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Thu, 05 May 2022 08:32:12 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) discordpython https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/04/19/publish-and-use-your-ansible-role-from-git https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/04/19/publish-and-use-your-ansible-role-from-git This tutorial shows you how to publish and use your own ansible role on git. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:35:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) devopsansiblegit https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/04/16/provision-a-aws-ec2-instance-with-terraform https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/04/16/provision-a-aws-ec2-instance-with-terraform This tutorial shows you how to provision a aws ec2 instance with terraform. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:04:08 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) devopsterraformaws https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/03/29/matrix-bot-using-simplematrixbotlib-in-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/03/29/matrix-bot-using-simplematrixbotlib-in-python This tutorial shows you how to develop a matrix bot using python. 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Sun, 20 Mar 2022 21:33:17 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonflaskprogrammingweb-development https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/03/20/run-openldap-with-a-ui-on-docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/03/20/run-openldap-with-a-ui-on-docker Run OpenLDAP with a UI on Docker Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:55:39 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) openldapdockerauthentication https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/03/02/setup-a-monero-testnet-fullnode https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/03/02/setup-a-monero-testnet-fullnode Blockchain and Monero: This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a monero fullnode on the testnet chain to interact with the blockchain. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:55:23 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) blockchaincryptomonero https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/02/20/create-dns-records-with-terraform-on-cloudflare https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/02/20/create-dns-records-with-terraform-on-cloudflare This tutorial shows you how to create dns records with terraform using the cloudflare provider. Sun, 20 Feb 2022 18:11:06 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) terraformcloudflaredevopslinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/02/15/bitcoin-rpc-usage-examples https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/02/15/bitcoin-rpc-usage-examples Bitcoin RPC: This tutorial will demonstrate how to interact with your bitcoin wallet node using the json rpc. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:10:12 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) blockchaincryptobitcoinapi https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/02/12/setup-a-bitcoin-fullnode https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/02/12/setup-a-bitcoin-fullnode Blockchain and Bitcoin: This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a bitcoin fullnode to interact with the blockchain. Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) blockchaincryptobitcoin https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/02/10/blockchain-basics https://ruan.dev/blog/2022/02/10/blockchain-basics Blockchain Basics: Getting to know the terminology of blockchain before we get our hands dirty. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:10:01 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) blockchainbitcoincrypto https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/12/05/blockchain-basics https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/12/05/blockchain-basics This tutorial provides you the basics and fundamentals of blockchain. Sun, 05 Dec 2021 13:12:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) blockchainbitcoin https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/12/05/run-a-geth-ethereum-light-node https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/12/05/run-a-geth-ethereum-light-node This tutorial shows you how to run a geth ethereum blockchain light node. Sun, 05 Dec 2021 09:14:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ethereumblockchaingeth https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/11/23/run-docker-containers-with-terraform https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/11/23/run-docker-containers-with-terraform This tutorial shows you how to run docker containers using terraform. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:06:03 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) terraformdockertraefikdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/11/03/setup-traefik-version-2-on-docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/11/03/setup-traefik-version-2-on-docker undefined Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:20:27 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockertraefikletsencryptdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/10/11/install-nodejs-on-linux-using-nvm https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/10/11/install-nodejs-on-linux-using-nvm Install Nodejs on Linux using NVM Mon, 11 Oct 2021 23:07:43 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nodejsnvmlinuxjavascriptsysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/10/10/setup-basic-authentication-on-node-exporter-and-prometheus https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/10/10/setup-basic-authentication-on-node-exporter-and-prometheus Setup TLS and Basic Authentication on Node Exporter for Prometheus Sun, 10 Oct 2021 20:50:17 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) monitoringprometheusnode-exporter https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/10/07/install-concourse-ci-v7-dot-4-on-ubuntu-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/10/07/install-concourse-ci-v7-dot-4-on-ubuntu-linux Install Concourse CI v7.4 on Ubuntu Linux Thu, 07 Oct 2021 23:27:05 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) devopsconcoursecicdlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/08/14/a-tour-with-vagrant-and-virtualbox-on-mac https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/08/14/a-tour-with-vagrant-and-virtualbox-on-mac A Tour with Vagrant and Virtualbox on Mac Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:41:32 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) vagrantvirtualboxmacosxdockeransible https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/08/04/how-to-specify-wallet-name-in-bitcoin-core-walletnotify https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/08/04/how-to-specify-wallet-name-in-bitcoin-core-walletnotify How to specify wallet name in Bitcoin Core walletnotify Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:41:51 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) bitcoinblockchaincryptocurrency https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/08/02/aws-ec2-linux-warning-setlocale-lc-ctype-cannot-change-locale-utf-8 https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/08/02/aws-ec2-linux-warning-setlocale-lc-ctype-cannot-change-locale-utf-8 This tutorial will demonstrate how to fix the warning on AWS EC2 Linux instances - warning: setlocale: LC_CTYPE: cannot change locale UTF-8 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:40:53 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ec2awslinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/08/01/task-runner-with-yaml-config-written-in-go https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/08/01/task-runner-with-yaml-config-written-in-go This tutorial we will explore similar to Makefile but its called Task runner wich is written in Go. Sun, 01 Aug 2021 10:11:54 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) tasktaskfilegolang https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/07/31/basic-logging-with-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/07/31/basic-logging-with-python This short tutorial, we will be exploring how to setup basic Logging with Python. Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:17:24 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonloggingprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/07/31/difference-with-ecs-task-and-execution-iam-roles-on-aws https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/07/31/difference-with-ecs-task-and-execution-iam-roles-on-aws This post will explain the difference with AWS ECS Task and Execution IAM Roles on AWS. Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:37:34 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsiamsecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/07/12/install-java-11-and-maven-on-ubuntu-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/07/12/install-java-11-and-maven-on-ubuntu-linux Install Java 11 and Maven on Ubuntu Linux Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:36:32 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) linuxjavamaven https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/05/03/setup-a-crypto-digibyte-full-node-on-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/05/03/setup-a-crypto-digibyte-full-node-on-linux setup a cryptocurrency full node for digibyte on a linux server Mon, 03 May 2021 21:14:49 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) digibytecryptocryptocurrencyblockchain https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/04/06/install-concourse-ci-v6-on-ubuntu-20-dot-04 https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/04/06/install-concourse-ci-v6-on-ubuntu-20-dot-04 Install Concourse version 6.7.6 CI Server on Ubuntu 20.04 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:56:38 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) devopsconcoursecicdlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/wireguard-vpn-with-unbound-ads-blocking-dns https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/wireguard-vpn-with-unbound-ads-blocking-dns Wireguard VPN with Unbound ADS Blocking DNS Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:59:51 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) linuxvpnwireguard https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/ssh-using-aws-ssm-session-manager https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/ssh-using-aws-ssm-session-manager SSH using AWS SSM Session Manager Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:52:54 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awssshdevopsssm https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/bypass-the-medium-paywall-system https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/bypass-the-medium-paywall-system Bypass the Medium Paywall System Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:45:54 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) tipsmedium https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/generate-grafana-loki-log-links-from-metric-label-values https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/generate-grafana-loki-log-links-from-metric-label-values In this grafana tutorial, we will generate grafana loki log links from metric label values in order to simplify your exploring process. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:34:04 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) grafanalokidevopslogging https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/visualize-weather-data-with-grafana-and-the-dht22-sensor https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/10/visualize-weather-data-with-grafana-and-the-dht22-sensor Visualize Weather Data with Grafana and the DHT22 Sensor Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:06:31 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) raspberrypiiotgrafanapython https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/09/cicd-with-droneci-and-gitea-using-docker-compose https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/03/09/cicd-with-droneci-and-gitea-using-docker-compose CICD with DroneCI and Gitea using Docker Compose Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:10:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) devopsgiteadronedocker https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/02/26/ship-your-docker-logs-to-loki-using-fluentbit https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/02/26/ship-your-docker-logs-to-loki-using-fluentbit Ship your Docker Logs to Loki using Fluentbit Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:26:34 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) loggingdockerlokifluentbit https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/01/31/installing-arduino-and-setup-the-nodemcu-esp32 https://ruan.dev/blog/2021/01/31/installing-arduino-and-setup-the-nodemcu-esp32 Installing Arduino and Setup the NodeMCU ESP32 Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:33:31 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) arduinonodemcuesp32 https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/12/23/reduce-docker-log-size-on-disk https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/12/23/reduce-docker-log-size-on-disk This docker troubleshooting tutorial will show you how to free up disk space that was consumed by docker logs. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:11:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerstoragesysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/12/23/https-for-local-development-with-minica https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/12/23/https-for-local-development-with-minica HTTPS for Local Development with MiniCA Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:11:08 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) sslcertificatesdockerminicahttps https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/12/18/harden-your-ssh-security-on-linux-servers https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/12/18/harden-your-ssh-security-on-linux-servers Harden your SSH Security on Linux Servers Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:32:18 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) securitysshlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/20/encrypt-and-decrypt-files-with-ccrypt https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/20/encrypt-and-decrypt-files-with-ccrypt Encrypt and Decrypt files with ccrypt Fri, 20 Nov 2020 06:27:01 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) encryptionsecurityccrypt https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/11/deploy-loki-on-multipass https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/11/deploy-loki-on-multipass Deploy the Grafana Loki Stack on Multipass Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:19:05 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) lokimultipassdockergrafana https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/06/how-to-setup-alerting-with-loki https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/06/how-to-setup-alerting-with-loki How to Setup Alerting with Loki Fri, 06 Nov 2020 15:13:53 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) lokialertmanagerdockergrafanaalerting https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/06/sending-slack-messages-with-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/06/sending-slack-messages-with-python Sending Slack Messages with Python Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:58:50 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) slackpython https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/02/running-ssh-commands-on-aws-ec2-instances-with-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/11/02/running-ssh-commands-on-aws-ec2-instances-with-python Running SSH Commands on AWS EC2 Instances with Python Mon, 02 Nov 2020 09:55:43 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonawsec2ssh https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/29/running-loki-behind-nginx-reverse-proxy https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/29/running-loki-behind-nginx-reverse-proxy Running Loki behind Nginx Reverse Proxy Thu, 29 Oct 2020 08:29:13 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) lokigrafanaloggingnginx https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/26/upload-public-ssh-keys-using-ansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/26/upload-public-ssh-keys-using-ansible Upload Public SSH Keys using Ansible Mon, 26 Oct 2020 07:44:25 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ansibledevopsssh https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/26/easy-ad-hoc-vpns-with-sshuttle https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/26/easy-ad-hoc-vpns-with-sshuttle Easy Ad-Hoc VPNs with sshuttle Mon, 26 Oct 2020 06:59:44 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) vpnnetworkingsshuttle https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/26/use-a-ssh-jump-host-with-ansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/26/use-a-ssh-jump-host-with-ansible Use a SSH Jump Host with Ansible Mon, 26 Oct 2020 05:25:18 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) sshdevopsansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/23/basic-ping-role-with-ansible-in-a-playbook https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/23/basic-ping-role-with-ansible-in-a-playbook In this Ansible tutorial, we will demonstrate a basic Ping Role in a Playbook. