Devops
Secret Manager Successfully Delivers New Test Key
A user note confirms testing of a new key sourced from a secret manager. The content logs this activity on the endpoint https://example.com/secret-manager-test. This indicates operational validation of secret manager integration for key provisioning.
Zeit Now Enables Instant Microservice Deployment from Node.js Projects
Zeit Now deploys Node.js HTTP services like Express apps to the cloud with a single CLI command, handling dependency installation, package.json start script execution, and port-agnostic server binding. The process requires minimal setup: install now globally via npm, define a "start" script in packa…
CoreOS Workaround: Temporarily Remount /usr Writable to Install Kubernetes-Required Google Script
This script enables writing to CoreOS's read-only /usr by patching the rootfs superblock's ro_compat flag via dd to allow RW remount. It downloads and installs Google's safe_format_and_mount script to /usr/share/google/, required by Kubernetes for EBS volume handling, then restores RO state. Functio…
Makefile Snippet Launches Three-Node MongoDB Replica Set for Local Development
Guillermo Rauch's Makefile target 'mongodb' starts a three-node MongoDB replica set: two full nodes on ports 28017 and 28018, and an arbiter on 28019, all in the 'lbdevset' set. Each instance uses distinct data directories under data/db/node1, node2, and arbiter, with logs in logs/ and PID files in …
Monit Configuration for Robust Unicorn Process Management with CPU, Load, and Socket Monitoring
This Monit configuration monitors a Unicorn Rails process via PID file, starting it with a specific config in production environment as deploy user. It triggers alerts on CPU >50% for 2 cycles, restarts on CPU >80% for 3 cycles, loadavg(5min) >10 for 8 cycles, or failed Unix socket connections with …