Effective observability using OpenTelemetry and Sitecore MVC

Implementing support for OpenTelemetry metrics, tracing and logging in Sitecore MVC

Posted 2024-08-22, tagged: monitoring, otel, sitecore

Trying out Windows container support on RKE2

Ranchers next-generation Kubernetes distribution.

Posted 2023-10-07, tagged: kubernetes, rke2, rancher, docker, sitecore

Testing the new AKS Edge Essentials

A new lightweight kubernetes distribution with Windows container support

Posted 2023-06-09, tagged: kubernetes, aks, docker, sitecore

.NET 7.0 released, impact on .NET based head implementations for Sitecore XM Cloud

Lots of new stuff in .NET 7.0 (and Visual Studio 2022 17.4), easy upgrade and get even better performance!

Posted 2022-11-16, tagged: sitecore, xmcloud, dotnet

Using .NET 6 as the head for headless sites in Sitecore XM Cloud

During Symposium 2022 a few weeks back I felt inspired to explorer how we can get a nice modern developer experience using .NET 6 and XM Cloud.

Posted 2022-11-03, tagged: sitecore, xmcloud, dotnet

Sitecore now officially supports running in containers

Fantastic news! You can now officially run Sitecore in containers.

Posted 2019-09-22, tagged: sitecore, docker, containers

Sitecore on Docker Swarm in production

Retrospective on running Sitecore on Docker Swarm in production and a look on what's next.

Posted 2019-06-02, tagged: sitecore, docker, containers, swarm, kubernetes

Sitecore 9 Experience Platform (XP) images released

XP joins the Docker party!

Posted 2019-02-21, tagged: sitecore, docker, containers

The circle is complete, specialized Solr image also added

Solr image for Sitecore 9.0.1 with embedded core and volume support added to the Sitecore Docker image repository.

Posted 2018-02-13, tagged: sitecore, docker, solr, automation, containers

Specialized SQL Server images added to the Sitecore Docker image repository

Ready to use images with embedded Sitecore databases and volume support.

Posted 2018-02-11, tagged: sitecore, docker, sql, automation, containers

Automatically build and update Sitecore base Docker images

A git repository that you can use directly and get private images of all Sitecore versions

Posted 2018-02-04, tagged: sitecore, docker, cicd, automation, containers

solrwin, Solr in a Windows container with SSL

Need a Solr server with SSL in a 1.5 GB nanoserver container that also works with Sitecore 9 and SIF?

Posted 2018-01-22, tagged: solr, sitecore, containers, docker, nanoserver

Sitecore 9, SIF and Docker

Using SIF to install Sitecore 9 in a Docker image.

Posted 2017-10-28, tagged: sitecore, containers, docker

Ultimate legacy-in-a-box test

Go old school and run Sitecore 4.3.2 with Docker!

Posted 2017-04-13, tagged: sitecore, containers, docker

Visual Studio 2017 Docker tooling and Sitecore

Using the new built-in tooling to develop Sitecore solutions.

Posted 2017-03-09, tagged: sitecore, containers, docker, tools

Sitecore and Docker - Today!

It is today possible (and usable) to run and develop Sitecore solutions in Docker.

Posted 2016-10-30, tagged: sitecore, containers, docker

Native Windows Server Container support on Windows 10 is coming

Awesome Build 2016 announcements...

Posted 2016-04-02, tagged: containers, docker, windows

Sitecore running in a Windows Server Container - Part 2

Tips and tricks for working with containers and hosts.

Posted 2015-12-18, tagged: sitecore, containers, docker, notes

Sitecore running in a Windows Server Container

The day finally came! It is now possible to run Sitecore (and other ASP.NET 4.6 apps) in a Windows Server Container.

Posted 2015-11-23, tagged: sitecore, containers, docker

Live Mode, TDS and workflow settings on Standard Values gotcha

When using TDS to manage a template with workflow settings on the standard values item, then you can't add it to a TDS project.

Posted 2015-11-16, tagged: tds, sitecore, notes

Sitecore CD nodes not picking up events after replication re-initialization

What happens with CD nodes after replication re-initialization and why do they ignore all events?

Posted 2015-10-04, tagged: sitecore, sql, notes