on Using Kubernetes and Deis Workflow at Clearbit](https://thenewstack.io/clearbit-utilizing-kubernetes-deis-clearer-business-data/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) podcast Benjamin Ball [Need More Insight Into Errors Than New Relic?](https://rollbar.com/webopsweekly?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools See how Rollbar goes deeper than New Relic to give you greater coverage and insights into your errors. Get x-ray vision into broken code. ROLLBARsponsored [Vizceral: WebGL Visualization for Displaying Animated Traffic Graphs](https://github.com/Netflix/vizceral?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools Netflix [Testmysite.io: Rates Your Site Based on Load Times](https://testmysite.io/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools This tool’s goal is to promote Netlify but it does share some useful load time numbers. Netlify [Europa: A Docker Container Registry](https://github.com/distelli/europa?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) code distelli [FaaS: Serverless Functions as a Service (on Docker Swarm)](https://github.com/alexellis/faas?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) code Alex Ellis [Read this issue on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/108) [See our archives](http://webopsweekly.com/issues) [Change your email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*) [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*) Published by [Cooperpress](https://cooperpress.com/) Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK