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Introducing Custom Docker Images, Private Docker Repositories and Environment Variables

By Iron | January 4, 2016

We’re happy to announce three awesome new IronWorker features: Custom Docker Images for all and Docker is now the default…

Case Study: OutCast – A Mobile App for Marine Weather Forecasts

By Iron | December 23, 2015

Overview We recently joined the OutCast team to chat about their app! What does it do, how does it work,…

Best Practices and Anti-Patterns for Workers and MQs

By Iron | December 17, 2015

Thanks to Ruth Hartnup for the base image! CC BY 2.0 If you’ve been programming for a while, it’s probable…

Running IronWorker on Docker + Node.js + Windows

By Iron | December 10, 2015

Exosphere champions best of breed cloud applications. In their own words, “We’ve set out on a mission, a quest if…

Adrian Cockroft Wants You to Run Gauntlt

By Iron | December 5, 2015

Thanks to David Goehring for the base image CC BY 2.0 Secure APIs with a robust ruggedization framework A few…

Best practices for ElePHPants coding in Go

By Iron | November 30, 2015

Thanks to Guido da Rozza for the base image CC BY 2.0 I’ve often coded in PHP. Recently, I realized…

Shepherding Containers

By Iron | November 23, 2015

Thanks to Yahoo for the base image CC BY 2.0 Overview As one of the earliest users of Docker, I’ve…

Right-sizing with Docker Stats and cAdvisor

By Iron | November 21, 2015

Thanks to Jared for the base image CC BY 2.0 Overview Containers make life easy. Oh, you don’t have Ruby…

See How Untappd Processes 100s of 1000s of Updates a Night

By Iron | November 19, 2015

Untappd, a mobile check-in app for beer lovers, helps beer lovers share their passion with friends and other beer lovers…

Defrag 2015: Our Favorites From Day Two

By Iron | November 13, 2015

This post is a continuation of our Defrag 2015 coverage from yesterday. Read on to hear about our favorite talks…

Defrag 2015, Our Favorites From Day One

By Iron | November 12, 2015

Yesterday was the start of the 9th annual Defrag conference! What is Defrag? Defrag describes itself as: “We explore the…

Upgrade to IronMQ v3 in Under 30 Minutes

By Iron | November 6, 2015

Thanks to Johan Fantenberg for the base image CC BY 2.0 Earlier this week, Iron.io Customer Success Engineer JPK and…