Alpine is a super small linux distribution. I am using it for all my new VMs running a docker instance. Install alpine Download alpine (virtual edition) ISO from https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/ Boot ISO and login with root and no password. Start setup with setup-alpine command and follow instructions Add SSH Key Install docker Enable edge-community repository. Shell […]
Recently a colleague suggested me to try ZSH instead of my old bash shell. As ZSH is having all functions I used in bash and adds a ton of additional possibilities like a git integration, I am very happy with that change. Install ZSH and oh-my-zsh (nice configuration framework): Edit ZSH config: I am currently […]
Installing OpenCV 4 on Linux is difficult, but can be done. On Windows it took me hours to get it working. Download VS Code mingw-w64 OpenCV 4.1.1 (mingw edition) set_env.bat Installation install opencv extract opencv[…].zip copy to D:\OpenCV\ install vscode VSCodeUserSetup-[…].exe install cpp-tools in vscode ctrl + shift + x search for: “c++” install “c/c++” […]
These interests are the main reasons for many blog authors to switch to static site generators like Jekyll or Hugo. Performance and security is always a thing you should be aware of when hosting a website, but I am feeling comfortable with the WordPress right now and my guest authors like to write posts with […]
Checking your phone’s network traffic is often very interesting. I usually use mitmproxy for that. You can simply install it as a docker container and just need to change your phone’s proxy settings. There is a super handy webinterface running under http://localhost:8081 to check the transmitted data. As SSL wont be correctly signed / working […]
This list contains some of my personal settings and optimizations I normally use in VS Code. Show whitespaces VS Code 1.6.0 and Greater As mentioned by aloisdg below, editor.renderWhitespace is now an enum taking either none, boundary or all. To view all whitespaces: Before VS Code 1.6.0 Before 1.6.0, you had to set editor.renderWhitespace to true: Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30140595/show-whitespace-characters-in-visual-studio-code Lint .vue files Add the following part […]
I recently created a new mysql backup script. It is compatible with local mysql-servers or can be used to backup the databases of a docker container. It will save on dump every hour and holds 6 of them normally and one every day, holding a complete week. I am running this script every hour via […]
If you want to use JavaFX with OpenJDK 8 on Ubuntu you have to install an older version of OpenJFX and its dependencies. Hold the package, so they wont be upgraded on system updates. Tested on Ubuntu 18.04.2
I was recently introduced to a new software called Traefik. A reverse proxy / load balancer that’s easy, dynamic, automatic, fast, full-featured, open source, production proven, provides metrics, and integrates with every major cluster technology… No wonder it’s so popular! What else to say? Sounds exactly like a tool I would love. As my setup […]