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:13:16 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ansibledevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/08/using-the-libvirt-provisioner-with-terraform-for-kvm https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/08/using-the-libvirt-provisioner-with-terraform-for-kvm Using the libvirt provisioner with Terraform for KVM Thu, 08 Oct 2020 00:06:21 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) terraformkvmlibvirtansibledevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/07/setup-a-kvm-host-for-virtualization-on-oneprovider https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/10/07/setup-a-kvm-host-for-virtualization-on-oneprovider Setup a KVM Host for Virtualization on OneProvider Wed, 07 Oct 2020 23:31:43 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kvmoneprovidervirtualizationlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/09/27/using-the-local-exec-provisioner-with-terraform https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/09/27/using-the-local-exec-provisioner-with-terraform Using the local-exec provisioner with Terraform Sun, 27 Sep 2020 17:08:49 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) terraformdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/09/20/setup-a-nfs-server-with-docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/09/20/setup-a-nfs-server-with-docker setup a nfs server with docker for persistent storage for your containers Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:07:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nfsdockerstorage https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/08/14/using-if-statements-in-bash-to-check-if-environment-variables-exist https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/08/14/using-if-statements-in-bash-to-check-if-environment-variables-exist Using if statements in bash to check if environment variables exist Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:00:25 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) bashlinuxsysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/08/13/getting-started-on-logging-with-loki-using-docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/08/13/getting-started-on-logging-with-loki-using-docker Getting Started on Logging with Loki using Docker Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:39:28 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) logginglokidockergrafana 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Bekker) dockerghostnginxcachingperformance https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/06/08/ingesting-pocket-items-into-elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/06/08/ingesting-pocket-items-into-elasticsearch Ingesting Pocket.com Links into Elasticsearch Mon, 08 Jun 2020 21:06:23 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchpythonpocketprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/05/16/using-python-rq-for-task-queues-in-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/05/16/using-python-rq-for-task-queues-in-python Python Redis Queue Getting Started Tutorial by Ruan Bekker Sat, 16 May 2020 19:12:36 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) redispythonpython-rqqueueingprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/05/09/selecting-and-returning-specific-data-with-jq https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/05/09/selecting-and-returning-specific-data-with-jq Selecting and Returning Specific Data with JQ Sat, 09 May 2020 20:23:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) jqjson https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/05/08/server-backups-to-google-drive-using-the-drive-cli-tool https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/05/08/server-backups-to-google-drive-using-the-drive-cli-tool Server Backups to Google Drive using the Drive CLI tool Fri, 08 May 2020 16:43:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) backupsgoogle-drivegdrivesysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/05/05/how-to-setup-a-redis-exporter-for-prometheus https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/05/05/how-to-setup-a-redis-exporter-for-prometheus How to setup a Redis Exporter for Prometheus Tue, 05 May 2020 21:14:52 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) prometheusredismonitoring https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/28/nginx-analysis-dashboard-using-grafana-and-elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/28/nginx-analysis-dashboard-using-grafana-and-elasticsearch I will be demonstrating how to build a full analysis dashboard using grafana and elasticsearch. Filebeat will pickup the logs from Nginx and output it to Redis, Logstash will read it from Redis and output to Elasticsearch, where we will visualize it from Grafana. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:07:22 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nginxelasticsearchanalyticslogstashfilebeatredis https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/27/how-to-do-port-forwarding-with-iptables https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/27/how-to-do-port-forwarding-with-iptables This tutorial will show you how to do Port Forwarding with Iptables on Linux. Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:42:41 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) iptablesnetworkinglinuxsysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/27/how-to-set-a-static-ip-in-ubuntu-18 https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/27/how-to-set-a-static-ip-in-ubuntu-18 This is a linux tutorial on how to set a Static IP address in Ubuntu 18 Linux. Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:39:19 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ubuntulinuxnetworkingsysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/26/graphing-covid-19-stats-with-grafana-and-elasticsearch-using-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/26/graphing-covid-19-stats-with-grafana-and-elasticsearch-using-python Graphing Covid-19 Stats with Grafana and Elasticsearch using Python Sun, 26 Apr 2020 00:24:27 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) grafanaelasticsearchpythoncovid19monitoring https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/25/nginx-metrics-on-prometheus-with-the-nginx-log-exporter https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/25/nginx-metrics-on-prometheus-with-the-nginx-log-exporter Nginx Metrics on Prometheus with the Nginx Log Exporter Fri, 24 Apr 2020 23:42:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) prometheusmetricsmonitoring https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/19/ipsec-site-to-site-vpn-with-dynamic-ips-with-openswan https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/04/19/ipsec-site-to-site-vpn-with-dynamic-ips-with-openswan How to setup a ipsec site to site VPN with Dynamic IPs using Openswan on Linux. Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:58:17 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) strongswanipsecvpnnetworkinglinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/21/persistent-volumes-with-k3d-kubernetes https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/21/persistent-volumes-with-k3d-kubernetes In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to implement persistent volumes with k3d distribution of Kubernetes. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:07:48 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) k3dkubernetesstoragedevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/17/python-asynchronous-function-with-openfaas https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/17/python-asynchronous-function-with-openfaas This tutorial will show you how to setup a asynchronous function with OpenFaas Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:51:22 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonopenfaasdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/17/traefik-ingress-for-openfaas-on-kubernetes-k3d https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/17/traefik-ingress-for-openfaas-on-kubernetes-k3d This tutorial demonstrates how to setup a Traefik Ingress for OpenFaas on Kubernetes (k3d) Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:36:33 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kubernetesk3dtraefikopenfaasdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/12/install-openfaas-on-k3d-kubernetes https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/12/install-openfaas-on-k3d-kubernetes This tutorial shows you how to install OpenFaas on k3d distribution of Kubernetes locally. Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:57:47 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) openfaaskubernetesk3d https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/12/lightweight-development-kubernetes-options-k3d https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/12/lightweight-development-kubernetes-options-k3d Lightweight Development Kubernetes Options: k3d Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:27:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kubernetesk3d https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/04/run-localstack-as-a-service-container-for-aws-mock-services-on-drone-ci https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/04/run-localstack-as-a-service-container-for-aws-mock-services-on-drone-ci Run Localstack as a Service Container for AWS Mock Services on Drone CI Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:43:30 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awslocalstackdronedevopscicd https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/04/run-kubernetes-k3s-as-a-service-container-on-drone-ci https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/04/run-kubernetes-k3s-as-a-service-container-on-drone-ci Run Kubernetes (k3s) as a Service Container on Drone CI Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:37:06 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kubernetesdronecicddevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/04/setup-gitea-and-drone-on-docker-2020-edition https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/04/setup-gitea-and-drone-on-docker-2020-edition Setup Gitea and Drone on Docker 2020 Edition Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:58:39 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dronegiteadevopscicd https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/01/setup-thanos-on-docker-a-highly-available-prometheus https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/02/01/setup-thanos-on-docker-a-highly-available-prometheus Thanos is a open source, highly available prometheus setup with long term storage capabilites Fri, 31 Jan 2020 23:28:12 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) promteheusmetricsthanos https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/24/save-output-to-local-file-with-ansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/24/save-output-to-local-file-with-ansible This ansible tutorial shows you how to save the stdout to a local file with ansible. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:56:01 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ansibledevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/24/environment-variables-with-ansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/24/environment-variables-with-ansible This ansible tutorial shows how to work with environment variables in ansible. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:28:16 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ansibledevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/11/setup-a-wireguard-vpn-server-on-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/11/setup-a-wireguard-vpn-server-on-linux Setup a WireGuard VPN Server on Linux Sat, 11 Jan 2020 21:37:03 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) vpnlinuxnetworking https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/02/managing-background-processes-with-screen https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/02/managing-background-processes-with-screen This tutorial will demonstrate how to manage background processes with screen. