Tools 🧰

All my posts about various tools

54 posts

Tooling posts from the messy, useful layer between idea and shipped thing - editors, command-line utilities, local services, helper apps, developer workflows, and the periodic day-to-day toolbox refresh. These are the notes I wish I had already written when setting something up for the second or third time.

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7 Sept 2014

Very basic CoreOS

Exploring CoreOS on DigitalOcean: From setting up a single instance with familiar tools to configuring a powerful container-oriented OS.

31 Aug 2014

Docker, Fig, NGINX Reverse Proxies and CentOS 7

Exploring Docker's rapid updates and the ecosystem, including using Fig for container orchestration and setting up an NGINX reverse proxy.

25 Aug 2014

Connecting to Docker Containers

Learn how I seamlessly access and manage containers without SSH using nsenter and docker-enter on CentOS 7, making DevOps simpler.

10 Aug 2014

Dotfiles

Learn how to manage dotfiles to customize your computing environment using with pre-built collections and forking Bashstrap.

10 Aug 2014

Google promotes HTTPS everywhere

Unlock the secrets of Google's HTTPS ranking signal and SNI! Learn how to secure your site for maximum visibility.

3 Aug 2014

Am I an Operating System snob?

As an experienced Linux user, I discuss why I prefer CentOS for my servers, comparing it to Fedora and Ubuntu.

27 Jul 2014

What’s in the toolbox?

Catch up on my recent absence from blogging and learn about the highlights, including the release of Docker 1.0, CentOS 7, updates to the site's theme, and new music releases. Plus, explore my blog post on multi-factor authentication in AWS.

22 Jul 2014

High Availability Central Logging in AWS

Set up high availability central logging in AWS with Amazon CloudWatch Logs. This guide covers installation, IAM permissions, and CloudWatch Logs agent setup.

20 Jul 2014

Documentation

Discover how I use GitHub and Markdown for technical documentation and code management, streamlining collaboration and version control in projects.