Home Lab Kubernetes Cluster: PostgreSQL with CloudNativePG
Setting up CloudNativePG on my home lab Kubernetes cluster for managed PostgreSQL - including a smart storage trick to avoid 9x data replication.
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Home Lab Kubernetes Cluster: The Longhorn Storage Saga
My journey setting up persistent storage on a home lab Kubernetes cluster - trying Longhorn, giving up for OpenEBS Mayastor, and crawling back to Longhorn after finding the real issue.
Home Lab Kubernetes Cluster: GitOps with Flux CD
Setting up Flux CD for GitOps on my home lab Kubernetes cluster - because managing a cluster by hand gets old fast.
Home Lab Kubernetes Cluster: Installing Talos Linux on Bare Metal
A step-by-step guide to installing Talos Linux on HP EliteDesk minis for a home lab Kubernetes cluster, complete with all the mistakes I made along the way.
Home Lab Kubernetes Cluster: Project Overview, Network Setup, and Naming Conventions
I'm building a 6-node Kubernetes cluster out of HP EliteDesk minis in my home lab. Here's the project overview, hardware choices, network setup, and naming conventions.
Simple Object Storage in Redis (Node.js)
In this post I'm going to go over how to use redis as a simple object storage for your node.js app.
Multi Tenancy with Express/Mongoose
In this post I'm going to go over how to add a multi-tenant layer to your express/mongoose app.
Serverless Framework S3 Permissions (Serverless IAM Permissions)
In this post I'm going to go over how to give your serverless project access to an S3 bucket.
Executable Binary Files with Serverless Framework and Webpack - AWS Lambda
In this post I'm going to go over how to use executable binary files with the serverless framework and webpack.
Robust Serverless API Boilerplate with ES6, Folder Structure, Testing (Mocha + Chai), and ESLint
In this post I'm going to go over how to setup a robust serverless api boilerplate with ES6, folder structure, testing (mocha + chai), and eslint.
Access Token Handling (Automatic Refresh) with React + Redux
In this post I'm going to go over how to use React + Redux to manage your auth tokens and automatically refresh them when they are about to expire.
Node Env Variables - dotenv Workaround
In this post I'm going to go over how to use dotenv to manage your environmental variables in node.
Using Socket.io with Redux - Websocket Redux Middleware
In this post I'm going to go over how to use socket.io with Redux to manage your websocket connections.
Using Action Cable with Redux - Websocket Redux Middleware
In this post I'm going to go over how to use Action Cable with Redux to manage your websocket connections.
Adding ESLint to Your Project with a Git Hook
In this post I'm going to go over how to add ESLint to your project and how to set up a git pre-commit hook to make sure all your code is linted before you commit.
React CSS - Styled Components
In this post I'm going to go over how to use Styled Components to manage your CSS in your React app.
Get a Facebook Page Access Token That Never Expires
How to get a long-lived Facebook page access token that never expires
Express.js With ES6 and Babel
Express.js doesn't come with es6 out of the box. But its actually not that hard to add.
Deploying Node.js on Azure App Services
In this post I'm going to go over how to deploy a Node.js app to Azure App Services and also mention some of the things I learned from working with Azure.
Serverless Back-End for React - Your Introduction to Serverless Architecture
A tutorial on how to build a serverless back-end for a React app using AWS Lambda.