Aug 14, 2019AWS AppMesh for Intelligent ECS DeploymentsIntroduction Introduction Deployment Types AppMesh Basics Launching the Demo Verifying Deployment Works Verifying AppMesh Works Wrapping Up If you made it through my last story about python factory method, then awesome! …Docker7 min read
Aug 5, 2019Better Code AWS Boto3 using Factory Method“Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of Amazon” What to expect from this article: What is the Factory Method? How to implement Factory Method Performance Before and After Logging Before and After Final Thoughts *This is going to be a tutorial on how to make a Blue/Green Canary…Python4 min read
Jun 7, 2019First Steps Python to GoPython is amazing. Python is many people’s first programming language since it’s easy to learn, and extremely effective. According to stackoverflow’s 2019 survey, Python is still the #1 most wanted, and used language. Top 5 most wanted languages: Python: 25.7% JavaScript: 17.8% Go: 15.0% TypeScript: 14.6% Kotlin: 11.1%Programming3 min read
Apr 5, 20196 Git tricks that changed my lifeLike most people who came from an ops background when I started in Devops, I felt more comfortable starting with a Git Client. I officially passed my 6th month of cutting cord, and going 100% Git CLI. …Git4 min read
Mar 30, 2019Things to love about AWS Fargate Part 1 … Deployments!AWS Fargate you said? Yes I mean the other option whenever I go to deploy to my ECS Cluster Yes AWS Fargate has become my favorite service on AWS. Forgetting about the weird and confusing name for a few moments, I want to shed light on this service. I’ve just…AWS5 min read
Feb 21, 2019Cloudformation Unit TestsIt’s been a while since I’ve posted an article. Today I’m going to talk about a solution to one of my largest pet peeves on AWS to date, especially for anyone who has used Cloudformation. The First time you launch a template into Cloudformation if something doesn’t work and it…AWS4 min read
Nov 18, 2018Using Django to create Online Image Board Part 1I want to preface this article by saying web development is not a strength of mine. This project was a way to use a comfortable language (Python), and create a small functional online image board website or forum as some people call them. …Python4 min read
Oct 29, 2018Comparing Open Source Container Scanning ToolsWe got our fresh new react docker container, and of course are also launching a nice copy we found online since it was promised to have the newest “features”. We pull down react_safe:latest from the trustable user F0RTN1TE_420xx. We got and launch this on our production bitcoin mining server, since…Docker8 min read
Oct 15, 2018Fargate +Terraform = 🔥So I got tasked with making some infrastructure in terraform recently. I was told “no manual steps”, and “make is re-usable”. Obviously never having used Terraform before, I spent a good day googling best practices, and understanding the terminology. I settled on created a “module” to do these steps. A…AWS6 min read
Sep 23, 2018One Click Jenkins CICD in less than 10 minutes, using Cloudformation, and Docker.Jenkins is a powerful CICD tool for deploying code. What makes Jenkins so special is the plugins. Most organizations have their own CICD setup, but one thing I’ve noticed recently is a term I’m calling “Plugin Hell”. …AWS4 min read