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 08:42:54 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) linuxscreen https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/01/2019-my-personal-highlights-for-the-year https://ruan.dev/blog/2020/01/01/2019-my-personal-highlights-for-the-year 2019: My personal highlights for the year Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:23:08 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) year-in-review https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/12/11/setting-the-correct-service-name-in-datadog-logging-for-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/12/11/setting-the-correct-service-name-in-datadog-logging-for-docker-swarm Setting the Correct Service Name in Datadog Logging for Docker Swarm Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:35:53 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) datadogdockerswarmlogging https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/26/setup-aws-s3-cross-account-access https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/26/setup-aws-s3-cross-account-access In this tutorial we will setup AWS S3 Cross Account Access between Two AWS Accounts Tue, 26 Nov 2019 20:40:12 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awss3iam https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/23/how-to-setup-vpc-peering-on-aws https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/23/how-to-setup-vpc-peering-on-aws I will demonstrate how to create a VPC Peering Connection between Two AWS Accounts and how to route traffic between them Sat, 23 Nov 2019 07:09:40 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsnetworksvpc https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/17/how-to-deploy-a-webapp-on-a-aws-eks-kubernetes-cluster https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/17/how-to-deploy-a-webapp-on-a-aws-eks-kubernetes-cluster Now that we have our EKS cluster running, let's deploy a web application to our Kubernetes Cluster Sat, 16 Nov 2019 22:21:19 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsekskubernetesdocker https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/16/how-to-setup-a-aws-eks-kubernetes-cluster https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/16/how-to-setup-a-aws-eks-kubernetes-cluster How to deploy a Kubernetes Cluster on Amazon Web Services with their EKS offering Sat, 16 Nov 2019 20:31:36 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awskuberneteseksdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/14/testing-aws-lambda-functions-locally-on-docker-with-lambci https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/14/testing-aws-lambda-functions-locally-on-docker-with-lambci Testing AWS Lambda Functions Locally on Docker with LambCi Thu, 14 Nov 2019 21:57:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerawslambda https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/10/integrating-google-oauth-with-traefik https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/11/10/integrating-google-oauth-with-traefik This tutorial will demonstrate how to integrate Google OAuth with Traefik. Sun, 10 Nov 2019 18:03:06 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) traefikgoogleauthenticationext-posts https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/14/running-vs-code-in-your-browser-with-docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/14/running-vs-code-in-your-browser-with-docker This tutorial shows how you can run VSCode in your Browser with Docker. Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:56:05 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) vscodedocker https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/12/expire-objects-in-aws-s3-automatically-after-30-days https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/12/expire-objects-in-aws-s3-automatically-after-30-days This tutorial shows you how to expire objects in AWS S3 automatically after 30 days. Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:37:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awss3storage https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/08/reindex-elasticsearch-indices-with-logstash https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/08/reindex-elasticsearch-indices-with-logstash How to reindex Elasticsearch indices with Logstash Sun, 08 Sep 2019 11:00:59 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchlogstash https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/05/deploy-a-monitoring-stack-on-docker-swarm-with-grafana-and-prometheus https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/05/deploy-a-monitoring-stack-on-docker-swarm-with-grafana-and-prometheus Deploy a Monitoring Stack on Docker Swarm with Grafana and Prometheus Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:07:52 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) prometheusgrafanadockerswarmmonitoring https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/04/deploy-traefik-using-bekker-stacks https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/04/deploy-traefik-using-bekker-stacks Deploy Traefik using Bekker Stacks Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:46:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) traefikdockerswarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/04/aws-s3-kms-and-python-for-secrets-management https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/09/04/aws-s3-kms-and-python-for-secrets-management AWS S3 KMS and Python for Secrets Management Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:58:45 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awss3kmspython https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/07/07/making-deploying-functions-even-easier-with-faas-cli-up-using-openfaas https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/07/07/making-deploying-functions-even-easier-with-faas-cli-up-using-openfaas Making deploying functions even easier with faas-cli up using OpenFaaS Sun, 07 Jul 2019 07:53:59 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) openfaaspythonserverless https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/07/06/using-openfaas-with-amazon-dynamodb https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/07/06/using-openfaas-with-amazon-dynamodb This tutorial will demonstrate how to use OpenFaas with Amazon DynamoDB. Sat, 06 Jul 2019 23:11:23 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) openfaasawsdynamodbserverless https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/07/06/2019-07-06-using-openfaas-with-amazon-dynamodb https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/07/06/2019-07-06-using-openfaas-with-amazon-dynamodb Using OpenFaas with AWS DynamoDB Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) openfaasaws https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/06/22/play-with-kinesis-data-streams-for-free https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/06/22/play-with-kinesis-data-streams-for-free Play with Kinesis Data Streams for Free Sat, 22 Jun 2019 21:35:19 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kinesisstreamingawsamazonpython https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/06/10/setup-traefik-as-an-ingress-controller-on-kubernetes https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/06/10/setup-traefik-as-an-ingress-controller-on-kubernetes This tutorial will show you how to setup Traefik as an Ingress Controller on Kubernetes. Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:21:36 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) scalewaytraefikkubernetesdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/06/10/testing-out-scaleways-kapsule-their-kubernetes-as-a-service-offering https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/06/10/testing-out-scaleways-kapsule-their-kubernetes-as-a-service-offering Testing out Scaleways Kapsule their Kubernetes as a Service offering Mon, 10 Jun 2019 16:28:45 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kubernetesscalewaykapsuledevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/06/04/setup-a-logstash-server-for-amazon-elasticsearch-service-and-auth-with-iam https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/06/04/setup-a-logstash-server-for-amazon-elasticsearch-service-and-auth-with-iam Setup a Logstash Server for Amazon Elasticsearch Service and auth with IAM Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:46:27 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) logstashelkelasticsearchawsiam https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/30/use-vagrant-to-setup-a-local-development-environment-on-linux 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prometheusmetricsmonitoringblackboxlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/17/install-alertmanager-to-alert-based-on-metrics-from-prometheus https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/17/install-alertmanager-to-alert-based-on-metrics-from-prometheus Install Alertmanager on Linux to Alert based on Metrics from Prometheus Fri, 17 May 2019 16:49:26 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) alertmanagerprometheusmonitoringmetricslinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/17/install-grafana-to-visualize-your-metrics-from-datasources-such-as-prometheus-on-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/17/install-grafana-to-visualize-your-metrics-from-datasources-such-as-prometheus-on-linux Install Grafana to Visualize your Metrics from datasources such as Prometheus on Linux Fri, 17 May 2019 16:08:02 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) grafanaprometheusmetricsmonitoringlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/17/install-pushgateway-to-expose-metrics-to-prometheus 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https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/07/use-the-vault-api-to-provision-app-keys-and-create-kv-pairs Use the Vault API to Provision App Keys and Create Key Value Pairs Tue, 07 May 2019 20:23:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) hashicorpvaultapisecretssecrets-management https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/07/persist-vault-data-with-amazon-s3-as-a-storage-backend https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/07/persist-vault-data-with-amazon-s3-as-a-storage-backend Persist Vault Data with Amazon S3 as a Storage Backend Tue, 07 May 2019 20:01:45 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) vaultstoragesecretss3 https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/07/setup-prometheus-and-node-exporter-on-ubuntu-for-epic-monitoring https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/07/setup-prometheus-and-node-exporter-on-ubuntu-for-epic-monitoring Setup Prometheus and Node Exporter on Ubuntu for Epic Monitoring Tue, 07 May 2019 13:55:37 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) prometheusmonitoringnode-exporter https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/07/how-to-fix-the-following-signatures-couldnt-be-verified-because-the-public-key-is-not-available-with-apt https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/07/how-to-fix-the-following-signatures-couldnt-be-verified-because-the-public-key-is-not-available-with-apt How to fix the following signatures couldnt be verified because the public key is not available with apt Tue, 07 May 2019 10:16:31 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) aptdebianubuntulinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/06/setup-hashicorp-vault-server-on-docker-and-cli-guide https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/06/setup-hashicorp-vault-server-on-docker-and-cli-guide Setup Hashicorp Vault Server on Docker and a Getting Started CLI Guide Mon, 06 May 2019 20:49:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) vaultsecretsdocker https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/04/using-concourse-ci-to-deploy-to-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/04/using-concourse-ci-to-deploy-to-docker-swarm This tutorial shows you how to use Concourse CI to Deploy to Docker Swarm Sat, 04 May 2019 21:11:17 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) concoursecicddevopsdockerswarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/04/using-mongodb-inside-drone-ci-services-for-unit-testing https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/05/04/using-mongodb-inside-drone-ci-services-for-unit-testing Using MongoDB inside Drone CI Services for Unit Testing Sat, 04 May 2019 18:52:37 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mongodbdronecicddevopslinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/28/queries-failing-via-beeline-due-to-anonymous-user https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/28/queries-failing-via-beeline-due-to-anonymous-user Queries Failing via Beeline due to Anonymous User Sun, 28 Apr 2019 16:25:12 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) bigdatahadoopbeelinehive https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/23/using-drone-ci-to-build-a-jekyll-site-and-deploy-to-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/23/using-drone-ci-to-build-a-jekyll-site-and-deploy-to-docker-swarm cicd pipelines - build a jekyll site and deploy to docker swarm with drone ci Tue, 23 Apr 2019 21:57:02 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dronecicddevopsdockerswarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/23/setup-a-blog-with-hugo https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/23/setup-a-blog-with-hugo This tutorial will show you how to setup a blog with Hugo. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:41:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) hugoblogging https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/18/setup-a-drone-cicd-environment-on-docker-with-letsencrypt https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/18/setup-a-drone-cicd-environment-on-docker-with-letsencrypt Setup a Drone CICD Environment on Docker with Letsencrypt Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:53:49 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerdronecicddevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/18/setup-a-slack-webhook-for-sending-messages-from-applications https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/18/setup-a-slack-webhook-for-sending-messages-from-applications setup a slack webhook to notify you in response of events Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:07:42 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) slacknotificationsmessages https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/17/mongodb-examples-with-golang https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/17/mongodb-examples-with-golang MongoDB Examples with Golang Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:51:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mongodbgolangdatabasesprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/sql-inner-joins-examples-with-sqlite https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/sql-inner-joins-examples-with-sqlite SQL Inner Joins Examples with SQLite Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:47:38 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) sqlsqlitedatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/install-elasticsearch-with-ansible-tutorial https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/install-elasticsearch-with-ansible-tutorial In this tutorial we will install Elasticsearch with Ansible. Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:45:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchansibledevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/elasticsearch-templates-tutorial https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/elasticsearch-templates-tutorial Elasticsearch Templates Tutorial Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:41:53 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchelasticsearch-tutorialsysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/reindex-your-elasticsearch-indexes-tutorial https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/reindex-your-elasticsearch-indexes-tutorial Reindex your Elasticsearch Indexes Tutorial Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:37:18 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchelasticsearch-tutorialsysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/shrink-your-elasticsearch-index-by-reducing-the-shard-count-with-the-shards-api https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/06/shrink-your-elasticsearch-index-by-reducing-the-shard-count-with-the-shards-api Shrink your Elasticsearch Index by Reducing the Shard Count with the Shards API Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:33:48 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchelasticsearch-tutorialdatabasessysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/04/self-hosted-git-and-cicd-platform-with-gitea-and-drone-on-docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/04/self-hosted-git-and-cicd-platform-with-gitea-and-drone-on-docker cicd pipelines with gitea and drone running on golang Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:57:16 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) giteadronedevopspythonpipelines https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/03/build-small-golang-docker-containers https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/03/build-small-golang-docker-containers building small golang docker images for having small golang docker containers Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:24:08 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockergolangalpine https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/02/secure-your-elasticsearch-cluster-with-basic-auth-using-nginx https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/02/secure-your-elasticsearch-cluster-with-basic-auth-using-nginx Secure your Elasticsearch Cluster with Basic Auth using Nginx and SSL from Letsencrypt Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:55:58 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nginxauthenticationelasticsearchsecurityletsencryptssl https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/02/setup-kibana-dashboards-for-nginx-log-data-to-understand-the-behavior https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/02/setup-kibana-dashboards-for-nginx-log-data-to-understand-the-behavior build kibana dashboards to understand your web servers logs for analysis Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:34:18 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kibanaelasticsearchlogginganalytics https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/02/setup-a-5-node-highly-available-elasticsearch-cluster https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/04/02/setup-a-5-node-highly-available-elasticsearch-cluster Deploy a highly available 5 node elasticsearch cluster with elasticsearch master and elasticsearch data nodes. search and analytic engine on ubuntu linux. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:05:19 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchclusteringdatabaseselasticsearch-tutorial https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/28/snippet-create-custom-cloudwatch-metrics-with-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/28/snippet-create-custom-cloudwatch-metrics-with-python Snippet: Create Custom CloudWatch Metrics with Python Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:05:28 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) cloudwatchpythonawsmetrics https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/27/concourse-pipeline-to-build-a-docker-image-automatically-on-git-commit https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/27/concourse-pipeline-to-build-a-docker-image-automatically-on-git-commit Automatically Build and Push a Docker Image to Docker Hub using Concourse whenever a Git Commit is Published Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:50:54 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockercicdconcoursedevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/27/ship-your-logs-to-elasticsearch-with-filebeat https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/27/ship-your-logs-to-elasticsearch-with-filebeat Ship your Logs to Elasticsearch with Filebeat Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:52:21 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) filebeatloggingkibanaelasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/21/how-to-deploy-a-docker-swarm-cluster-on-scaleway-with-terraform https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/21/how-to-deploy-a-docker-swarm-cluster-on-scaleway-with-terraform How to Deploy a Docker Swarm Cluster on Scaleway with Terraform Thu, 21 Mar 2019 06:15:07 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmscalewayterraformdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/20/deploy-scaleway-servers-via-the-api-in-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/20/deploy-scaleway-servers-via-the-api-in-python Deploy Scaleway Servers via the API in Python Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:04:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) scalewaypythonapiprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/18/setup-nrpe-client-and-server-for-monitoring-remote-services-in-nagios https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/18/setup-nrpe-client-and-server-for-monitoring-remote-services-in-nagios Setup NRPE Client and Server for Monitoring Remote Services in Nagios Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:49:59 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nagiosmonitoringnrpelinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/18/monitor-your-first-host-and-services-with-nagios https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/18/monitor-your-first-host-and-services-with-nagios Monitor your First Host and Services with Nagios Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:49:23 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nagiosmonitoringlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/18/how-to-setup-the-nagiosgraph-plugin-on-nagios-monitoring-server https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/18/how-to-setup-the-nagiosgraph-plugin-on-nagios-monitoring-server How to Setup the NagiosGraph Plugin on Nagios Monitoring Server Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:27:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nagiosmonitoringlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/13/how-to-setup-a-nagios-monitoring-server https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/13/how-to-setup-a-nagios-monitoring-server How to Setup a Nagios Monitoring Server Wed, 13 Mar 2019 21:53:42 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nagiosmonitoringlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/09/setup-a-reverse-proxy-on-nginx-for-your-backend-applications https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/09/setup-a-reverse-proxy-on-nginx-for-your-backend-applications Setup a Reverse Proxy on Nginx for your Backend Applications Sat, 09 Mar 2019 22:50:32 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nginxreverse-proxyflask https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/06/create-users-databases-and-granting-access-for-users-on-postgresql https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/06/create-users-databases-and-granting-access-for-users-on-postgresql This tutorial will demonstrate how to create user databases and granting access for users on postgresql. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:28:25 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) postgresqldatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/05/setup-a-3-node-replicated-storage-volume-with-glusterfs https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/05/setup-a-3-node-replicated-storage-volume-with-glusterfs This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a 3 node Replicated Storage Volume with GlusterFS Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:01:37 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) glusterfsstorageclusteringlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/05/container-persistent-storage-for-docker-swarm-using-a-glusterfs-volume-plugin https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/05/container-persistent-storage-for-docker-swarm-using-a-glusterfs-volume-plugin This tutorial will demonstrate how to provide persistent storage for Docker Swarm using a GlusterFS Volume Plugin Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:18:30 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmglusterfsstoragelinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/04/setup-a-distributed-storage-volume-with-glusterfs https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/03/04/setup-a-distributed-storage-volume-with-glusterfs undefined Mon, 04 Mar 2019 20:32:53 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) glusterfsstorageclusteringlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/28/use-swarm-managed-configs-in-docker-swarm-to-store-your-application-configs https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/28/use-swarm-managed-configs-in-docker-swarm-to-store-your-application-configs This tutorial will demonstrate how to use Docker Swarm managed configs in Docker Swarm to store your application configs. Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:48:28 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmconfigsconfiguration-management https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/27/how-to-validate-strings-in-python-with-regex https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/27/how-to-validate-strings-in-python-with-regex This tutorial will demonstrate how to Validate Strings in Python with Regex. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:47:53 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonregexvalidationscripting https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/25/how-to-tag-all-your-aws-iam-users-with-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/25/how-to-tag-all-your-aws-iam-users-with-python This tutorial will demonstrate how to Tag all your AWS IAM Users with Python. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:44:55 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsiampythonboto3scripting https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/21/building-python-serverless-slack-apps-on-openfaas https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/21/building-python-serverless-slack-apps-on-openfaas This tutorial will demonstrate how to build python serverless slack apps on OpenFaas Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:29:15 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) openfaasserverlessslackpython https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/19/parallel-processing-on-aws-lambda-with-python-using-multiprocessing https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/19/parallel-processing-on-aws-lambda-with-python-using-multiprocessing undefined Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:39:47 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awslambdapython https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/19/sharing-global-variables-in-python-using-multiprocessing https://ruan.dev/blog/2019/02/19/sharing-global-variables-in-python-using-multiprocessing This tutorial will demonstrate how to share global variables in python using multiprocessing. 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Wed, 21 Nov 2018 05:57:54 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) golanggolang-tutorialprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/11/12/create-read-only-users-in-mongodb https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/11/12/create-read-only-users-in-mongodb This tutorial will show you how to create read only users in MongoDB. Mon, 12 Nov 2018 22:02:53 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mongodbauthenticationdatabasessecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/11/12/iam-policy-to-allow-team-wide-and-user-level-permissions-on-aws-secrets-manager https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/11/12/iam-policy-to-allow-team-wide-and-user-level-permissions-on-aws-secrets-manager IAM Policy to Allow Team Wide and User Level Permissions on AWS Secrets Manager Mon, 12 Nov 2018 21:32:24 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awssecuritypython https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/11/11/get-application-performance-metrics-on-python-flask-with-elastic-apm-on-kibana-and-elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/11/11/get-application-performance-metrics-on-python-flask-with-elastic-apm-on-kibana-and-elasticsearch Get Application Performance Metrics on Python Flask with Elastic APM on Kibana and Elasticsearch Sun, 11 Nov 2018 18:09:18 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kibanaelasticsearchmonitoringpythonflask https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/11/11/setup-apm-server-on-ubuntu-for-your-elastic-stack-to-get-insights-in-your-application-performance-metrics https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/11/11/setup-apm-server-on-ubuntu-for-your-elastic-stack-to-get-insights-in-your-application-performance-metrics Setup APM Server on Ubuntu for your Elastic Stack to get insights in your Application Performance Metrics Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:31:43 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kibanaelasticsearchmonitoring https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/31/benchmark-website-response-times-with-curl https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/31/benchmark-website-response-times-with-curl Benchmark Website Response Times with CURL Wed, 31 Oct 2018 06:17:12 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) linuxsysadminbenchmarkcurl https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/31/how-to-bootstrap-nodes-with-python-using-ansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/31/how-to-bootstrap-nodes-with-python-using-ansible undefined Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:48:15 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ansibleansible-tutorialdevopslinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/31/how-to-install-packages-on-remote-systems-with-ansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/31/how-to-install-packages-on-remote-systems-with-ansible How to Install Packages on Remote Systems with Ansible Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:28:18 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ansibleansible-tutorialdevopslinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/30/query-24-hours-worth-of-data-using-batchget-on-amazon-dynamodb-using-scan-and-filter-without-a-gsi https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/30/query-24-hours-worth-of-data-using-batchget-on-amazon-dynamodb-using-scan-and-filter-without-a-gsi undefined Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:53:43 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsdynamodbpythondatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/24/using-python-flask-and-javascript-for-client-side-filtering-through-returned-data https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/24/using-python-flask-and-javascript-for-client-side-filtering-through-returned-data Using Python Flask and JavaScript for Client Side Filtering through Returned Data Wed, 24 Oct 2018 09:39:33 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonflaskjavascriptdockerweb-development https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/building-ghost-version-2-blog-for-the-raspberrypi https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/building-ghost-version-2-blog-for-the-raspberrypi Building Ghost Version 2 Blog for the RaspberryPi Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:37:49 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) raspberrypidockerswarmtraefik https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/build-a-traefik-proxy-image-for-your-raspberry-pi-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/build-a-traefik-proxy-image-for-your-raspberry-pi-on-docker-swarm This tutorial shows how to build a traefik proxy container image for your raspberry pi on docker swarm. Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:31:02 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) raspberrypitraefikdockerswarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/building-a-raspberry-pi-nginx-image-with-caching-on-alpine-for-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/building-a-raspberry-pi-nginx-image-with-caching-on-alpine-for-docker-swarm Building a Raspberry Pi Nginx Image with Caching on Alpine for Docker Swarm Tue, 23 Oct 2018 21:00:02 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) raspberrypinginxcachingdockerswarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/nginx-caching-performance-for-static-content-on-docker-swarm-with-raspberrypi https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/nginx-caching-performance-for-static-content-on-docker-swarm-with-raspberrypi Nginx Caching Performance for Static Content on Docker Swarm with RaspberryPi Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:41:41 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) raspberrypidockernginxcaching https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/setting-up-a-docker-swarm-cluster-on-3-raspberrypi-nodes https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/setting-up-a-docker-swarm-cluster-on-3-raspberrypi-nodes Setting up a Docker Swarm Cluster on 3 RaspberryPi Nodes Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:24:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) raspberrypidockerswarmglusterfsstorage https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/my-pistack-blog-proudly-hosted-on-my-raspberrypi-swarm-cluster https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/23/my-pistack-blog-proudly-hosted-on-my-raspberrypi-swarm-cluster This is a tutorial to show how I proudly host my blog on my raspberry pi docker swarm cluster. Tue, 23 Oct 2018 20:11:19 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) raspberrypidockerswarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/11/capturing-54-million-passwords-with-a-docker-ssh-honeypot https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/11/capturing-54-million-passwords-with-a-docker-ssh-honeypot Capturing 54 Million Passwords with a Docker SSH Honeypot Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:38:52 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockersecurityhoneypot https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/04/splitting-query-string-parameters-from-a-url-in-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/10/04/splitting-query-string-parameters-from-a-url-in-python Splitting Query String Parameters from a URL in Python Thu, 04 Oct 2018 13:58:46 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/09/12/using-the-geoip-processor-plugin-with-elasticsearch-to-enrich-your-location-based-data https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/09/12/using-the-geoip-processor-plugin-with-elasticsearch-to-enrich-your-location-based-data Ruan Bekker will demonstrate how to use the GeoIP Processor Plugin with Elasticsearch to enrich your location based data Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:14:30 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchgeoiplocationkibana https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/09/05/investigating-high-request-latencies-on-amazon-dynamodb https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/09/05/investigating-high-request-latencies-on-amazon-dynamodb Investigating High Request Latencies on Amazon DynamoDB Wed, 05 Sep 2018 22:03:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsdynamodbsysadmindatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/09/01/give-your-database-a-break-and-use-memcached-to-return-frequently-accessed-data https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/09/01/give-your-database-a-break-and-use-memcached-to-return-frequently-accessed-data Give your Database a break and use Memcached to return frequently accessed data Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:05:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) cachingmemcachedsqlitedatabasespython https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/09/01/dockerizing-a-memcached-server-for-docker-on-alpine https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/09/01/dockerizing-a-memcached-server-for-docker-on-alpine Dockerizing a Memcached Server for Docker on Alpine Sat, 01 Sep 2018 20:01:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) cachingmemcacheddocker https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/29/review-and-secure-your-facebook-account https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/29/review-and-secure-your-facebook-account This guide shows you how to review and secure your facebook account. Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:03:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) facebooksecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/27/distributing-a-shared-secret-amongst-a-group-of-participants-using-shamirs-secret-sharing-scheme-aka-ssss https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/27/distributing-a-shared-secret-amongst-a-group-of-participants-using-shamirs-secret-sharing-scheme-aka-ssss This tutorial we will distributing a shared secret amongst a group of participants using ssss. Mon, 27 Aug 2018 22:29:48 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) securitycryptographyencryption https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/27/improving-performance-from-your-lambda-function-from-the-use-of-global-variables https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/27/improving-performance-from-your-lambda-function-from-the-use-of-global-variables In this tutorial we will be improving performance from your lambda function from the use of global variables. Mon, 27 Aug 2018 12:30:30 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsdynamodblambdapython https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/21/send-emails-using-python-and-sendgrid-using-smtplib https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/21/send-emails-using-python-and-sendgrid-using-smtplib undefined Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:30:08 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) emailpythonprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/20/using-iam-authentication-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/20/using-iam-authentication-with-amazon-elasticsearch-service In this tutorial we will use aws iam authentication with amazon elasticsearch service. Mon, 20 Aug 2018 08:12:21 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchawssecuritypython https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/15/get-blogpost-titles-links-and-tags-from-a-rss-link-using-python-feedparser https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/15/get-blogpost-titles-links-and-tags-from-a-rss-link-using-python-feedparser In this tutorial we will retrieve blog post title links and tags from a rss link using feedparser. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 22:14:54 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonrssprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/14/tutorial-on-dynamodb-using-bash-and-the-aws-cli-tools-to-interact-with-a-music-dataset https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/14/tutorial-on-dynamodb-using-bash-and-the-aws-cli-tools-to-interact-with-a-music-dataset This is a tutorial on dynamodb using bash and the aws cli tools to interact with a music dataset. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:33:22 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsdynamodbdatabasesdocker https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/09/ruby-tutorial-series-setup-and-variables https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/09/ruby-tutorial-series-setup-and-variables This is a ruby programming tutorial series, with the setup and starting with variables. Fri, 10 Aug 2018 01:11:52 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) rubyprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/09/ruby-programming-tutorial-series https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/09/ruby-programming-tutorial-series This is a ruby programming tutorial series. Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:59:34 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) rubyprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/09/build-a-rest-api-war-file-for-payara-with-java-springboot-and-maven-part-1 https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/09/build-a-rest-api-war-file-for-payara-with-java-springboot-and-maven-part-1 This tutorial will demonstrate how to build a REST API for Payara with Java Springboot and Maven Part 1. Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:43:34 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) javamavendockerprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/03/hello-world-web-app-with-java-springboot-and-maven https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/08/03/hello-world-web-app-with-java-springboot-and-maven This is a programming tutorial on how to create a hello world java springboot web application using maven. Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:31:58 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) javamavenspringbootprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/20/hello-world-ruby-on-rails-app-tutorial-using-mac https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/20/hello-world-ruby-on-rails-app-tutorial-using-mac This is a quick tutorial on a hello world ruby on rails web application tutorial. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 07:30:20 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) rubyrailsweb-developmentprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/16/capture-geo-location-data-with-python-flask-and-pygeoip https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/16/capture-geo-location-data-with-python-flask-and-pygeoip In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to capture geo-location data with python flask and pygeoip. Mon, 16 Jul 2018 21:46:01 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonflaskgeoipprogrammingweb-development https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/15/install-java-development-kit-10-on-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/15/install-java-development-kit-10-on-ubuntu This tutorial shows you how to install the java development kit (jdk) on ubuntu linux. Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:17:43 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) linuxsysadminjava https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/08/setup-a-lamp-stack-with-ansible-using-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/08/setup-a-lamp-stack-with-ansible-using-ubuntu This is a devops tutorial on how to setup a lamp stack using ansible. Sun, 08 Jul 2018 21:15:15 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ansibledevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/08/getting-started-with-ansible-on-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/08/getting-started-with-ansible-on-ubuntu This is a devops getting started tutorial with ansible using the ubuntu linux distribution. Sun, 08 Jul 2018 19:56:06 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) devopsansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/04/salt-and-hash-example-using-python-with-bcrypt-on-alpine https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/07/04/salt-and-hash-example-using-python-with-bcrypt-on-alpine In this tutorial I will demonstrate a salt and hash example using python with bcrypt on alpine linux. Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:05:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) programmingencryptionpythonsecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/27/setup-a-pptp-vpn-on-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/27/setup-a-pptp-vpn-on-ubuntu This tutorial shows you how to setup and configure a pptp vpn on ubuntu linux. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 08:18:51 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) networkingvpn https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/14/deploy-docker-swarm-using-ansible https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/14/deploy-docker-swarm-using-ansible In this devops tutorial, I will show you how to deploy a docker swarm cluster using ansible. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:05:46 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmansibledevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/13/setup-a-3-node-ceph-storage-cluster-on-ubuntu-16 https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/13/setup-a-3-node-ceph-storage-cluster-on-ubuntu-16 In this tutorial we will setup and configure a 3 node ceph storage cluster on ubuntu linux. Wed, 13 Jun 2018 22:22:06 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) cephstoragenetworking https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/09/hello-world-programs-in-different-languages https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/09/hello-world-programs-in-different-languages In this short tutorial I will show you hell-world examples in different programming languages. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 01:11:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythongolangjavarubyprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/02/setup-a-peer-to-peer-vpn-with-vpncloud-on-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/02/setup-a-peer-to-peer-vpn-with-vpncloud-on-ubuntu This tutorial shows you how to setup a peer to peer vpn with vpncloud on ubuntu linux. Sat, 02 Jun 2018 18:15:33 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) vpnnetworking https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/01/add-a-authentication-header-to-your-python-flask-app https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/01/add-a-authentication-header-to-your-python-flask-app In this tutorial I will show you how to add a authentication header in your python flask web application which you can use to control authorization. Fri, 01 Jun 2018 07:28:05 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonflaskweb-developmentsecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/01/clearing-up-disk-space-on-docker-swarm-by-removing-unused-data-with-prune https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/06/01/clearing-up-disk-space-on-docker-swarm-by-removing-unused-data-with-prune This tutorial shows you how to clear up disk space on docker swarm by removing unused data with prune. Fri, 01 Jun 2018 06:19:21 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmsysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/31/ssh-tools-that-comes-in-handy-when-dealing-with-multiple-servers https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/31/ssh-tools-that-comes-in-handy-when-dealing-with-multiple-servers This tutorial shows you what ssh tools comes in handy when dealing with multiple servers using ssh config. Thu, 31 May 2018 09:18:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) sshlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/28/wildcard-ssl-certificate-with-letsencrypt-on-docker-swarm-using-traefik https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/28/wildcard-ssl-certificate-with-letsencrypt-on-docker-swarm-using-traefik This tutorial will show you how to implement wildcard ssl certificates with letsencrypt on docker swarm using traefik proxy. Mon, 28 May 2018 21:36:17 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmletsencrypttraefik https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/27/web-forms-with-python-flask-and-the-wtforms-module-with-bootstrap https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/27/web-forms-with-python-flask-and-the-wtforms-module-with-bootstrap