Cloud Architecture

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How to Connect Two Raff VMs with a Private VPC Network

Connect two Raff VMs over a private VPC on Ubuntu 24.04. Verify private routing, firewall rules, service access, throughput tests, and safe cleanup.

Apr 22, 202617 min read

VPCPrivate NetworkingUbuntu 24.04

Guides

For: MSP owners, cloud architects, and operations teams designing isolated client networks and controlled administrative access.

Private Cloud Networking for MSPs: Secure Client Isolation

Understand private cloud networking for MSP client isolation, including per-client VPCs, management access, shared services, CIDR planning, incidents, and offboarding.

Aug 13, 202612 min read

MSPPrivate NetworkingVPC

For: Developers, founders, DevOps engineers, and platform teams designing private networking for multi-VM cloud applications.

VPC Architecture for Multi-VM Applications: Private Network Design

Learn VPC architecture for multi-VM apps: plan private traffic, CIDR ranges, routing, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, NAT, and recovery on Raff.

Aug 11, 202613 min read

VPCPrivate NetworkingCloud Architecture

For: Developers and platform teams deciding whether to resize one VM, split roles, or add application and worker nodes.

Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling: When to Scale Up or Out

Understand horizontal vs vertical scaling for cloud VMs: compare scale up vs scale out, state, failure capacity, databases, and operating complexity.

Aug 10, 202614 min read

Scaling StrategiesHorizontal ScalingVertical Scaling

For: Founders and developers deciding whether to resize a VM disk or add separate persistent storage

When to Add a Volume Instead of Resizing a VM Disk

Learn when to add a block storage volume instead of resizing a VM disk, and how to choose between VM disk, volumes, and object storage.

Aug 8, 202610 min read

Block StorageVolumesVM Storage

For: Developers, founders, and platform teams deciding when and how to move from one application server to a load-balanced architecture

Load Balancing Explained: L4, L7, Health Checks, and Failover

Understand load balancing, L4 vs L7 routing, health checks, failover, draining, state, TLS, and multi-node architecture decisions.

Aug 7, 202614 min read

Load BalancingNetworkingHigh Availability

For: Developers and infrastructure teams deciding where operating-system files, databases, uploads, caches, and persistent application data should live

Block Storage vs Local Disk: How to Choose

Learn how block storage vs local disk differs in lifecycle, performance, persistence, backups, database fit, and recovery planning for cloud workloads.

Aug 7, 202612 min read

StorageBlock StorageCloud Architecture

For: Developers, founders, DevOps engineers, and sysadmins deciding how to route, secure, scale, and keep cloud applications available

Reverse Proxy vs Load Balancer: Differences, Use Cases & Architecture

Compare reverse proxies and load balancers across L4/L7 routing, TLS, health checks, failover, session state, scaling, and production architecture.

Jul 25, 202617 min read

NetworkingLoad BalancingReverse Proxy

For: Developers, system administrators, and platform teams planning IPv4, IPv6, or dual-stack connectivity for cloud-hosted applications

IPv4, IPv6, and Dual-Stack Networking for Cloud Servers

Compare IPv4, IPv6, and dual-stack networking for cloud servers, including DNS, firewalls, application binding, monitoring, and migration planning.

Apr 13, 202614 min read

NetworkingIPv6IPv4

For: Developers, founders, QA teams, and platform teams designing development, staging, and production environments and safer release workflows

Staging vs Production vs Development Environments: Key Differences

Staging vs production vs development environments: compare purpose, data, secrets, access, parity, release gates, UAT, and what belongs in each environment.

Mar 21, 202616 min read

DevOpsStagingProduction

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