Set Containers to Start on Boot
If you are running services via docker, how do you make sure they start up after a reboot, after restarting the docker daemon, or just after they crash?
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Postgresql Public Schema Docker Init
I am working on a postgresql database for a strapi CMS
I’ve taken over the project and when I try and start it I see this error.
create table "public"."strapi_migrations"
("id" serial primary key,
"name" varchar(255),
"time" timestamp)
- permission denied for schema public
Next.js Environment Variables
I’m running Next.js apps in production using Kubernetes - and I’ve inherited some setup that I didn’t fully understand so I’ve been investigating what is going on with environment variables.
My inherited system used a build per environment and bakes in configuration at that point.
I dislike this because …
Golang Prometheus Exporter Raspberry Pi
I have solar panels that are over 10 years old and I wanted to check if performance is degrading
I used an Open Source tool (SBFSpot) to grab some data from the inverter over bluetooth and so it has to be physically near the inverter and runs on a Raspberry Pi
So far so good - I have nice graphs at https://pvoutput.org
But I really wanted grafana graphs it is such a powerful dataviz tool
For that I needed to get the data to Prometheus
Pwa Workbox Cache Static HTML
This site uses the workbox package to manage a service worker which is needed for the site to meet the criterion of a Progressive Web App
I only really did this as practice - it’s not really needed for a static website.
Today I reviewed my setup and fine tuned it.
Twitter Markdown Converter
This is a small program I wrote to convert a twitter archive (which is a big ball of Javascript) to a Markdown file.
Names vs Security
Since LastPass’ most recent security issues (do use a password manager but not LastPass) I’ve seen a lot of people online changing all their passwords and realising how bad the experience is.
For those of us with names which can be spelled in the limited ASCII alphabet the pain point is the password part - where the rules can be annoying but in the end we can work around them.
Today I saw a post Hello my name is St�phanie which highlights how there is a bigger problem for many people.
It all got me thinking : why do we (developers) do this ?
Read more ...Project Documentation
Have you ever been involved in a project that has been running for months and now every time you have a discussion people say “we have done this already” ?
The problem is often that the discussions have not been documented - and the meetings need to be repeated.
So what are the best tools and processes to escape the meeting cycle and deliver quality?
Read more ...Laravel Database Privileges
Laravel has some really good features for setting database connections - but oddly this isn’t spelled out in the documentation.
Databases (especially in Docker containers) often come by default with a single, powerful, user account.
As a result all too often people run Laravel without considering the principle of least privilege.
By following a few simple steps we can enhance security.
Getting Started With Kali Linux and Nikto
As web developers we are used to people mostly using teh websites we build in teh way intended.
It can be hard to get into the mindset not just of what can go wrong but how what we have built can be subverted.
There are a lot of tools available to those who want to attack our websites - and I think it is worth web developers having some familiarity with these.
The tools themselves are legal - but should only be used where you have permission.
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