Using pyinotify with eventlet
For Logshipper I needed to monitor directories for modifications. On Linux, this can be achieved using INotify. In typical python fashion, there already is a package which provides inotify in python, aptly named pyinotify. While the package works reasonably well, its code isn’t in great shape, lacking tests, public …
Setting terminal title to ssh hostname
For my daily work, I frequently need to log into servers using SSH. Typically I’m using a jumphost with tmux, so I can have multiple windows and easily reconnect during or after my commute. One of my annoyances was that I was having problems seeing which servers I’m …
Read MoreProvisioning handheld GPSs with Ansible
A friend of mine rents out hand held GPS units for out door activities. It started out as a small scale business, with just a few units per order. However, business is going well, and not only the number of orders grew, also the number of units per order grew …
Read MoreHosting a static blog on an Object store
There are a ton of CMS systems for personal blogs. Wordpress is probably the most popular one, but there are many others. These systems tend to have an web-facing administrator panel, protected by a password. Creating a blog entry is usually pretty easy, although when you’re a bit picky …
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