Brian Childress

Start a Docker Container Without Specifying a Command

If you need to do some troubleshooting of a Docker container and the entrypoint or startup command you defined might be the problem, here is a quick fix to allow you to access the container to investigate.

05-12-2021

Call Localhost on Host from Docker Container

There are times when we need to call "localhost" on a host from a Docker container. Here is a simple flag that allows that to happen.

05-11-2021

GIT: Branch is Not Fully Merged

There are times when you get an "not fully merged" error for a git branch, here is a simple command to figure out what commits have not been merged.

05-10-2021

Treat Local GIT Repo as a Remote GIT Repo

There are many reasons why you might want to use a local GIT repo like it were a remote repo, the setup is simple to get started.

05-08-2021

Parse JSON Values Using Grep

Sometimes you need to quickly find a value in a JSON object, using grep allows you to use native functionality to get the information you need.

05-05-2021

Exclude Table Data from PostgreSQL Database Dump

You may want to exclude table data from specific tables during a pg_dump, here are the simple commands.

05-04-2021

Rotate AWS Access Keys via Script

It's a good idea to rotate your AWS Access Keys regularly, here is a simple script that makes the process easy and painless.

05-04-2021

NodeJS Troubleshooting Endpoint

There are times when you might need to know information about your running NodeJS server. Here is a simple way to create an endpoint to expose valuable system for your production NodeJS application.

05-01-2021

Reorder Columns in Postgres

Sometimes you need to reorder columns in your database to align with other data models, to show relevant data first, to satisfy your O.C.D (✋ that's me).

04-27-2021

Change a Column Type in Postgres

When designing a database sometimes we get it wrong, here is the command you can use to change a column type for an existing table

04-20-2021