PostgreSQL: Migrate from DigitalOcean Managed DB to AWS AuroraGiven a recent challenge, I discovered, and many colleagues pointed out that AWS has a video on YouTube about using their Database…Feb 53Feb 53
Cheat sheetsConventional commit messages, in easy-to-read format: https://cheatography.com/albelop/cheat-sheets/conventional-commits/Jun 26, 20233Jun 26, 20233
My tiny adventures with AWS CloudWatchRecently I was told, “make sure these machines are monitored. I don’t care how it happens.” So I have, using the AWS Cloudwatch agent. In…Dec 20, 20225Dec 20, 20225
Praying for other peopleIn tonight’s NFAD meeting, my friend Doug reached his time to speak, and he told a story of one of his sponsees* asking him: “I’ve been…Jul 12, 2022Jul 12, 2022
Facts vs Feelings: “Acceptance was the Answer,” a story in the Big Book of Alcoholics AnonymousFirst, a word of warning: If you’ve subscribed to my Medium feed in hopes of lazily written tech articles, prepare to unsubscribe. I’m…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
Published inAWS TipTerraform: for vs for_eachWhen Terraform 0.12 was introduced — and it wasn’t that long ago — Hashicorp introduced the ‘for’ expression. In 0.12.6, they introduced…Mar 26, 202261Mar 26, 202261
Do not use AWS CloudFormationSeveral years ago I actually cared about the differences between AWS CloudFormation and Terraform. Namely, that Terraform did not provide…Sep 13, 202182024Sep 13, 202182024
Tomato sauce recipeTwo 28 oz tins of crushed or whole San Marzano tomatoes 1/2 green bell pepper, diced very petite 1–2 carrots, diced very petite 1 shallot…May 3, 202171May 3, 202171
AWS IAM: Restrict STS assume-role to specific usersToday I learned! AWS gives you the ability to allow users of one account (let’s give it account number 5555–5555–5555) to assume a role in…Apr 22, 202126Apr 22, 202126
Chili recipe for my sisterEither: 2 lbs chuck roast, cubed 1 tbsp flour (preferably corn flour but regular flour works too)Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
Parlor tricks with Kubernetes contextsPerhaps many of you who read this quick little blurb will say, “well, yeah. Duh,” but until now I have been struggling with a massive…May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
Ansible: Tags are a code smellI have referred to this article by Michel Blanc a number of times, primarily because of one thing he says:May 6, 2019May 6, 2019
Ansiblers: label your shitI just dove into a 55,000-line bundle of Ansible and accompanying scripts. My team and I are just trying to get it to work.Apr 12, 2019Apr 12, 2019
govc: ❤If you still use VMware, as I have been, lately, you absolutely must download the govmomi-based “govc” client:Dec 21, 2018Dec 21, 2018
Microsoft Azure: First Impressions (pt. 1)I want to learn how to hook Microsoft’s ADFS up to AWS as a third party identity provider so naturally I saw this as an opportunity to use…Mar 8, 2018Mar 8, 2018
Shout-outs this weekI’ve been spending a lot of my time learning about how to make Linux and Windows EC2 instances work together in the cloud. Here’s an…Dec 16, 2017Dec 16, 2017
TIL: About Terraform, as a CloudFormation userA significant part of my last job was to shepherd my company’s cloud infrastructure, which meant creating a lot of CloudFormation templates…Dec 16, 2017Dec 16, 2017
TIL: About AWS Organizations, trust relationships, and bastion accountsAWS Organizations allow you to create multiple, isolated AWS accounts, centrally control access to AWS services, and consolidate billing…Nov 19, 2017Nov 19, 2017
