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This is my current blog where I discuss a variety of computing topics including Linux, vim, python and javascript as well as science and statistics. Many of the posts have accompanying gists, which contain code for the example discussed.
safely storing environmental secrets
Mar 19, 2025
In this post I will cover safely storing environmental variables that are required when using command line tools for digitalocean, AWS, etc. These services all require tokens/passwords that have to be passed and storing them safely is essential. These are my notes on the topic.
install terraform on linux
Mar 12, 2025
In this post I will cover installation of Hashicorp Terraform on my Linux box (Pop!_OS / Ubuntu). Terraform has a repository that can easily be added, making the process simple and familiar. In fact, it is the same as the Packer repository, so installation is super simple if you've followed the previous post.
install packer on linux
Mar 11, 2025
In this post I will cover installation of Hashicorp Packer on my Linux box (Pop!_OS / Ubuntu). Packer has a repository that can easily be added, making the process simple and familiar.
install ansible on linux
Mar 10, 2025
In this post I will cover installation of Ansible on my Linux box (Pop!_OS / Ubuntu). Ansible is a python package, so it's turns out that this addition to my DevOps tools is pretty simple to install.
command line setup and deployment of an nginx server on digitalocean
Mar 3, 2025
In this post you will find my notes on deploying an nginx server on a digitalocean droplet from the command line. I'll be using doctl, the command line tool provided by digitalocean as well as a bash script to do all of the server setup.