Something you can do to keep the CLI entertaining is to customize it to your liking. Sometimes, the default shell style can just be cumbersome to look at. If you want to change the appearance, it’s actually really easy! No one likes looking at a plain shell. Also, while you Read more…
From their GitHub Page: As the name suggests Heimdall Application Dashboard is a dashboard for all your web applications. It doesn’t need to be limited to applications though, you can add links to anything you like. Heimdall is an elegant solution to organise all your web applications. It’s dedicated Read more…
Reverse Proxy. I’ve been implementing reverse-proxy solutions in lab and in production for some time now, but I always come across the same problem; It’s not the easiest type of a system to manage, especially when there are SSL certificates involved. Now, before I started looking for an easy-to-manage SSL Read more…
This is part one of a two-part series for using NGINX as a reverse proxy for microservices on the same server or hosted on other servers/ports Click here for part two. In this article, we will: Install NGINX Install LetsEncrypt CertBot Obtain free SSL certificate Configure NGINX for SSL In Read more…
When I spin up a VM in the cloud like Vultr or Digital Ocean, I get root access. On the other hand, in AWS and Azure, I am stuck in a user account. Security and best practices aside, this is an inconsistency from a developer standpoint. I find that I Read more…
I was using acd_cli, mounted to my file system last night, and picked up today to finish up. I navigated to the directory I mount ACD in and listed the contents. root@vultr:/var/cloud# ls -alF ls: cannot open directory ‘.’: Bad address Only to see an error that I haven’t seen Read more…
I find myself stuck in situations where I can’t really leave or close my shell session, but I have to go somewhere else, disconnect my internet, or otherwise lose shell access for some reason or another and unable to get back where I left off. Things like this happen sometimes, Read more…