OpenVPN vs Wireguard - Network Performance Tests

A comparison between OpenVPN and Wireguard using iperf3 network tests.

Packaging NestJS Modules for NPM Installs

Create and package NestJS modules and push them to the npm registry. Now you can npm install them anywhere and start using them straight away!

git

Breaking up a Single Git Branch into Multiple Features

Sometimes we forget to change branches when developing or we just want to break up a feature. Here's a tutorial on how to get it done!

CSS

Tutorial: CSS Flex Layout

Layout can be an absolute pain. I've found manually building layouts using flexbox to be quicker, more stable and more maintainable.

ubuntu

Debugging a Typescript Project (Nestjs in our case) Running in a Docker Container using Webstorm (or any IDE)

Debugging a project that runs in a Docker container can be tough! This guide runs through debugging a Typescript project (Nestjs) using Webstorm and docker. Although the guide uses Nestjs as the framework and Webstorm as the IDE, it should work in general for any IDE and any Typescript project.

ubuntu

Routing Multiple Domains using HAProxy (HTTP and HTTPS)

Routing to multiple domains over http and https using haproxy. The SSL certificates are generated by the hosts so haproxy doesn't need to have anything to do with that, this makes for a super easy setup!

ubuntu

Moving from Windows to Linux

As a Developer, one of the biggest fears I had always had was switching Operating Systems. I always had this belief that using Linux would be a challenging experience. However, after using Linux

ubuntu

Tutorial: Install and Configure Zsh on Ubuntu

Using Oh My Zsh vastly improves Zsh and allows you to make your terminal behave, look and feel however you want

vagrant

Setting up Vagrant Ubuntu VM (VirtualBox Provider) to run Docker Compose Node + Angular 6 Project with File Change Detection on Windows Host

Ever struggled setting up a node project within an Vagrant Ubuntu VM on a Windows host? If so then this blog article is for you!

nestjs

Setting up a Database Module in Nest.js

There were a couple of mistakes that I made when setting up a Nestjs database module. Hopefully this will help you avoid the same errors!