So you’ve got NginX up and running, you’ve got it proxying to a remote location and all is well in the world. But then, you get asked to put basic auth on one of the sites. No problem you think. I’ll just create the htpasswd file and setup basic auth, Continue Reading
Setting up a Galera cluster is as easy as replication is.
I’m absolutely 100% not a DBA. i’m more the ops side of devops. I can install mysql/maria/oracle/vertica/couchbase/cockroach/cassandra … and I can create a database, partition it, back it up etc but that’s about as far as it goes. I don’t know the intricate SQL or NOSQL or even CQL to Continue Reading
Puppet, proxies and PCI
If you’ve ever had to work in a PCI environment, you’ll know they’re secure (or at least, they should be). A good PCI environment will be firewalled off from the rest of your network and what gets installed on those machines is very strictly controlled. Or, you might have a Continue Reading
Getting a list of package version in linux
If you use any kind of configuration management tool, like say puppet, you’ll know that you can specify a version of a package to install in your code. You may also want, for your own reasons to install a specific version of a package, maybe there is a bug in Continue Reading
IP address musings
My alma mater is Kingston University. One thing I can remember from both working and studying there is their IP address range. KU happens to have a /16 network. They own (according to RIPE and my own memory) 141.241.0.0/16 inetnum: 141.241.0.0 – 141.241.255.255netname: KING-ACdescr: Kingston Universitydescr: Information Servicesdescr: Kingston-upon-Thamesdescr: Surrey Continue Reading
Building my own powerwall
First off, I just want to say a huge thank-you to three places on the internet: Jehugarcia on Youtube – he kinda started or at least popularised the whole “DIY powerwall” thing on the internet. Pete (aka HBPowerwall) on youtube – An aussie vlogger who built several impressive systems and Continue Reading
Satay Chicken With Peanut Dipping Sauce
One of my all time favourite takeaway dishes is Satay Chicken, or Prawns with Peanut sauce. I love cooking, and I love being able to make restaurant/takeaway quality food myself but this one eluded me for a long time. I searched many recipe books, browsed many websites with recipes but Continue Reading
3 ways to check your TTFB
In the world of websites, devops and linux gurus, the acronym TTFB gets thrown around a lot. But what is it? It’s essentially the time it takes for a web browser to receive it’s first byte of data from your web server and start doing something with it. Why is Continue Reading