Launching with yarn and npm side by side
21 May, 2021guidenpmyarn
As a person working with different people indifferent repos, mixing up npm with yarn and inconsistent script names to start the project…
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NextJS: Add state to URL query params
20 May, 2021guidenextjs
I lovehate putting state in the url. You can create complex wizards or flows with a shareable url-state which you can store or send to a…
Make Raspberry Pi display an URL on boot
27 April, 2021guidemonitoringraspberry pi
There's often a couple of Raspberry Pi laying around, or an old laptop. Let's make it into a status screen, that'll show any URL on boot…
Adding system metrics dashboard to logz.io
23 April, 2021guidemonitoringelasticsearch
There's system logs and there's application logs. System logs are quite similar across different services. HTTP servers typically include…
Find bugs with git bisect
23 April, 2021statementguidegitbisecttestcommit
Git bisect is the underutilized superhero of debugging. To use it effectively, keep your commits small and simple – and write tests. Add a…
How to load web fonts quickly
19 April, 2021guidefontsperformance
When loading webfonts, there's a few tricks you can use to speed up the performance: Preconnect to external sources that deliver content…
Passbolt on AWS
15 September, 2020guidesecuritypassboltdigitalocean
This is a guide on how to setup Passbolt on Heroku using Docker image , shit, AWS using Elastic Beanstalk with Docker , fuck AWS EC…
Understanding ESLint config
07 July, 2020guideeslintcode quality
I like ESLint. But I don't quite understand how the setup works. Let's learn it! Installation Getting Started with ESLint tells us to go get…
Typesafe React Redux hooks
28 June, 2020guidereactredux
Going from mapStateToProps and mapStateToDispatch to useDispatch, useSelector or custom hooks: What's the benefits? Does typing…
Integrate task management with code
22 June, 2020guidestatementmanagementClickUpGithub
A small guide on how to use ClickUps integration with Github. But first, let's do three quick questions: A good text saves them time by…
Convert mp4 to gif
19 June, 2020guidetoolsbrewgif
Converting mp4 to gif on can be done with ffmpeg . On a Mac it can be done from command line with the following script: Now you can convert…
Setting up a new developer Macbook
03 June, 2020guidebrewmactools
Every ~4 years, I'm getting a new Mac. It has happened a few times now, so I thought I might as well make a setup guide for next time. Also…
IDE shortcuts
26 May, 2020guideefficiencyhotkeysVisual StudioWebStormtools
Do you know the feeling when you see your family drag their mouse over some text to select it, right clicking to find the Copy command…
This is how you do Pull requests
18 May, 2020statementguidegithubpull-request
A few rules of thumb for Github Pull requests. Use Draft until the PR is ready If I'm planning to change any meaningful part of the pull…
Where is my PostgreSQL logs?
24 August, 2019guidepostgrestools
Here's how to find the location of the postgres logs on my machine, setting them to logging everything , and watching it's output.…
Quick http benchmarking with curl
15 November, 2018guidetoolsbashperformance
From time to time, I'd like to see how the performance gain/loss was after a code change. Say I've updated locahost:8000/search and I'd like…
Boto3 - copying and creating files + cloudfront invalidations
31 October, 2017guideawspythons3
A 1-2-3 on Python3 boto3 package with my most common operations Copy object between two S3 buckets Upload file to S3 bucket Create…
Adding a python API handler with serverless
22 October, 2017guideapi-gatewayawslambdapythonserverless
Create an AWS Lambda function with Python3 and integrate with S3? Simple when you know how – though getting there can be tricky. Do Amazon…
Creating a Google Chrome Extension
02 April, 2017guidechrome extentioncssgoogle chromejavascript
I've heard multiple say that creating a chrome extension is about as easy as creating a static web page. Is it really? Here's a step-by-step…
Access Google Analytics API with OAuth token
29 November, 2016guideapiauthgagoogle analyticsjavajavascriptjwt
Notes on adding a Google Service worker that enables you to query Google Analytics with an access token. Create service user and add key…
How to add Web App Manifest
29 November, 2016guideprogressive appsweb app manifest
The manifest.json for web apps can make your mobile experience a bit sweeter. Force rotation? Check! Home screen icon? Check! Splash…
Getting started with Hubot + Slack
