Portfolio website of Rahul Ravindran, software engineer, writer, and product-focused developer. # Primary Sections ## Home: https://rahulr.cc FullStack Engineer specializing in Next.js, React, TypeScript, DevOps, and AI workflows. Sharing technical articles, real-world case studies, scalable systems, and product engineering insights. ## Blog: https://rahulr.cc/blogs Collection of technical writing covering Next.js, React, TypeScript, Docker, DevOps, AI engineering, system architecture, performance optimization, and software development practices. ## Case Studies: https://rahulr.cc/cs Technical case studies covering software architecture, product engineering, DevOps, analytics pipelines, AI integrations, developer tooling, scalability challenges, infrastructure automation, and measurable business impact. ## RSS Feed https://rahulr.cc/rss.xml ## Sitemap https://rahulr.cc/sitemap.xml ## Extended LLMS version https://rahulr.cc/llms-full.txt # Latest content ## Latest Blogs Title: Cloudflare Tunnel Advanced Guide: Docker, Zero Trust and HA Setup URL: https://rahulr.cc/blogs/cloudflare-tunnel-advanced-guide-docker-zero-trust-and-ha-setup Description: Learn advanced Cloudflare Tunnel configurations with Docker, ingress routing, Zero Trust Access, high availability, and production-ready deployments. Title: Secure Any Self-Hosted App with Cloudflare Access URL: https://rahulr.cc/blogs/secure-any-self-hosted-app-with-cloudflare-access Description: Use Cloudflare Access and One-Time PIN login to protect internal apps, admin panels, and dashboards from public access. Title: Cloudflare Tunnel on Multiple VPSes: HA, Scaling, and Pitfalls URL: https://rahulr.cc/blogs/cloudflare-tunnel-on-multiple-vpses-ha-scaling-and-pitfalls Description: Can Cloudflare Tunnel provide high availability or load balancing across multiple VPSes? Learn how connectors work, common deployment mistakes, and the best production architecture for self-hosted applications. Title: Managing Multiple Services with Cloudflare Local Tunneling URL: https://rahulr.cc/blogs/managing-multiple-services-with-cloudflare-local-tunneling Description: Learn how to expose multiple local apps with a single Cloudflare Tunnel. Configure DNS, ingress rules, HTTPS, and secure access without port forwarding ## Latest Case Studies Title: Smart Lead Management with Building Bubbles URL: https://rahulr.cc/cs/whatsapp-crm Description: An in-house WhatsApp CRM that replaced costly third-party tools, cut acquisition cost per student by 20%, and boosted reply speed by 35%. All while giving the team full control over data and workflows. Title: Scaling Google Docs Delivery for 500+ Students Without Premium APIs URL: https://rahulr.cc/cs/scaling-workshop Description: A workshop system that used Google Drive started failing under scale. I rebuilt it to be resilient, latency-free, and quota-safe, all without buying a Google Workspace subscription. Title: Bootstrapping a Real-Time Analytics Pipeline Without Breaking the Bank URL: https://rahulr.cc/cs/custom-etl Description: How I built a custom Express.js + BigQuery data sync system to power investor-ready dashboards, saving ~$700/month in ETL costs and turning raw LMS data into live visual insights. ## Latest Series Title: Mastering Docker: From Containers to Production Deployments URL: https://rahulr.cc/series/docker Description: Learn Docker fundamentals, networking, volumes, Compose, security, and production-ready deployment strategies Title: Mastering Cloudflare: From DNS to Zero Trust and Beyond URL: https://rahulr.cc/series/mastering-cloudflare Description: Explore Cloudflare's ecosystem through practical tutorials covering DNS, Tunnels, Workers, Pages, R2, Zero Trust, security, networking, and modern web infrastructure Title: Redux Toolkit for Beginners URL: https://rahulr.cc/series/redux-toolkit Description: This is a beginner-friendly series, where we will learn the basic concepts of Redux Toolkit. At the end of this series, you will be able to get started with that one project you always wanted to start