• Sep 3, 2015

  A small Kubernetes cluster on mac minis

  Docker containers are an efficient way to run discrete software services. CoreOS is a Container Linux OS to run docker containers. Kubernetes can deploy and manage services on CoreOS nodes. This post describes setting up a small CoreOS cluster of 2 mac minis with kubernetes and docker.

• Sep 2, 2015

  Configure a Synology NAS as a git server

  Github is great but for private work, e.g. Coursera courses or Project Euler, it’d be good to have your own git server. If you have a Synology NAS, here’s how to run a git server on it.

• Aug 31, 2015

  Wildcard DNS with xip.io for web application testing

  If you need to test a web application on smart phones and tablets, xip.io’s wildcard DNS can help. Using xip.io you can access an application running on a local IP address, say: 192.168.1.10 with http://192.168.1.10.xip.io (or any subdomain variant) from any other device which is on the same network.