Articles

Doing Stupid Stuff with GitHub Actions

July 25, 2020

TL;DR: DevOps doesn’t have to be all work and no play. I built 5 stupid (but fun!) GitHub actions… because why not?

The full code for these actions can all be found in this GitHub repo. I encourage you to fork and/or add issues/PRs with impractical actions of your own!

I also recorded a video about this project on YouTube. ← Check out the video and subscribe if you are into this sort of thing 🙏

Creating a Password Protected Website with IAP and Google App Engine

April 30, 2020

TL;DR: If you have a static website that needs to be password protected, using Google’s Identity Aware Proxy along with App Engine is one of the simplest ways to accomplish this.

If you want to follow along with a site of your own, I have provided a working example in this GitHub repo.

Note: I have also seen S3 + Lambda used to accomplish this

Kubernetes the Hard Way Deep Dive -- 03 (Provisioning Compute Resources)

April 13, 2020

TL;DR: Setting up a Virtual Private Cloud (network), configuring firewall rules, and provisioning the Compute Engine virtual machine instances!

KTHW Lesson: 03-compute-resources.md

Kubernetes the Hard Way Deep Dive -- 01 & 02 (System Set Up)

April 12, 2020

TL;DR: Setting up GCP account, and installing various software prerequisites (gcloud, tmux, cfssl and kubectl)

KTHW Lessons:

• 01-prerequisites.md
• 02-client-tools.md

Is this the Matrix?

Kubernetes the Hard Way Deep Dive -- Intro

April 11, 2020

TL;DR: This is the introduction to a series of posts in which I will work through Kelsey Hightower’s Kubernetes The Hard Way, explaining key concepts in detail along the way.

Turning off Google Analytics for Local Hugo Server

April 3, 2020

TL;DR: If using Google Analytics, most Hugo themes load the tracking script even when running locally. This causes a bunch of bogus page views when writing a new article. Creating separate config files for development and production is an easy way to fix this.