09 November, 2016guidees2015es6examplehubotslackslash
If Custom Slash commands weren't enough for you, or if you are trapped behind a firewall without the option to make public endpoints, bots…
Custom Slack slash commands (on Heroku)
23 October, 2016guidechatopsherokuhubotslackslash commandworkshop
Imagine begin able to open Slack, and write And then having a small bot on the other end saying Or /app web to receive current deployed…
Elastic Beanstalk with Terraform
16 October, 2016guideawsbeanstalkrolessubnetterraformvpc configuration
If you haven't already, try to add the Beanstalk application in your environment using only the eb command (see own post ). What we do…
Elastic Beanstalk – In a VPC
15 October, 2016guideawsbeanstalkec2elbloadbalancervpc
"The EC2 instances failed to communicate with AWS Elastic Beanstalk." FUDGE! Notes on how to successfully launch a Beanstalk instance in a…
HTTPS for AWS CloudFront and AWS ELB
23 September, 2016guideAWScertificate managercloudfrontelastic load balancerelbhttpsssl
Wow, such easy, much free! A few simple steps on How to obtain a certificate for your domain How to use it on your CloudFront or Elastic…
Using AWS Route 53 and SES to handle DNS and e-mail
20 September, 2016guideawsdomain namesemailforwardinglambdases
Some notes on using AWS for handling DNS and e-mail. Task 1 : example.com, www.example.com should go to some Cloudfront, and api.example…
Build screen bootup
14 September, 2016guidebashbuild screenjenkinsreload pagexdotool
I have a "stupid computer" whos job is only to show a build screen. Its a debian, and I'd like for it to automatically reload the build page…
Create Elastic Beanstalk app with Java 8
07 September, 2016guideawselastic beanstalk clijava
Beanstalk is quite nice. And the awsebcli looks nice too, along with its documentation and the example guide at pypi. You can deploy…
Send AWS EC2 logs to Slack
03 September, 2016guidemonitoringcloudwatchec2lambdalogsslack
I have a Java app that runs on an regular Linux (EC2) instance, and logs to some folder on that machine. What I want is for Slack to be…
Send AWS CloudWatch Alarms to Slack
03 September, 2016guidemonitoringawscloudwatchlambdaslack
I have a few servers on AWS. Some information on those, e.g. high load, would be nice to be notified of. Preferably on Slack. How do I do…
Add S3 bucket + CloudFront using Terraform (example)
12 August, 2016guideawscloudfronts3terraform
Case: I have some frontend app that consists of static files, e.g. a React app packed with WebPack. I want to deploy it to S3, with…
Adding Freshdesk to Slack
02 August, 2016guidefreshdeskslack
Adding slack as an app in Freshdesk allows you to use observers and dispatcher in freshdesk to notify / recieve data from Slack. First, add…
Porting a React app to Phonegap
31 July, 2016guidecordovaes6mobile appphonegapreact
If you already have a React web app, and consider porting it to a proper phone app, you should consider using React Native . However, you…
git cheatsheet
29 July, 2016guideefficiencyaliasbashcheatsheetgit
git is genious. Hands down brilliant. Every 6 months or so, I come across another command I didn't know I needed before I needed it. And…
Set index.html as default file on S3 bucket
13 July, 2016guideawsbucketindex documents3website
Note: Your index.html will not be rendered when the short s3-path is requested (e.g. bucket.s3.amazonaws.com), only when the full dns is…
How to add hubot to slack
25 May, 2016guideherokuhubotslack
Simple notes on how to install hubot and add it to Slack Requires git, npm, heroku toolbelt and having added hubot-integration to slack…
grep middle of file (unix)
09 May, 2016guidebashgrep
How to grep tails and head
Profiling JavaScript in Chrome Developer Tools
04 January, 2016guidechromedevtoolsjavascriptprofiling
Open devtools Select Profiles Select Collect JavaScript CPU Profile Click Start Do the (typically slow) things you wish to record Click…
Sending SMS from python via your phone
27 December, 2015guidepythontwiliopushbullet
Sending SMS using twilio.com is nice, but it also costs money. If you want something free that you can use for your hobby projects, check…
Add S3 bucket using awscli (example)
21 December, 2015guideawsawsclicloudfrontiampolicys3
Here's a simple step by step guide on how to create a s3 bucket, with an attached cloudfront and a user with write access. This is typically…
curl headers only
13 December, 2015guideawscurlunix
How to grep only the response headers Show headers response Show headers response as if you ask from google.com This might be useful when…
