Cloud

Custom Static Site Deployment to Cloudflare Pages using Github Actions

I am creating a custom built static site to replace an old WordPress site for a client. The main aim is to make it easier to maintain and faster to load. Choosing Cloudflare pages is my default for static sites… Continue Reading →

2023/04/09

Creating AWS lambda called via Event Cron from Github Actions using SAM

Github Actions is a CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment) service built into Github. It makes code deployment as easy as pushing to a github repo. I’ve previously used Zappa which also has a fast way to deploy (and could… Continue Reading →

2023/01/26

How to Deploy Multiple WordPress Sites Using Virtualmin and Ansible on Ubuntu 16

Digital Ocean and Vultr and other VPS providers have an ability to create a snapshot of a server to be reused, and easily spin up a server with your particular configuration – however that locks you in to their platform…. Continue Reading →

2018/02/13 0

Automating Global HTTPS Deployment using Fly’s API and Ansible

When it comes to deployment, Ansible is fast becoming the tool of choice for many DevOps engineers. When I discovered the benefits of using Fly – especially for HTTPS – I thought it would be a really useful to automate… Continue Reading →

2017/11/01 0

Dataplicity vs Resin: Raspberry Pi remote access compared

Dataplicity.com and Resin.io are both fairly new services which help you to remotely connect to your Raspberry Pi over the internet. You might be used to connecting to your pi via SSH on your home network, but what if you… Continue Reading →

2017/01/14

What is a Webhook?

A Webhook is kind of the inverse of an web API. Whereas a web API responds to an HTTP request, a webhook makes an HTTP POST to an API endpoint in response to some event. Webhooks have started appearing as… Continue Reading →

2016/08/26

Using AWS lambda to run python scripts instead of local cron

It’s often useful to set certain scripts to run regularly, or in response to some event. There are some websites that help you do this such as Zapier or IFTTT which integrate with other online services. However, they cost money,… Continue Reading →

2016/07/20

Cloud Computing Part 3: IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

Cloud computing Part 1 – Local Application vs Web Application Cloud Computing Part 2 – Virtualization (Physical vs Virtual Servers) This post: Cloud Computing Part 3: IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) Infrastructure as as Service (IaaS) describes what many people… Continue Reading →

2016/05/27

Cloud Computing Part 4: PaaS (Platform as a Service)

Cloud computing Part 1 – Local Application vs Web Application Cloud Computing Part 2 – Virtualization (Physical vs Virtual Servers) Cloud Computing Part 3: IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) This post: Cloud Computing Part 4: PaaS (Platform as a Service)… Continue Reading →

2016/05/23

Cloud Computing Part 5: SaaS (Software as a Service)

Cloud computing Part 1 – Local Application vs Web Application Cloud Computing Part 2 – Virtualization (Physical vs Virtual Servers) Cloud Computing Part 3: IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) Cloud Computing Part 4: PaaS (Platform as a Service) This… Continue Reading →