Aug 11, 2022Generating a separate commit for Husky lint-staged tasks (ESLint, Prettier) using the post-commit Git hookThere are a lot of tutorials out there related to running autoformatting or linting tools (such as ESLint or Prettier) on the pre-commit Git hook with Husky and lint-staged,¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ but I couldn’t find any related to running these tasks on post-commit. Why would you want to…DevOps3 min readDevOps3 min read
Dec 8, 2020Plugin to Automatically Deselect the ‘Uncategorized’ WordPress CategoryAlthough WordPress 3.3.2+ doesn’t select the “Uncategorized” category (or whatever your “default category” is, if you modified it) when you create a new post, if you save the post without any categories “Uncategorized” is automatically added. Then, when you (or another editor) comes and selects the appropriate category “Uncategorized” is…WordPress2 min readWordPress2 min read
Oct 20, 2020Simple SCSS + Autoprefixer SetupSimply need a SASS compiler and Autoprefixer watching for changes? Here’s a simple (one file) npm script setup. I’m working on a project where I just needed a SASS compiler and Autoprefixer (my two must-have modern development conveniences) watching for changes. Tools like Rollup, Parcel, Webpack, Gulp, Grunt, and Bower…Front End Development2 min readFront End Development2 min read
Sep 11, 2020Unique Remote & Local Volume Paths on Docker Machine ContainersWith a few lines of code you’ll be managing your files and directories across remote docker-machine hosts and your local machine in no time. — The Problem Using docker-machine to manage my remote Docker deployments, I was frustrated to find out that volume mount paths in docker-compose.yml are mounted verbatim on the remote host. For example, with a docker-compose.yml such as this: # docker-compose.yml ... services: someservice: ... volumes: - ./local/dir:/path/in/container ...Docker3 min readDocker3 min read
Mar 9, 2017Deploying Let’s Encrypt on an Amazon Linux AMI EC2 InstanceAre you experiencing migraines trying to install Let’s Encrypt on your Amazon Linux AMI EC2 Instance? [skip preface] You’re not alone! The Anticipation Let’s Encrypt announced its public beta on a bitter cold day in December, 2015. I was attending the inaugural WordCamp US in Philadelphia, PA alongside about 1,800 peers whose personal livelihoods…Ssl5 min readSsl5 min read
