Thoughts on DevOps, cloud technologies, and my home lab adventures.
January 10, 2025
Learn how to use Git hooks with this step-by-step tutorial for beginners. Includes practical examples, like a pre-commit hook to check for trailing spaces, and a complete overview of default Git hooks.
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If you’ve worked with Git, you know that managing branches can get messy—especially in team projects. **Git-flow** is a branching model that brings structure to your Git workflow, making collaboration smoother and releases more predictable. In this post, I’ll walk you through the basics of **git-flow**, how to set it up, and why it’s useful for development teams.
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In today's digital world, privacy and security are more important than ever. Whether you're sending sensitive emails, storing confidential files, or verifying software authenticity, **GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG)** is a powerful tool to keep your data secure. In this tutorial, we’ll cover the basics of GnuPG—how to generate keys, encrypt and decrypt files, and sign messages. Let’s get started!
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As developers, we often need to store configuration files, API keys, or other sensitive data alongside our code. But committing these secrets directly to a Git repository is a security risk. Enter `git-secret` - a simple tool that lets you store encrypted secrets in your Git repository while keeping them safe. In this tutorial, I'll walk you through setting up and using `git-secret` to protect your sensitive files.
Read moreOctober 15, 2024
If you've ever needed to transfer or synchronize files between two locations—whether it's between local directories or across different machines—`rsync` is one of the most efficient and reliable tools available. It’s a command-line utility that comes pre-installed on most Unix-based systems (Linux, macOS) and can also be used on Windows via WSL or Cygwin. In this guide, we'll cover the basics of `rsync`, including its most useful options and practical examples to help you get started.
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