All Posts — Digital Sanctuary

EFS unlocks 512MB+ file storage for Lambda, but connection errors have common fixes you should know.

DevOps & Infrastructure AWS

Devon

September 28, 2020 1 min read

File Uploads to AWS S3 Made Easy!

Pre-signed S3 URLs let users upload files directly from browsers without touching your backend.

DevOps & Infrastructure AWS

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Devon

May 18, 2020 1 min read

Allow GitLab CI to use Docker Registry with Self Signed Certs

GitLab CI can trust private Docker registries with self-signed certs - here's the dind config.

DevOps & Infrastructure Docker Linux

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Devon

May 16, 2020 2 min read

Solution for Docker Registry Error: certificate signed by unknown authority

Private Docker registries with self-signed SSL require special config - here's how to make Docker trust them.

DevOps & Infrastructure Docker Security

Devon

February 8, 2020 2 min read

New 10MinuteMail Beta!

10MinuteMail turns 14 with a major beta redesign - from Seam to modern architecture.

10MinuteMail

Devon

November 26, 2019 2 min read

Office Hours - Redux

Free office hours: ask me anything about eCommerce, enterprise architecture, or building startups.

Career & Business

Devon

November 4, 2019 3 min read

AWS, Wordpress, Bitnami, and Ansible - A Journey

Switching from Bitnami AMIs to custom AWS setups gave me flexibility but required rethinking WordPress ops.

DevOps & Infrastructure AWS

Devon

August 15, 2019 2 min read

Spring AWS SQS Queue Problem QueueDoesNotExistException

QueueDoesNotExistException in Spring + SQS? Check your queue creation and region configuration first.

Software Development Spring Boot AWS

Devon

May 15, 2017 6 min read

OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Review

OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock first look - finally, a docking solution for the new MacBook Pro.

Tech & Gear macOS

Devon

June 28, 2016 2 min read

Session and Memory Leak on Wildfly 10

Wildfly 10 session leak traced to WebappLifecycleListener - a JBoss bug that needs workarounds for production.

Software Development JBoss

Devon

June 8, 2016 7 min read

Oracle Commerce Cloud - The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Oracle Commerce Cloud: great idea on paper, but pricing and feature gaps make on-premise ATG still competitive.

Software Development ATG Oracle

Devon

June 7, 2016 1 min read

GitHub to OmniFocus Integration

Sync GitHub issues straight to OmniFocus with a simple Ruby script. Manage all your tasks from one place without juggling multiple to-do lists.

Productivity Ruby Tools

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Devon

April 20, 2016 2 min read

Sovrn Advertising Doesn't Understand The Word NO!

An advertising firm can't take no for an answer - six employees, persistent emails, and zero respect for a simple boundary.

Life & Personal Opinion

Devon

April 10, 2016 5 min read

Life Without Things

A month without modern conveniences tests whether comfort comes from things or mindset.

Life & Personal

Devon

December 30, 2015 4 min read

Control Nest Thermostat From the Command Line Using Nest API

Learn how to control your Nest Thermostat from the comfort of your command line with the Nest API!

Software Development Tools

Devon

December 26, 2014 1 min read

Updated JIRA to Omnifocus Integration

JIRA-OmniFocus sync went from 50 seconds to 2 with due date support and smarter task scanning.

Productivity Tools

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Devon

July 31, 2014 4 min read

Modern TV is Killing the Dream of Justice

When TV writers strip characters of all likability, viewers stop rooting for anyone - they just want the story to end.

Life & Personal Opinion

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Devon

December 3, 2013 1 min read

New ATG Rest Module

Jersey-based REST module simplifies ATG REST service configuration with annotations instead of verbose setup.

Software Development Java ATG

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Devon

November 22, 2013 1 min read

error invoking target irman ioracle of makefile

Missing ljavavm12 library during Oracle installation? A simple file copy solves the error.

DevOps & Infrastructure Oracle

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Devon

November 12, 2013 1 min read

Double the Oracle DB connections from JBoss you expect?

JBoss doubles your Oracle connection pool size when separating transactional and non-transactional connections.

Software Development JBoss Oracle

AWS Lambda and EFS Troubleshooting

File Uploads to AWS S3 Made Easy!

Allow GitLab CI to use Docker Registry with Self Signed Certs

Solution for Docker Registry Error: certificate signed by unknown authority

New 10MinuteMail Beta!

Office Hours - Redux

AWS, Wordpress, Bitnami, and Ansible - A Journey

Spring AWS SQS Queue Problem QueueDoesNotExistException

OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Review

Session and Memory Leak on Wildfly 10

Oracle Commerce Cloud - The Good, Bad, and Ugly

GitHub to OmniFocus Integration

Sovrn Advertising Doesn't Understand The Word NO!

Life Without Things

Control Nest Thermostat From the Command Line Using Nest API

Updated JIRA to Omnifocus Integration

Modern TV is Killing the Dream of Justice

New ATG Rest Module

error invoking target irman ioracle of makefile

Double the Oracle DB connections from JBoss you expect?