When Lua IPC Pipes Block OpenResty or Nginx's Event Loops

  • The Problem
  • Analyses
  • Solutions
  • Results
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  • The Problem
  • Analyses
  • Solutions
  • Results

The Wonderland of Dynamic Tracing (Part 1 of 3)

  • Dynamic Tracing
  • What It Is
  • Too Good to be True?
  • How it Works
  • Still Having Doubts?
  • The Advantages of Dynamic Tracing
  • DTrace
  • SystemTap
  • DTrace and SystemTap
  • Applications of SystemTap in Production
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  • Dynamic Tracing
  • What It Is
  • Too Good to be True?
  • How it Works
  • Still Having Doubts?
  • The Advantages of Dynamic Tracing
  • DTrace
  • SystemTap
  • DTrace and SystemTap
  • Applications of SystemTap in Production

The Wonderland of Dynamic Tracing (Part 2 of 3)

  • Flame Graphs
  • Methodology
  • Knowledge Is Power
  • Open-Source and Debug Symbols
  • Flame Graphs
  • Methodology
  • Knowledge Is Power
  • Open-Source and Debug Symbols

The Wonderland of Dynamic Tracing (Part 3 of 3)

  • Dynamic Tracing Support in Linux Kernels
  • Hardware Tracing
  • Analyze Remains of Dead Process
  • Traditional Debugging Technologies
  • A Messy World of Debugging
  • OpenResty XRay
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  • Dynamic Tracing Support in Linux Kernels
  • Hardware Tracing
  • Analyze Remains of Dead Process
  • Traditional Debugging Technologies
  • A Messy World of Debugging
  • OpenResty XRay

Optimize Memory Fragmentation due to Huge Nginx Configuration

  • Challenges
  • Analyses
  • Solutions
  • Results
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  • Challenges
  • Analyses
  • Solutions
  • Results

New FAQ Doc for OpenResty XRay

We recently prepared a new FAQ document for OpenResty XRay
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We recently prepared a new FAQ document for OpenResty XRay

Automatic Analysis Reports in OpenResty XRay

  • The Past
  • The Present
  • The Future
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  • The Past
  • The Present
  • The Future

Resolving Bilibili’s major site incident with OpenResty XRay

  • The incident
  • Process of resolution
  • Hardening after the incident
  • OpenResty XRay Services
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  • The incident
  • Process of resolution
  • Hardening after the incident
  • OpenResty XRay Services

Tracing the Slowest PCRE Regular Expressions in OpenResty or Nginx Processes

  • System Environment
  • Narrowing Down the Culprit without Guessing
  • Limiting the execution overhead of PCRE
  • Non-Backtracking Regular Expression Engines
  • Lua’s Builtin Patterns
  • Tracing Applications inside Containers
  • How The Tools are Implemented
  • The Overhead of the Tools
  • System Environment
  • Narrowing Down the Culprit without Guessing
  • Limiting the execution overhead of PCRE
  • Non-Backtracking Regular Expression Engines
  • Lua’s Builtin Patterns
  • Tracing Applications inside Containers
  • How The Tools are Implemented
  • The Overhead of the Tools

Listing Loaded Lua Modules in OpenResty or Nginx Processes

  • System Environment
  • Names of Loaded Lua Modules
  • Running Directly in the Web Console
  • Tracing Applications inside Containers
  • How The Tools are Implemented
  • The Overhead of the Tools
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  • System Environment
  • Names of Loaded Lua Modules
  • Running Directly in the Web Console
  • Tracing Applications inside Containers
  • How The Tools are Implemented
  • The Overhead of the Tools

Analyzing the Most CPU-Consuming Requests in OpenResty or Nginx

  • System Environment
  • CPU-Hottest Request Hostnames
  • CPU-Hottest Request URIs
  • Digging Deeper
  • Running Directly in the Web Console
  • Tracing Applications inside Containers
  • How The Tools are Implemented
  • The Overhead of the Tools
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  • System Environment
  • CPU-Hottest Request Hostnames
  • CPU-Hottest Request URIs
  • Digging Deeper
  • Running Directly in the Web Console
  • Tracing Applications inside Containers
  • How The Tools are Implemented
  • The Overhead of the Tools

