Immutable Servers: Building a deployment pipeline and deploying to EC2 Spot Instances

In my first Sheffield DevOps talk I discussed what I've learnt about building Immutable Servers and setting up my projects to run on EC2 Spot Instances.

The Challenge: Run on AWS EC2 Spot Instances

I've set myself the challenge to migrate all of my projects to run on EC2 Spot Instances which can be terminated with 2 minutes notice.

Applying Security Headers on Serverless Infrastructure with AWS Lambda@Edge

Using AWS CloudFront and AWS Lambda@Edge to set response headers at the edge of the AWS CloudFront distribution network.

Automating Google Apps with Apps Script and JavaScript

Introducing Google Apps Script - use JavaScript to automate your G Suite account.

The Evolution of The Nerd Kit

Nerding on the move — building a nerd kit will help you survive on the move and in the wild without the comfort of your home office setup.

Upgrading a ThinkPad T450s with an M.2 SSD

How to install a M.2 2242 SSD in a ThinkPad T450s

Build your own custom Short URL generator using AWS

Use terraform to quickly setup your own Short URL generator using a custom domain with AWS API Gateway, CloudFront, Lambda, Route 53 and S3.

My Home Office Setup

Productivity comes down to what you use and how you use it. In this post I want to share with you the fundamentals of my home office setup which has been responsible for a lot of productivity over the years.

Building a pwned passwords extension for pass

Over the last couple of weeks I've built a pass-pwned extension for pass that allows you to check if your passwords have been compromised in a security breach.

pwnedpasswords.sh - a bash script for searching Troy Hunt's pwnedpasswords

A very simple bash script for searching Troy Hunt's pwnedpasswords.