For those who are new to Python development, it is good to have a roadmap of what tools are needed to get started with development. For those who are more experienced with development, it is nice to have all the links in one place so you don’t have to go searching everytime. This article lists […]
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Vagrant is a tool made by Hashicorp for provisioning and de-provisioning virtual machines and groups of virtual machines. Frequently Vagrant is used for brining up test machines on your local computer. But, sometimes you want to run your virtual machines in your data center. In this article, I will describe how to use Vagrant with
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This article will describe how to read and write secrets to Vault using the vault CLI and CURL. These instructions are assuming you are on either Linux or Mac OSX. Later we will add instructions for windows. That said, most of the Vault CLI commands should work fine on windows as well. Before you can
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Introduction In today’s digital landscape, securing sensitive data like API keys, passwords, and encryption keys is more critical than ever. HashiCorp Vault is a powerful secrets management tool designed to securely store and access secrets, ensuring that sensitive information is protected from unauthorized access. When working with Vault, users typically interact with it through either
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Mastering Python Error Handling: Navigating With, Try, Except, and Finally In the vast world of programming, effective error handling is crucial for building robust applications. Python, renowned for its simplicity and power, offers a unique approach to managing errors and exceptions. This article delves into the core concepts of error handling in Python, including the
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Keeping Windows systems up-to-date is essential for maintaining security, stability, and performance. Whether you’re troubleshooting update errors, automating update tasks, or managing updates across multiple systems, understanding the available tools is critical. In earlier versions of Windows, the WUAUCLT command-line utility was the go-to solution for managing updates. However, in Windows 10 and Server 2016,
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When you think of compute, your mind probably goes straight to virtual machines. But there are actually at least 5 different kinds of compute on Google Cloud. Today we will discuss what these different kinds of compute are, how to use them, and when you might use each kind of compute. Abstraction levels Before we
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There are a huge number of WordPress hosting providers out there. Even WordPress does hosting on wordpress.com. There are pros and cons to using these hosting providers vs hosting it yourself. I will leave it up to you as to whether or not you should pay someone else to host your WordPress site, or if
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When you think of the beginning of Server Virtualization, companies like VMWare may come to mind. The thing you may not realize is Server Virtualization actually started back in the early 1960s and was pioneered by companies like General Electric (GE), Bell Labs, and International Business Machines (IBM). The Invention of the Virtual Machine In
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When working with data in any programming language, it is very common to use both JSON and CSV data structures. Today we will discuss how you can convert your JSON files to CSV files. And how to convert your CSV files into JSON files. There are a variety of reasons you might want to convert
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