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Docker Compose Dependency Management Isn’t a Silver Bullet

The dependency management in Docker Compose, particularly with the depends_on attribute, isn't a silver bullet.

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Working with Docker Containers Made Easy with the dexec Bash Script

I wrote a simple dexec script to make running commands through Docker containers less clunky. I'll show you what dexec is and how to use it!

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How and Why You Should Add Color to Your Scripts

Color can help humans pick out useful information in a sea of output. Adding color to your shell scripts portably is actually pretty easy.

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Tailscale Takes All the “Fun” Out of VPNs

Tailscale uses the WireGuard protocol. What it does differently from WireGuard, though, is make it almost effortless to build and configure.

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Using Your SSH Keys in WSL in 2022

WSL is great but has one weakness — it doesn't know about your Windows SSH keys. Learn how to solve that problem with a few tools inside.

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How to Run Tests for Your Containerized Monorepo Using Github Actions

I was happy to learn that a lot of the work to containerize our app for local development could be leveraged for automated testing using Github actions.

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Attach Elastic Beanstalk to a Route 53 Subdomain Securely with ACM

Here are the steps to attach a subdomain in Route 53 to an Elastic Beanstalk load balancer with an SSL certificate for secure connections.

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Securely Erase Hard Drives in 6 Easy Steps with nwipe

After using nwipe, you can rest assured that when you recycle your hard drive, no data will be made available to anyone else.

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How to Fix an Incorrect AWS CLI Timestamp Format

Timestamps in your CodeBuild somehow are getting returned in the Unix Epoch format? It's possible you may need to set the AWS CLI timestamp to iso 8601.

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A Simple Guide For Updating Encrypted Files When Using Git-Crypt

The process to clean the git history can be tricky, so it is smart to safely update encrypted files and never commit an un-encrypted version.

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Building a Full-Stack AWS Serverless Architecture, Part 2: Backend Services

This is the second of a two-part series on considerations for building full-stack serverless mobile or web applications on AWS.

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