This tutorial shows how to use web forms using python flask and the wtforms module with bootstrap for styling. Sun, 27 May 2018 21:44:41 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonflask https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/23/generate-random-characters-with-python-using-random-and-string-modules https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/23/generate-random-characters-with-python-using-random-and-string-modules This tutorial shows you how to use python to generate random characters using the random and string python modules. Wed, 23 May 2018 10:29:06 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonprogrammingscripting https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/09/manage-scaleway-instances-via-their-api-like-a-boss-with-their-command-line-tool-scw https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/09/manage-scaleway-instances-via-their-api-like-a-boss-with-their-command-line-tool-scw This tutorial show you how to manage scaleway compute instances via their api with their command line scw. Wed, 09 May 2018 16:31:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) scalewaycliapidocker https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/09/temporary-iam-credentials-from-ec2-instance-metadata-using-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/09/temporary-iam-credentials-from-ec2-instance-metadata-using-python This tutorial will show you how to obtain temporary aws iam credentials from aws ec2 instance metadata using python. Wed, 09 May 2018 16:14:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsiamsecuritypythonboto3 https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/08/use-python-requests-to-interact-with-the-itunes-api-to-search-for-music-info https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/08/use-python-requests-to-interact-with-the-itunes-api-to-search-for-music-info This tutorial shows you how to use python requests module to interact with the itunes api to search for music info. Tue, 08 May 2018 21:01:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonapi https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/02/setup-the-elasticsearch-log-driver-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/05/02/setup-the-elasticsearch-log-driver-on-docker-swarm This tutorial shows you how to setup the elasticsearch log driver on docker swarm. Wed, 02 May 2018 19:10:30 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmelasticsearchdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/30/forwarding-the-docker-socket-via-a-ssh-tunnel-to-execute-docker-commands-locally https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/30/forwarding-the-docker-socket-via-a-ssh-tunnel-to-execute-docker-commands-locally See how we can forward the docker socket via a ssh tunnel to execute docker commands on the remote server, locally. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:30:23 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockersshnetworking https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/30/encryption-and-decryption-with-the-pycrypto-module-using-the-aes-cipher-in-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/30/encryption-and-decryption-with-the-pycrypto-module-using-the-aes-cipher-in-python This tutorial shows how we can encrypt and decrypt using the pycrypto module using the aes cipher in python. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 05:43:26 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythoncryptographyencryptionsecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/29/running-a-3-node-elasticsearch-cluster-with-docker-compose-on-your-laptop-for-testing https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/29/running-a-3-node-elasticsearch-cluster-with-docker-compose-on-your-laptop-for-testing See how to run a 3 node elasticsearch cluster with docker compose on your laptop for testing. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:43:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerelasticsearchkibana https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/29/using-the-bulk-api-with-elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/29/using-the-bulk-api-with-elasticsearch See how we can use the bulk api in elasticsearch when we want to load bulk data into elasticsearch. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:32:21 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/29/encryption-and-decryption-with-simple-crypt-using-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/29/encryption-and-decryption-with-simple-crypt-using-python See how you can use simple crypt to encrypt and decrypt using python. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 14:50:46 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythoncryptographyencryption https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/23/using-paramiko-module-in-python-to-execute-remote-bash-commands https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/23/using-paramiko-module-in-python-to-execute-remote-bash-commands Use the paramiko module in python to execute remote bash commands. Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:16:59 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) paramikosshpython https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/23/setup-a-ssh-tunnel-with-the-sshtunnel-module-in-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/23/setup-a-ssh-tunnel-with-the-sshtunnel-module-in-python Setup a ssh tunnel with the sshtunnel module in python. Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:56:46 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonsshnetworking https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/21/basic-restful-api-server-with-python-flask https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/21/basic-restful-api-server-with-python-flask Setup a basic restful api server using python flask. Sat, 21 Apr 2018 23:35:34 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonflaskapi https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/18/basic-introduction-to-use-arguments-with-argparse-on-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/18/basic-introduction-to-use-arguments-with-argparse-on-python See in this tutorial how you can pass arguments to your python script using argparse in python. Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:35:28 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonargparseprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/16/how-to-monitor-a-amazon-elasticsearch-service-cluster-update-process https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/16/how-to-monitor-a-amazon-elasticsearch-service-cluster-update-process See how you can monitor a amazon elasticsearch service cluster's update process. Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:24:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchaws https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/15/experimenting-with-python-and-tinymongo-a-mongodb-wrapper-for-tinydb https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/15/experimenting-with-python-and-tinymongo-a-mongodb-wrapper-for-tinydb We will experiment with python and tinymongo, which is a mongodb wrapper for tinydb. Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:39:22 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonmongodbdatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/15/experimenting-with-python-and-flata-the-lightweight-document-orientated-database https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/15/experimenting-with-python-and-flata-the-lightweight-document-orientated-database Experiment with python and flata, the lightweight document orientated database. Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:09:25 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythondatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/07/set-docker-environment-variables-during-build-time https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/07/set-docker-environment-variables-during-build-time See how to set docker environment variables during build time. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:51:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/07/docker-environment-substitution-with-dockerfile https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/07/docker-environment-substitution-with-dockerfile This tutorial will show you how to substitute environment variables in your dockerfile. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:18:20 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/04/using-aws-ssm-parameter-store-to-retrieve-secrets-encrypted-by-kms-using-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/04/using-aws-ssm-parameter-store-to-retrieve-secrets-encrypted-by-kms-using-python This tutorial will show you how to use aws ssm parameter store to retrieve secrets, encrypted by aws kms using python. Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:47:16 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awssecretspythonboto3 https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/03/using-python-boto3-and-dreamhosts-dreamobjects-to-interact-with-their-object-storage-offering https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/03/using-python-boto3-and-dreamhosts-dreamobjects-to-interact-with-their-object-storage-offering This tutorial will show you how to use python boto3 and dreamhost to interact with their s3 compatible object service called dreamobjects. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:19:27 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dreamhostpythonboto3s3storage https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/01/setup-mongodb-server-on-arm64-using-scaleway https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/04/01/setup-mongodb-server-on-arm64-using-scaleway This tutorial will show you how to install and configure a mongodb servier on arm64 linux using scaleway. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 22:46:27 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) scalewaydatabasesarm64mongodblinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/30/create-a-logical-volume-using-lvm-on-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/30/create-a-logical-volume-using-lvm-on-ubuntu This tutorial shows you how to create a logical volume using lvm on ubuntu linux. Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:38:18 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) lvmstoragelinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/29/setup-payara-application-server-on-ubuntu-16-dot-04 https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/29/setup-payara-application-server-on-ubuntu-16-dot-04 This tutorial shows you how to setup payara application server for java applications on ubuntu linux. Thu, 29 Mar 2018 23:57:40 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) javapayara https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/28/expanding-the-size-of-your-ebs-volume-on-aws-ec2-for-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/28/expanding-the-size-of-your-ebs-volume-on-aws-ec2-for-linux This tutorial will show you how you can resize and expand the size of your aws ebs volume on ec2 for linux. Wed, 28 Mar 2018 05:45:07 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsebsstoragelinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/19/nginx-basic-authentication-with-source-ip-whitelisting https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/19/nginx-basic-authentication-with-source-ip-whitelisting This tutorial will demonstrate how we can do ip whitelisting with nginx. Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:57:36 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nginxsecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/12/populate-environment-variables-from-docker-secrets-with-a-flask-demo-app https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/12/populate-environment-variables-from-docker-secrets-with-a-flask-demo-app In this tutorial we will see how we can use secrets in docker swarm to expose them in our runtime environment as environment variables. Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:16:42 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmsecrets https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/02/send-sms-messages-with-python-and-twilio-via-their-api https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/02/send-sms-messages-with-python-and-twilio-via-their-api This tutorial will show you how to send sms messages with python and using twilio api. Fri, 02 Mar 2018 22:09:56 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/02/golang-reading-from-files-and-writing-to-disk-with-arguments https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/02/golang-reading-from-files-and-writing-to-disk-with-arguments This is a quick tutorial on how to use the golang programming language to read from files and how to write to disk using arguments. Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:11:13 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) golangprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/02/golang-reading-from-files-and-writing-to-disk-with-golang https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/03/02/golang-reading-from-files-and-writing-to-disk-with-golang In this quick quick tutorial, I will show you how to use the golang programming language to read from files as well as writing to disk. Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:44:59 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) golangprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/02/20/setup-a-kvm-hypervisor-on-ubuntu-to-host-virtual-machines https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/02/20/setup-a-kvm-hypervisor-on-ubuntu-to-host-virtual-machines This tutorial will demonstrate how you can setup a kvm hypvervisor to host your own virtual machines. Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:21:56 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kvmvirtualizationlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/02/16/guide-to-setup-docker-convoy-volume-driver-for-docker-swarm-with-nfs https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/02/16/guide-to-setup-docker-convoy-volume-driver-for-docker-swarm-with-nfs This tutorial will demonstrate how to use nfs storage for docker swarm using the docker convoy volume driver. Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:51:59 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmnfsstorage https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/02/11/setup-a-nfs-server-on-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/02/11/setup-a-nfs-server-on-ubuntu In this tutorial we will install a nfs server on ubuntu linux and use a nfs client to mount the nfs volume to our filesystem. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 22:26:56 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) storagenfslinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/02/11/setup-a-site-to-site-ipsec-vpn-with-strongswan-and-preshared-key-authentication https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/02/11/setup-a-site-to-site-ipsec-vpn-with-strongswan-and-preshared-key-authentication This tutorial will demonstrate step by step how you can install and configure a site to site vpn with strongswan and using pre-shared key authentication. