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Open edition 0.1
Modern CI
Building a Reliable CI/CD Platform
A practical engineering book about Go control planes, PostgreSQL scheduling, dedicated runners, Angular operations, and independently versioned Git repositories.
24 chapters 5 appendices English
Explore the full contentsAleksandar Popovic · Text CC BY 4.0 · Original code MIT
LogBranik · Open edition 0.2
Nginx Log Security
Build a local IP guard, signed policies, and a reliable analysis pipeline
A practical field guide to Nginx Open Source: local IP guards, signed policies, reliable log ingestion, and a Python laboratory with a Go/PostgreSQL production design.
20 lessons 3 appendices English
Explore the full contentsAleksandar Popovic · Text CC BY 4.0 · Original code MIT
AgentPlane · Open edition 0.1.0
AgentPlane
Building a Kubernetes-Native Platform for AI Agents
Design a Kubernetes-native platform for AI agents: tenant isolation, durable commands, runtime boundaries, tool approvals, usage accounting, and recovery. Includes teaching examples and implementation exercises.
28 chapters 4 appendices English
Explore the full contentsAgentPlane Book contributors · Text and diagrams CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original code MIT
Codepop Engineering · Edition 1.0
Secret Contract Operator
Designing a Safe Kubernetes Operator
An engineering guide to designing a safe Kubernetes operator: secret contracts, Go validation, reconciliation, GitOps gates, rotation, testing, and operations. Includes 30 development prompts.
22 chapters 4 appendices English
Explore the full contentsPrepared for Codepop · Project specification and development guide
Universal Tracking · Edition 1.0
Engineering a Universal Real-Time Tracking Platform
Go, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, WebSockets, Mobile Location, and Native GPS Protocols
A production engineering guide to building a provider-neutral, multi-tenant, real-time location platform with Go, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Angular, Capacitor, native mobile location engines, WebSockets, and GPS protocols.
35 chapters 6 appendices English
Explore the full contentsAleksandar Popovic · Copyright © 2026 Aleksandar Popovic · All rights reserved