Add S3 bucket using Terraform (example)
13 December, 2015guideawsbucketherokuiams3terraform
2021 update: This content is somewhat dated. Consider following the click-through guide at ihasabucket.it instead . Edit: I was going to…
Django on Heroku with AWS S3 bucket for static and media files
13 December, 2015guideawscloudfrontdjangoherokupython3
Case: You want efficient collectstatic and serving of files You want static files and media files to be hosted on an AWS S3 bucket…
django rewrite / redirect to new urls
13 December, 2015guidedjangoredirectrewriteurls
I changed the MEDIA_URL and STATIC_URL, but wanted the previously used urls "/media/" and "/static/" to rewrite to the new url. It would…
Show environment variables in Heroku
12 December, 2015guideheroku
I was looking for WEB_CONCURRENCY environment variable on my Django-app. This is used for the number of concurrent webworkers for gunicorn…
Export data from one Django to another over ssh
18 October, 2015guidedatabasedjangoloaddatareaddata
Sometimes I clone a repository with Django and make a setup of the environment on my own machine. Then I would usually like to have some…
Django + Heroku bootstrap
05 October, 2015guidedjangoherokuhow-toscript
It has happened on more than one occasion that I want a new Django project, with Grunt, jQuery, Bootstrap, Font-Awesome etc, deployed on…
Center content in HTML mails for OWA
26 August, 2015guideemaillitmusoutlookputsmail
Edit: Stop what your doing. It's hurting, I know. Go read The Easy Way of Sending Newsletter Emails . Outlook Web App is horrible. https…
Sending and receiving JSON over Bluetooth
10 May, 2015guidebluetoothiotjavascriptjson
I'm new to the whole Bluetooth communication game, but in my case I've run into having to communicate using 8-bit usigned integer arrays (I…
Django autocomplete in (virtualenv) shell
10 January, 2015guideautocompletebashdjangopythonshell
Create a file .pythonrc in ~/.pythonrc Export it by adding this export to your profile file (if you use zsh, append to ~/.zprofile instead…
jquery confirm modal using bootstrap
10 January, 2015guidebootstrapjquerymodal
This little JavaScript snippet lets you easily decide (from another javascript function) to show a confirm-dialog (Bootstrap), and functions…
Running Django with nginx (on webfaction)
06 January, 2015guideapachedjangonginxrantwebfaction
Case: You're using virtualenv and have used apache with a config somewhat like this . Problem: Apache 'goes to sleep' Reason: Apache…
Get python, pip, virtualenv without sudo
28 December, 2014guidepythonsudovps
Case I don't have sudo and life is awful on a cheap server / VPS. There is no python, or the wrong python version. How do I run my project…
bash backup of webserver (FTP and SQL)
02 April, 2014guidebackupbashftpscriptsqlwebserver
Quick and dirty backup from remote SQL and FTP server Introduction The following is a quick and dirty, simple implementation of a backup…
Git repo on FTP-server
03 March, 2014guideftpgit
Often, you have to deal with limited web hotels that only provide a customly made (and usually poor) administration page, FTP- and SQL…
Mount FTP-server in debian using curlftpfs
03 March, 2014guidecurlftpfsdebianftp
Mounting remote ftp The following will mount your remote FTP-location in /mnt/my_ftp. Note that FTP is not secure, and you should combine…
Automatic MySQL and FTP backup
18 February, 2014guidebackupftpmysql
Want to backup Case: I have a Wordpress page that stores stuff in MySQL database. I want to schedule a backup of the page, so that I am…
Facebook: Invite all friends to event
05 February, 2014guidedeveloper toolsfacebook
So you have created an event, and wish to invite all your friends (or all friends in a circle), but don't want to manually click all of them…
Track custom events with google analytics
04 February, 2014guideanalyticsga
Requirements: You have an existing google analytics account You have a webpage to track events with How: Edit: If you're on ES6 with webpack…
Cron tabs: create and delete
03 February, 2014guidebashcronscheduling
Cron jobs run as root can be created with Cron jobs run as logged in user can be created with Existing cron jobs can be viewed by writing…
git: Replace master branch
03 February, 2014guidegit
So, you have a git branch named BESTBRANCH and you have basically made it your master branch? If you want to get back on track, and make…
SFTP in Finder
04 December, 2013guidefinderftp
OK, so here's the thing. I use a Mac and I edit files located on a server somewhere on the Internet. I want to have the files and folders on…