Tools

All my posts about various tools

56 posts

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

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12 Jul 20152 min read

Update to Puppet Install Script

Effortless deployment of Puppet on CentOS/RHEL? Check out my updated installation script and streamline your automation setup today!

19 Apr 20154 min read

Installing an ELK Stack on CentOS 7

Learn how to install the ELK stack on CentOS 7 for centralized logging: Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, step-by-step guide with configuration.

22 Mar 20152 min read

Git + Rebase

Streamline your Git workflow with Russ Mckendrick's tips! Learn how to fork, add remotes, and rebase for maximum efficiency.

9 Mar 20152 min read

Day To Day Tools

Discover my must-have desktop & command-line apps, services, and utilities I use daily on my macOS machine.

8 Mar 20152 min read

Migration of Server & Swap Space

Migrate DigitalOcean instance for cost efficiency. Enable swap space to prevent oomkiller issues. Optimize performance with tuned settings.

6 Dec 20144 min read

More Grunt & Jekyll

Streamlined my Grunt configuration by combining tasks, now I can concatenate JS files, compress them with Uglify, and minify CSS files in one go!

2 Dec 20143 min read

Grunt + Jekyll + LESS

Revamped my website with a new design, integrating LESS with Jekyll via Grunt for a more efficient and automated workflow.

9 Nov 20143 min read

An Experiment with Docker & HHVM

Experimented with Docker and HHVM for our Drupal7 site at work, achieving a seamless transition and saving significant setup time.

2 Nov 20141 min read

Annoying Virtual Box bug

Solved a perplexing issue where static files weren't updating in Vagrant due to a long-standing VirtualBox bug with 'sendfile'.