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Routing through a Floating IP on Hetzner Cloud

How to route outgoing traffic through a Floating IP in Hetzner Cloud.

Hetzner DE Firewall and External DNS

I'm sure you've used a Hetzner DE server before. Their pricing is great, the servers work well, and their cloud prices are incredible! But if you get a bare-metal server, like one of the AMD AX-line servers (https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-ax) you might want to double down on

terminal

Install byobu on any Linux Distro

Recently, I started setting up Rocky Linux 9 servers only to find that byobu is not on the standard repos or epel-release. For me, the easiset way to install it was to build it from source. Before we start, there are a few dependencies you'll need to install. In my

kubernetes

An Introduction to Kubernetes

Part One: Starting Out Recently I decided to try my luck at learning Kubernetes - a wild and wonderful Devops tool that allows for smooth, automated deployments and easy scaling up and management of applications. However, such a task is not an easy feat to accomplish when there are thousands

mongodb

MongoDB BI Reporting using EasyMorph ETL

EasyMorph is an ETL tool that allows users to quickly set up data extraction and processing pipelines with a simple to use drag-and-drop interface. Additionally, it allows scripts to be automated using its own scheduler service which is really useful for an automated BI reporting environment. EasyMorph has a lot

linux

Installing NVIDIA Drivers on a Linux (Fedora) Laptop with Secure Boot Enabled

Here's a quick guide on how to install NVIDIA drivers on Fedora 36 with secure boot enabled.

cloudflare

Cloudflare & Subdomains

We've recently been using Cloudflare in front of applications for several reasons, such as a floating IP address, DDoS protection, automatic SSL generation, analytics, page optimisation, web application firewall, and many more. I highly recommend you look to see if it fits your needs for any application you're developing. One

typescript

Cool Typescript features I've learnt over the years

We've used Typescript in a lot of projects and over time I've kept track of a few things I think are cool.

typescript

Creating a config in NestJS using a barrel file

An alternative method to set up a config in NestJS which enables IDE auto-completion.

openvpn

OpenVPN vs Wireguard - Network Performance Tests

A comparison between OpenVPN and Wireguard using iperf3 network tests.

nestjs

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

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!