Getting an ASP.NET Core app running in Azure
A while back I started working on a small web app project to familiarize myself with ASP.NET Core. I settled on putting something together to tag/categorize a large set of animated GIFs. As…
Read MoreSCCM SCUP Quick Tip
A quick tip from an issue that I just had to resolve. When setting up products for WSUS synchronization, skip Windows 8.1 Repair FOD. It shows up in SCCM's list, but apparently not in…
Read MoreIssue installing .NET 3.5 on Server 2012 R2
We've been having the somewhat common problem of not being able to add the .NET 3.5 feature on our Windows Server 2012 R2 machines, and up until recently it was easy to resolve. After…
Read MoreLogstash configuration dissection
In this post I'll be taking my actual in-use Logstash configuration and stepping through it in an attempt to explain the purpose of each section. First things first, however. I am definitely not a Logstash…
Read MoreSetting up Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash
The Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash (ELK) stack has become very popular recently for cheap and easy centralized logging. The developer of Logstash, Jordan Sissel, was recently hired by Elasticsearch which has led to some great things…
Read MorePPA Repositories for Redis and Node.js
Ubuntu's repositories always seem to be a few packages behind for Redis and Node.js (and probably many others). Luckily Chris Lea maintains PPA repositories with the latest stable versions of Redis and Node.js.…
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