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UFW and Docker

System Administration

When running containers in Docker, you will come across the need for a container to gain access t...

Updated 10 months ago by glwhite

Ubuntu Service Creation (Systemd)

System Administration

Below are instructions on how to setup a binary as a linux service. For additional systemd comma...

Updated 10 months ago by glwhite

SystemCtl Usage

System Administration

Below is a list of commonly used systemd commands. If you are needing to configure a binary as a...

Updated 10 months ago by glwhite

HowTo Install Windows 11 with Local Account

HowTo

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/install-windows-11-without-microsoft-account  

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Ubuntu: How to Kill DotNet Runtime

.NET

Sometimes, a a dotnet runtime closes without releasing a listening port. This will prevent it fr...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Purging Many Records

SQL Server

If you come across the need to purge many records from a datatable, and doing so will result in a...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Cancelling a Long Running Operation

SQL Server

If you accidentally execute a long-running operation that you want to cancel, and the SSMS client...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Logging from FTView VBA

FactoryTalk

If you need to add diagnostic logging to the VBA of a FTView control or window, you can leverage ...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

RunDeck Backups

System Administration

Adapted from here: https://docs.rundeck.com/docs/administration/maintenance/backup.html We will ...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Missing AspNetCore Nuget Packages

.NET

There are several aspects of an ASP Net Core web API that cannot be placed in a class library wit...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

WSL Setup

System Administration

In case it’s necessary to use Windows Subsystem for Linux, here’s a good tutorial on how to get i...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Convert SSL PFX for NGINX Usage

System Administration

NGINX doesn’t natively use a pfx key file (pfx is what Windows IIS needs). So, it must be convert...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Converting PEM to crt and key

System Administration

If you receive pem formatted certificate and key files from a CA registrar, you will need to conv...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Generate SSL Cert

System Administration

Here’s some steps on how to generate and setup an SSL certificate for a web site. First, ord...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

PostgreSQL Bulk Insert

PostgreSQL

Here’s a means to insert multiple records in a single insert call, which is about 40 times faster...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

PostgreSQL DotNet DataType Mapping

.NET

Here’s a list of .NET datatypes, and how best to store each one. .NET Datatype Post...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Postgres Setup

PostgreSQL

Remote Access For accessing the postgres database from outside the host or from a docker contain...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

Validating AD Machine Account

System Administration Windows

Here's a couple ways to validate the machine account of a PC in an Active Directory domain: dsre...

Updated 11 months ago by glwhite

OpnSense Notes

System Administration

Here’s a collection of notes and details for the house router setup. Build Software: OpnSense 2...

Updated 1 year ago by glwhite

.NET iOS Runtime Limitations

.NET Xamarin

Here’s some notes on the limitations imposed by IOS for Xamarin and MAUI applications. These app...

Updated 1 year ago by glwhite