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docker Containerizing a Web App Devout rollBak followers may remember a previous web app tutorial I created here. Well in this tutorial, I'll be containerizing that same "hello world" application so you can "ship" it to your friends,
python Configuring Django and Postgres You've heard about all the benefits of node, Express, Mongo, and React. You've heard about PHP and Laravel, Golang and HTML, Ruby on Rails, and even C#, ASP.NET, and Angular. But what
python Upgrading Python on Debian Python is insanely versatile. Likely, if you're reading this, you already know about Python and what it's capable of. However, you're likely using Python 3.5 if you're running any sort of Debian
linux Linux Tip of the Week: tmux and panes Welcome back everyone to another Linux Tip of the Week! Today we're going to talk about multitasking without configuration management. If you're working on a large scale, you'll definitely want to automate this
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linux Linux Tip of the Week: Cool Permissions Today is the start of a new week! Well, for a lot of us. I know some of you crazy, eccentric people start your week on Monday. You can stick around, but start
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shell Bash Positional Parameters Hello everyone! It's been too long. I have had a script in the works for a long time to assist me with KVM builds. I started very small, just rerunning the script in
aws Creating a Bastion Host on AWS So you maybe wondering why I'm creating this tutorial, when I already have a setup in Azure (see blog entry here)? Well to keep things simple, I have been studying the AWS Solutions
Happy New Year Happy New Year from The rollBak! Late? Sure. No idea why this is here? Me either! WE'VE BEEN HACKED.Jk. Just doing some tests and maintenance. Carry on!
Azure Creating a Jump / Bastion Host on Azure Hello Rollbak friends and happy 2019! I figured I'd start the year fresh with a cloud related topic and provide a tutorial on setting up an Azure lab environment. I have decided to
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Test your Python3 code in VSCode with a Docker container With great code, comes great testing (or so we hope).This blog post will require the following:1. VSCode installed.2. Docker extension in VSCode.3) Docker for Mac or Windows.4. A
Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform - Part 1 Set up GCC Moving into a containerized world can be tricky and confusing at first. The orchestration portion of containers and the ability to scale them can be the trickiest. In this 3 part series, we're
Docker on Windows - Part 3 Creating A Container with Docker Compose Welcome back and thank you for checking out my third and final blog post in the series of running Docker on Windows. In the first blog post, we set up Docker on Windows.
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Docker on Windows - Part 2 Creating A Container Welcome back and thank you for joining me on this epic journey! On part 1 of the Docker series, we went over installation and configuration of Docker on Windows. Today, we will bring
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