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 21:09:37 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) vpnstrongswannetworkinglinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/01/30/authenticate-to-your-aws-mysql-rds-instance-via-iam https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/01/30/authenticate-to-your-aws-mysql-rds-instance-via-iam This tutorial will demonstrate how you can use iam based authentication on aws to authenticate without plaintext passwords to your mysql rds database. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:02:05 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsmysqliamdatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/01/23/using-hive-for-small-datasets-on-my-mac-using-docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/01/23/using-hive-for-small-datasets-on-my-mac-using-docker This tutorial will demonstrate how how to use hive on your macbook to process small datasets for demonstration purposes Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:06:16 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) bigdatahivedocker https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/01/22/using-getpass-in-python-to-accept-passwords-from-stdin-without-echoing-it-back https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/01/22/using-getpass-in-python-to-accept-passwords-from-stdin-without-echoing-it-back This tutorial will demonstrate how you can use getpass in python to accept input without returning the output Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:15:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonsecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/01/11/setup-a-basic-hello-world-pipeline-on-concourse https://ruan.dev/blog/2018/01/11/setup-a-basic-hello-world-pipeline-on-concourse This tutorial will demonstrate how you can us concourse-ci to setup a basic pipeline Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:15:27 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) devopsconcourse https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/14/change-your-relayhost-on-postfix-using-sed https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/14/change-your-relayhost-on-postfix-using-sed This tutorial will demonstrate how you can change your relayhost value inside your config file in postfix using sed. This is handy when you want to use scripting. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:11:33 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) postfixmaillinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/14/graphing-pretty-charts-with-python-flask-and-chartjs https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/14/graphing-pretty-charts-with-python-flask-and-chartjs This tutorial will demonstrate how to graph pretty charts with python flask and chart.js Thu, 14 Dec 2017 07:28:51 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonflaskvisualizationschartjs https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/13/create-a-chatbot-with-chatterbot-on-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/13/create-a-chatbot-with-chatterbot-on-python This tutorial will demonstrate how to create a chatbot using python and chatterbot. Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:53:50 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) chatbotpythonmachine-learningdockermongodb https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/13/ssh-host-key-warnings-with-strict-checking-enabled https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/13/ssh-host-key-warnings-with-strict-checking-enabled This tutorial will demonstrate how to resolve ssh host key warnings with strict checking enabled. Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:07:29 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) sshlinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/11/setup-a-3-node-kubernetes-cluster-on-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/11/setup-a-3-node-kubernetes-cluster-on-ubuntu This tutorial will demonstrate how to install and configure a 3 node kubernetes cluster on ubuntu linux and then deploy openfaas to the cluster to test if its working as expected. Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:31:47 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) kubernetesopenfaasdevops https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/10/rejoining-or-bootstrapping-mysql-galera-cluster-nodes-after-shutdown https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/10/rejoining-or-bootstrapping-mysql-galera-cluster-nodes-after-shutdown This tutorial will demonstrate how we can rejoin or bootstrap mysql galera nodes after a shutdown to have your cluster operational. Sun, 10 Dec 2017 23:03:44 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mysqlgalera https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/09/unmask-a-masked-service-in-systemd https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/09/unmask-a-masked-service-in-systemd Systemd - In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to unmask a masked service in systemd using Ubuntu Linux, ensuring your services run smoothly. Sat, 09 Dec 2017 07:02:21 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) systemdlinuxsysadmin https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/05/setup-a-nfs-server-on-a-raspberrypi https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/05/setup-a-nfs-server-on-a-raspberrypi This tutorial will demonstrate how to install and configure a nfs server on a raspberry pi. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:45:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) nfsraspberypilinuxstorage https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/04/elasticsearch-curator-to-manage-and-curate-your-elasticsearch-indexes https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/12/04/elasticsearch-curator-to-manage-and-curate-your-elasticsearch-indexes In this tutorial we will use a opensource tool called curator to manage our elasticsearch indices, by creating, deleting, reindexing etc. Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:39:06 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchcurator https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/24/basic-concourse-pipeline-with-bash-and-golang-jobs https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/24/basic-concourse-pipeline-with-bash-and-golang-jobs In this devops tutorial we will create a basic concourse ci pipeline with bash and go jobs to demonstrate the functionality of concourse. Fri, 24 Nov 2017 23:38:15 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) concoursedevopscicdgolang https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/23/use-docker-secrets-with-mysql-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/23/use-docker-secrets-with-mysql-on-docker-swarm In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to handle sensitive data like passwords with docker secrets, where we create a secret and then define the secret for our mysql service on docker swarm so that the container can reference the password inside the cluster. Thu, 23 Nov 2017 21:55:15 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmsecuritymysql https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/setup-a-3-node-galera-mariadb-cluster-on-ubuntu-16 https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/setup-a-3-node-galera-mariadb-cluster-on-ubuntu-16 This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a highly available 3 node galera mariadb sql cluster on ubuntu linux. Author: Ruan Bekker Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:17:14 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mariadbmysqlgalera https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/delete-old-items-with-amazons-dynamodb-ttl-feature https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/delete-old-items-with-amazons-dynamodb-ttl-feature In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to expire old dynamodb items using a aws dynamodb ttl feature, where we can delete items when they are older than a configurable threshold. Wed, 22 Nov 2017 22:47:31 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsdynamodbpython https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/update-your-ghost-blog-with-the-ghost-cli https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/update-your-ghost-blog-with-the-ghost-cli This tutorial will demonstrate how to update your ghost blog platform using the ghost cli. Wed, 22 Nov 2017 22:36:45 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) ghostblognodejs https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/use-the-reindex-api-on-elasticsearch-to-reindex-your-data https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/use-the-reindex-api-on-elasticsearch-to-reindex-your-data undefined Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:32:00 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/using-elasticsearch-curator-to-reindex-data https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/using-elasticsearch-curator-to-reindex-data In this tutorial we will look at an alternative approach to reindex elasticsearch indices using the curator open source tool. Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:09:28 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/using-elasticdump-to-backup-elasticsearch-indexes-to-json https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/22/using-elasticdump-to-backup-elasticsearch-indexes-to-json This tutorial will demonstrate how to backup your elasticsearch data to json files using a opensource tool called elasticdump. Wed, 22 Nov 2017 13:35:28 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchbackups https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/14/routing-web-traffic-with-a-socks-tunnel https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/14/routing-web-traffic-with-a-socks-tunnel This tutorial will demonstrate how to access a non standard http port on a target server if that port is not directly accessible via the internet and using a socks tunnel to proxy the traffic through. Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:17:07 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) sshsockstunnel https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/13/local-dev-environment-with-docker-mysql-and-adminer-webui-with-docker-compose https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/13/local-dev-environment-with-docker-mysql-and-adminer-webui-with-docker-compose This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a local development environment with docker, mysql and adminer using docker compose. Mon, 13 Nov 2017 21:15:34 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockermysql https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/07/setup-a-concourse-ci-server-on-ubuntu-16 https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/07/setup-a-concourse-ci-server-on-ubuntu-16 This devops tutorial will demonstrate how to install and configure a concourse ci server for your cicd pipelines and demonstrate with a basic example on how the pipeline will run. Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:55:46 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) devopsconcoursecicd https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/07/installing-elastalert-for-elasticsearch-on-amazon-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/07/installing-elastalert-for-elasticsearch-on-amazon-linux This tutorial will demonstrate how to install elastalert to alert based of elasticsearch data. Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:53:33 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearchalertingmonitoringaws https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/06/linux-shell-commands-with-the-python-commands-module https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/11/06/linux-shell-commands-with-the-python-commands-module This tutorial demonstrate how to use linux commands from your python code. Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:15:23 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonlinuxcommands https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/26/using-python-to-query-mysql-database-with-mysqldb-library https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/26/using-python-to-query-mysql-database-with-mysqldb-library In this tutorial we will use python to query mysql databases using the python mysqldb library. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:40:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonmysqldatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/25/your-first-hello-world-app-with-golang https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/25/your-first-hello-world-app-with-golang In this programming tutorial we will use golang to write a hello world app and we will use a docker container as our environment. Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:16:25 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) golangprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/25/new-posts-on-github-pages-with-octopress-not-showing-on-your-blog https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/25/new-posts-on-github-pages-with-octopress-not-showing-on-your-blog This tutorial will show how we can debug when new posts on github pages dont appear when we use octopress. Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:54:59 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) octopressgithub-pages https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/24/running-java-web-applications-on-tomcat-with-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/24/running-java-web-applications-on-tomcat-with-docker-swarm This tutorail will demonstrate how to run java web applications as containers on tomcat using docker swarm. Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:37:38 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmjavatomcat https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/24/managing-traefik-configuration-with-consul-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/24/managing-traefik-configuration-with-consul-on-docker-swarm This tutorial will demonstrate managing traefik configuration using consul on docker swarm. Tue, 24 Oct 2017 07:08:15 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerdocker-swarmtraefikconsul https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/22/basic-example-with-python-to-create-a-module-that-consists-of-classes-and-functions https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/22/basic-example-with-python-to-create-a-module-that-consists-of-classes-and-functions This tutorial will demonstrate using the python programming language to create a module that consists of classes and functions. Sun, 22 Oct 2017 09:45:17 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/20/python-script-to-decrypt-encrypted-data-with-aws-kms https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/20/python-script-to-decrypt-encrypted-data-with-aws-kms This tutorial will demonstrate how to use a python script to decrypt encrypted data on aws using aws kms. Fri, 20 Oct 2017 08:54:51 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awspythonkmsencryptionsecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/18/setup-kerberos-server-and-client-on-ubuntu https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/18/setup-kerberos-server-and-client-on-ubuntu This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a kerbero server on linux to act as a centralized authentication server. Wed, 18 Oct 2017 22:25:11 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) authenticationkerberosubuntulinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/14/using-python-to-build-a-dictionary-from-data-eg-sports-per-person https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/14/using-python-to-build-a-dictionary-from-data-eg-sports-per-person This tutorial shows how we can use the python programming language to build a dictionary. Sat, 14 Oct 2017 18:53:48 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonprogrammingscripting https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/11/customize-ubuntu-16-desktop-with-arc-dark-theme https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/11/customize-ubuntu-16-desktop-with-arc-dark-theme This tutorial will demonstrate how to customize ubunto desktop with the arc dark theme. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 19:56:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) desktoplinuxubuntucustomization https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/11/display-php-content-through-html-files https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/11/display-php-content-through-html-files This tutorial will demonstrate how to display php content through html files. Wed, 11 Oct 2017 06:43:55 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) htmlphpnginx https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/09/sending-mail-with-ssmtp-on-alpine-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/09/sending-mail-with-ssmtp-on-alpine-linux This tutorial will demonstrate how to send email using ssmtp on alpine linux. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 20:36:35 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mailssmtpalpinelinux https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/03/backup-and-restore-mutliple-collections-from-a-database-with-mongodb https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/10/03/backup-and-restore-mutliple-collections-from-a-database-with-mongodb In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to backup and restore multiple collections in mongodb. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:42:34 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mongodbbackupsrocketchatmlab https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/24/creating-a-nodejs-hostname-app-with-docker-stacks-on-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/24/creating-a-nodejs-hostname-app-with-docker-stacks-on-swarm This tutorial will demonstrate how to create a nodejs application and deploy it on docker swarm. Sun, 24 Sep 2017 21:52:51 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmnodejshaproxy https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/24/create-a-3-node-elasticsearch-stack-with-haproxy-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/24/create-a-3-node-elasticsearch-stack-with-haproxy-on-docker-swarm This tutorial demonstrates how to create a 3 node elasticsearch cluster with haproxy on docker swarm. Sun, 24 Sep 2017 19:40:19 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmhaproxyelasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/24/simple-program-with-c-language-on-linux https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/24/simple-program-with-c-language-on-linux undefined Sun, 24 Sep 2017 10:41:58 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) linuxprogrammingc https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/22/using-the-aws-cli-tools-to-grab-cloudwatch-metrics-for-elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/22/using-the-aws-cli-tools-to-grab-cloudwatch-metrics-for-elasticsearch This tutorial demonstrates on how to use the awscli tools to consume cloudwatch metrics for elasticsearch. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 22:06:23 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsmonitoringcloudwatchelasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/18/using-the-python-sys-library-to-read-data-from-stdin https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/18/using-the-python-sys-library-to-read-data-from-stdin This is a short tutorial to show how to use python to read data from stdin. Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:42:01 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/16/setup-a-postfix-relay-server-that-uses-ses-to-relay-outbound-mail https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/16/setup-a-postfix-relay-server-that-uses-ses-to-relay-outbound-mail This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a postfix relay server that utilises AWS SES to relay outbound email. Sat, 16 Sep 2017 22:01:49 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awspostfixses https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/16/nginx-reverse-proxy-for-elasticsearch-and-kibana-5-on-aws https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/16/nginx-reverse-proxy-for-elasticsearch-and-kibana-5-on-aws This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a nginx reverse proxy for elasticsearch and kibana 5 on AWS. Sat, 16 Sep 2017 21:24:32 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awselasticsearchkibananginx https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/15/aws-iam-s3-policy-for-cyberduck-to-allow-listing-buckets-and-access-to-one-bucket https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/15/aws-iam-s3-policy-for-cyberduck-to-allow-listing-buckets-and-access-to-one-bucket This tutorial will show you how to use Cyberduck to access S3. Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:18:17 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsiams3 https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/11/using-python-for-image-analysis-with-amazons-rekognition-service https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/11/using-python-for-image-analysis-with-amazons-rekognition-service This tutorial will demonstrate how to use AWS Rekognition Service with Python. Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:20:28 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awspythonrekognitionmachine-learning https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/10/setup-rocketchat-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/10/setup-rocketchat-on-docker-swarm undefined Sun, 10 Sep 2017 22:45:12 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) rocketchatmongodbdockerswarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/09/https-termination-using-letsencrypt-with-traefik-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/09/https-termination-using-letsencrypt-with-traefik-on-docker-swarm undefined Sat, 09 Sep 2017 22:40:15 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockertraefikletsencryptswarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/09/run-kibana-on-docker-swarm-with-traefik https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/09/run-kibana-on-docker-swarm-with-traefik This tutorial will demonstrate how to run Kibana on Docker Swarm, backed by a Traefik Proxy. Sat, 09 Sep 2017 22:33:12 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmkibanatraefik https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/09/using-python-to-write-data-to-a-mysql-database https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/09/using-python-to-write-data-to-a-mysql-database This tutorial will demonstrate how to use the Python programming language to write data to a MySQL database. Sat, 09 Sep 2017 20:39:59 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonmysql https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/09/using-python-to-read-data-from-a-mysql-database https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/09/using-python-to-read-data-from-a-mysql-database This tutorial will demonstrate how to use the Python programming language to read data from a MySQL database. Sat, 09 Sep 2017 19:23:05 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonmysqlpandasplotly https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/08/using-minios-python-sdk-to-interact-with-a-minio-s3-bucket https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/08/using-minios-python-sdk-to-interact-with-a-minio-s3-bucket This tutorial will demonstrate how to use Python to interact with Minio. Fri, 08 Sep 2017 20:15:52 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) minios3python https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/08/run-your-self-hosted-s3-service-with-minio-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/08/run-your-self-hosted-s3-service-with-minio-on-docker-swarm undefined Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:29:29 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmminio https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/07/how-to-create-a-local-docker-swarm-cluster-with-docker-in-docker-on-your-workstation https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/07/how-to-create-a-local-docker-swarm-cluster-with-docker-in-docker-on-your-workstation undefined Thu, 07 Sep 2017 08:03:37 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerswarmcontainers https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/04/getting-started-with-chef-creating-a-website-with-apache https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/04/getting-started-with-chef-creating-a-website-with-apache This tutorial will demonstrate how to get started with Chef and how we will use Chef to deploy a website on Apache Webserver. Mon, 04 Sep 2017 18:21:20 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) chefdevopsruby https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/04/getting-started-with-chef-working-with-files https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/04/getting-started-with-chef-working-with-files This tutorial will demonstrate how to get started with Chef and specifically how we will be working with files. Mon, 04 Sep 2017 18:06:01 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) chefdevopsruby https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/04/splitting-characters-with-python-to-determine-name-surname-and-email-address https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/04/splitting-characters-with-python-to-determine-name-surname-and-email-address This programming tutorial will demonstrate how to split characters with Python. Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:22:42 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) python https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/02/setup-a-3-node-mongodb-replica-set-on-ubuntu-16 https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/09/02/setup-a-3-node-mongodb-replica-set-on-ubuntu-16 This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a 3 node MongoDB replica set on Ubuntu Linux. Sat, 02 Sep 2017 23:29:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mongodbdatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/31/setup-haproxy-load-balancer-for-mysql-galera-with-ip-whitelisting-and-backup-servers https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/31/setup-haproxy-load-balancer-for-mysql-galera-with-ip-whitelisting-and-backup-servers This post will show you how to setup haproxy load balancer for mysql galera and how to implement ip whitelisting. Thu, 31 Aug 2017 23:15:50 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mysqlhaproxyloadbalancersecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/31/secure-your-access-to-kibana-5-and-elasticsearch-5-with-nginx-for-aws https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/31/secure-your-access-to-kibana-5-and-elasticsearch-5-with-nginx-for-aws This post shows you how to secure access to kibana and elasticsearch with nginx on AWS. Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:40:09 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsnginxelasticsearchkibanasecurity https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/31/reference-credentials-outside-your-main-application-in-python https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/31/reference-credentials-outside-your-main-application-in-python This tutorial shows you how to reference your credentials outside your main application in python. Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:00:58 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) pythonsecurityprogramming https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/28/change-iam-username-with-aws-cli https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/28/change-iam-username-with-aws-cli This tutorial will show you how to change your IAM username with the awscli. Mon, 28 Aug 2017 22:27:21 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) awsiamawscli https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/27/using-the-python-api-for-mongodb-using-pymongo https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/27/using-the-python-api-for-mongodb-using-pymongo This tutorial shows you how to use Python to interact with MongoDB using the PyMongo package. Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:19:48 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mongodbpythondatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/27/setup-a-local-mongodb-development-3-member-replica-set https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/27/setup-a-local-mongodb-development-3-member-replica-set This tutorial will show you how to setup a local mongodb deployment using 3 member replica set. Sun, 27 Aug 2017 05:10:16 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mongodbdatabases https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/26/building-a-alpine-nginx-php-fpm-image-on-docker-for-php-applications https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/26/building-a-alpine-nginx-php-fpm-image-on-docker-for-php-applications In this post I will be using docker, nginx and php-fpm to run php web applications in docker. Sun, 27 Aug 2017 00:41:16 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockerphpnginx https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/26/create-a-lightweight-webserver-service-with-lighttpd-on-alpine-running-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/26/create-a-lightweight-webserver-service-with-lighttpd-on-alpine-running-on-docker-swarm This tutorial will show you how to create a lightweight web service on docker swarm using lighttpd and html. Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:37:19 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) docker https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/25/structured-search-with-elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/25/structured-search-with-elasticsearch This tutorial will show you how to ingest and search for data on Elasticsearch using a structured search. Sat, 26 Aug 2017 03:42:19 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) elasticsearch https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/24/modern-reverse-proxy-with-traefik-on-docker-swarm https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/24/modern-reverse-proxy-with-traefik-on-docker-swarm This tutorial will show you how to setup a traefik reverse proxy on docker swarm. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 23:00:33 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) dockertraefik https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/24/create-a-zfs-raidz1-volume-pool-on-ubuntu-16 https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/24/create-a-zfs-raidz1-volume-pool-on-ubuntu-16 This tutorial will show you how to create a ZFS Raidz1 pool. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:16:34 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) zfsstorage https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/24/setup-mongodb-client-on-centos-6 https://ruan.dev/blog/2017/08/24/setup-mongodb-client-on-centos-6 This post demonstrates how to setup the mongodb client on a linux centos server. Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:58:10 GMT k6eyqrp39@mozmail.com (Ruan Bekker) mongodblinux