Configure HTTP basic auth in OpenResty Edge

  • Configure the HTTP basic auth credentials for applications
    • Add a basic auth user group
    • Enable the basic authentication
    • Test
  • Configure the global HTTP basic auth
    • Add a global basic auth user group
    • Configure the global auth for application
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  • Configure the HTTP basic auth credentials for applications
    • Add a basic auth user group
    • Enable the basic authentication
    • Test
  • Configure the global HTTP basic auth
    • Add a global basic auth user group
    • Configure the global auth for application

How to use custom dynamic metrics in OpenResty Edge

  • Introduction to dynamic metrics
  • Create custom dynamic metrics for the sample application
  • Test
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  • Introduction to dynamic metrics
  • Create custom dynamic metrics for the sample application
  • Test

Limit Request Rate by Custom Keys in OpenResty Edge

  • Add request rate limiting page rule for the sample application
  • Test
  • Limit the rate of SSL handshakes
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  • Add request rate limiting page rule for the sample application
  • Test
  • Limit the rate of SSL handshakes

Ylang: Universal Language for eBPF, Stap+, GDB, and More (Part 4 of 4)

  • Transparent Container Tracing
  • Efficient Stack Unwinding
  • Analyzing Dead Processes (Core Dumps)
  • Very Low Tracing Overhead
  • Standard Ylang Libraries & Tools
  • Network Filtering & Control
  • The Ylang Compiler’s Implementation
  • Operating System Support
  • Contributions to Open-Source Communities
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  • Transparent Container Tracing
  • Efficient Stack Unwinding
  • Analyzing Dead Processes (Core Dumps)
  • Very Low Tracing Overhead
  • Standard Ylang Libraries & Tools
  • Network Filtering & Control
  • The Ylang Compiler’s Implementation
  • Operating System Support
  • Contributions to Open-Source Communities

Ylang: Universal Language for eBPF, Stap+, GDB, and More (Part 3 of 4)

  • The Language Syntax (Continued)
    • String Literals
    • Built-in Regex Support
    • Full Control-Flow Support
    • Floating-Point Number Support
    • Compared to Open-Source Toolchains
  • Transparent Debug Symbol Handling
    • Debug Symbols: No Runtime Overhead
    • Centralized Package Database
    • Fuzzy Matching Debug Symbols
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  • The Language Syntax (Continued)
    • String Literals
    • Built-in Regex Support
    • Full Control-Flow Support
    • Floating-Point Number Support
    • Compared to Open-Source Toolchains
  • Transparent Debug Symbol Handling
    • Debug Symbols: No Runtime Overhead
    • Centralized Package Database
    • Fuzzy Matching Debug Symbols

Ylang: Universal Language for eBPF, Stap+, GDB, and More (Part 2 of 4)

  • The Language Syntax (Continued)
    • Macros with Extensions
    • Tracer and Tracee Spaces
    • Probes
    • Extended Variable Types
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  • The Language Syntax (Continued)
    • Macros with Extensions
    • Tracer and Tracee Spaces
    • Probes
    • Extended Variable Types

Ylang: Universal Language for eBPF, Stap+, GDB, and More (Part 1 of 4)

  • What is Dynamic Tracing
  • Why the “Y” Name
  • Getting Started
  • Various Backends and Runtimes
  • Why a Unified Frontend Language
  • The Language Syntax
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  • What is Dynamic Tracing
  • Why the “Y” Name
  • Getting Started
  • Various Backends and Runtimes
  • Why a Unified Frontend Language
  • The Language Syntax

Gateway Config's Version Control & Release Management in OpenResty Edge

  • Create a page rule for the sample application
  • Release the page rule
  • Test
  • Modify the page rule
  • Release the modification
  • Test the modification
  • Revert the release
  • Test of the release reverting
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  • Create a page rule for the sample application
  • Release the page rule
  • Test
  • Modify the page rule
  • Release the modification
  • Test the modification
  • Revert the release
  • Test of the release reverting

Auto-Generate Demo Videos for Google Search from Screenplay Docs (via OpenResty Showman)

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