Disclaimer This article does not present a fully productized, drop-in solution. It describes one concrete way of running SoapUI tests in an Argo CD–based GitOps environment, based on real-world requirements and constraints. The approach and implementation will likely require adjustments to fit other organizations, infrastructures, or security models. All relevant example files (Dockerfile, scripts, and … [Read more…]
After redesigning the FDDB Exporter backend, the old mobile app was no longer compatible with the new architecture. Today I’m happy to announce that I’ve updated the Flutter-based FDDB Exporter App so it works seamlessly again with the backend. The app now fully supports all API endpoints provided by the backend application and serves as … [Read more…]
In a significant update to the FDDB Exporter (see the old post here), I’ve redesigned the tool, improving both its functionality and code quality. The new version introduces several key features, making it more powerful and user-friendly. Key New Features: Improved Code Quality and User Login In addition to the feature improvements, I’ve refactored the … [Read more…]
In the realm of digital note-taking, Obsidian stands out as a powerful tool for documentation and crafting your personal second brain. There are a lot of other tools, like Notion, but Obsidian takes the crown for me as it safes all files locally in Markdown. However, for a meticulous user like myself, ensuring that every … [Read more…]
In the world of home automation, precision and convenience often go hand in hand. So, when I found myself juggling multiple timers for my washing machine, dishwasher, and a custom 35-minute countdown, I knew there had to be a way to keep it all at a glance. Enter the Stream Deck – a nifty tool … [Read more…]
In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how I streamlined my Docker-based workflows by linting Dockerfiles with Hadolint in Jenkins pipelines. By integrating this powerful tool, I’ve managed to elevate my pipeline’s efficiency and ensure code quality at every step. The Quest for the Perfect Linter As a firm believer in building Docker images … [Read more…]
preamble As an intermittent user of FDDB.info I have logged my consumed meals for quite a while in a mobile application each day. However as all graphs and analytics data can only be used by paying premium members of the application and I wanted to create dashboards using Grafana for my data, I was looking … [Read more…]
Running a background script in Linux is fairly easy. Just create a cron job and it will be executed at the given time in the background. On Windows however running background scripts in most cases a terminal window will pop-up, even if it’s just for a second while the script is running. As this is … [Read more…]
After creating self-signed wildcard certificates for modern browsers a while back, self-signed certificates came back to haunt me once again. This post describes a solution for creating self-signed keystores (pkcs12 or jks) in OpenShift and Kubernetes to use in Spring Boot applications to re-encrypt traffic. Actually I present 2 solutions, but the second one only … [Read more…]
Unfortunately this does not apply to the IP logged within the comment section, however the log does contain the correct IP. I will revisit this issue and may update this post. Cloudflare offers great solutions for the protection of a webpage. Although most interesting applications require a paid premium account, the free tier also provides … [Read more…]