I followed the documentation (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/reusing-workflows) to create workflows that can be reused by other workflows. My difficulty in following the docs w...

Using the AWS CLI, how do I store Json in AWS Parameter Store? And how do I retrieve it? Assuming you have the necessary AWS permissions set up: open your terminal/command shell navigate to ...

I use jq for reading and filtering json on the command line. Given the json below, I’d like to update the value of b to be 30. jq offers the update assignment, |=, for this. { "a": { "b": 1...

Aim: Use MSYS2 to install the development packages Ruby needs to build native extensions on Windows. Why? because I found out that some Ruby gems must be build as native extensions. Without this s...

To play around with some tools I like, I need to learn React, welp! George Offley recommended this free beginner course for react because it combines theory and practice well: lots of projects to ...

Aim: Use HashiCorp’s Packer and WinRM to automatically create a directory as an example. When that works, we’re ready for [[Packer - setup local dev environment on Windows using Packer]] Prerequis...

Send an event to the default EventBus I’m assuming that permissions are properly setup. The hardest part was getting the correct Json structure. The Detail object contains a mixture of Json (...

Aim: able to run docker commands without Administrator privileges. Preparation for running docker commands in GitHub Actions that’s running on Self-hosted runners. See [[GitHub Actions - Self...

WinRM is to Windows what SSH is to Linux. Aim: setup and test winrmon Windows 10 dev laptop. Why? I’d like to automate setting up my development tools with Packer. See TIL, Packer - setup local d...

Aim: automate setting up my local dev environment on Windows using HashiCorp’s Packer My laptop frequently breaks down. After having it repaired, I have to reinstall most programs I need for devel...