Michael Friedrich

gitlab

Learn JSON superpowers with jq - automate GitLab Personal Access Token management

I've seen a question on the GitLab forum [https://forum.gitlab.com/t/deleting-personal-access-tokens-via-the-api/50382?u=dnsmichi] about managing Personal Access Tokens (PATs) with the API [https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/personal_access_tokens.html]. While trying things, I had a peek into filtering the output and

gitlab

GitLab To-dos for async productivity

Use the /todo quick action in an issue to add it as a To-do, and follow-up later.

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My 1st year all-remote at GitLab

Hi 👋 Remember this tweet [https://twitter.com/dnsmichi/status/1234573403002200064] just a few months ago? It was ~2 weeks before life changed drastically, on March 2nd, 2020 ... I made ambitious plans. 1 month onboarding, and then KubeCon EU, travelling Europe and later visiting the US. I was about to meet

macos

Upgrade to macOS Big Sur

When Big Sur was released 2 weeks ago, everyone talked about M1 Silicon compatibility and possible broken things on older Macbooks. macOS Upgrade It downloaded ~13GB and installed it unattended afterwards. No problems logging in and continuing to work :) Homebrew I'm using Homebrew to install CLI tools and

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KubeCon NA and beyond

I started marking interesting sessions on my sched.com profile [https://kccncna20.sched.com/dnsmichi?iframe=no], also knowing about overlaps. I recommend reserving a focus time block after KubeCon to watch parallel sessions on-demand. The keynotes are always insightful and thoughtful, and inclusive. > "Diversity-powered resilience is what

linux

Remove sensitive data from Linux hosts (history, logs, config, etc.)

You may run into the case of purging a system and removing sensitive data, e.g. when transferring VM ownership. There are multiple steps with shell history, configuration, home directories and stateful/log data. Delete shell history rm $HOME/.bash_history history -cw Configuration and Home Directories In the best

docker

docker-compose: Download latest release automatically

Since there is no package available for docker-compose, one always needs to check the latest release version and then adjust the cURL download command. This step can be automated with fetching the latest release from the GitHub API first, and then using this detail in the cURL command. jq is

discourse

Disable read-only mode in Discourse from the rails console

A Discourse instance can be set in read-only mode for backups. I had used this for a global read-only maintenance. The admin session was on one of my computers which timed out after a while. In order to regain access to the Discourse instance, and being able to login as

zoom

Convert Zoom recording to Twitter video with Handbrake

Jeffrey asked me to create a short intro video for the first German Virtual Connect Day at GitLab. I'm lazy, started Zoom [https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/tools-and-tips/zoom/] and recorded it. Then I uploaded the video to LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:

wordpress

When WordPress 5.5 upgrade asks for FTP access ...

Some years ago, my brother asked me for building a website for their parkour and freerunning group. I was like - sure, but I need to ensure that site updates are reliable. Back in 2012, I was a heavy WordPress user, with an Elegant Themes theme included for building blocks.

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DM on GitLab Slack: I need your DNS skills!

How to start a good story? Uh oh. I used to actively maintain [https://dnsmichi.at/about/] DNS infrastructures from 2009-2012 at the University of Vienna, only ops troubleshooting since then. Ok ... let's see. I am located near Nuremberg, Brendan joins from Maryland. Dummy check in the browser

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3. #everyonecancontribute Kaeffchen

This week we welcomed 3 new guests into our lovely German coffee chat: Michael [https://twitter.com/tonka_2000], Marcel [https://twitter.com/winem_] and Niclas [https://twitter.com/solidnerd]! everyonecancontribute 2.0 As we want to make everyonecancontribute.com [https://www.everyonecancontribute.com/] our home as well as keep

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2. #everyonecancontribute Kaeffchen

Lately this iterative conversation happened in our technical evangelism [https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/technical-evangelism/] team chat: * Let's do a hangout on the latest tech! * We have so little German content, let's try this language to break the barrier and insecure feeling English may cause.

gitlab

Did you read the news today?

I'm busy [https://gitlab.com/dnsmichi]. Too busy to read the news today. More work than I ever anticipated when joining GitLab. #allremote works for me, and I am not doing extra hours or going weekend routes. "Work" provides me with satisfaction and fun, I invest

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1. Everyone Can Contribute Käffchen

This is a German coffee chat virtually hosted by me. Inspired by https://www.everyonecancontribute.com/ Wann: Jeden Mittwoch, 17:00 Uhr CEST. Vielleicht auch mal später, einfach auf Twitter [https://twitter.com/dnsmichi] folgen und fragen. Wer: Du und Michael Friedrich [https://twitter.com/dnsmichi], Nico Meisenzahl [https://twitter.

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First time all remote: My new workspace feat. standing desk and curved monitor

When I started my job at GitLab on March 2nd, I had made great plans for my all remote environment. Thanks to the GitLab handbook with many tips included ...

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Dark mode for the Web IDE in GitLab

The Web IDE [https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/web_ide/] is fully integrated into the GitLab workflow: * Edit/upload a file * Write and code with advanced syntax highlighting & tools tips * Commit the change, create a branch and Merge Request * CI/CD feedback on the right, no context

gitlab

dotfiles - Document and automate your Macbook setup

Why dotfiles When I first started working on Windows, Linux and macOS many years ago, there was this steep learning curve. Not everything on the system had a good default for improved productivity, often tools were missing to create your own work environment. At first glance, I started writing blog

gitlab

User experience challenge: Installing GitLab

Yesterday I joined the UX group conversation [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md2bcmN_47A] and we had a look into the installation page for GitLab. The order was misaligned, with making Raspberry Pi the number one distribution for running GitLab. Well, of course you can run it there -

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First time all remote: Challenge accepted

Every day brings a new challenge. I don't know when life will become "normal" again, I've adjusted my habits already to #stayathome.

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First time all remote: Expect the unexpected

First time #allremote for everyone My dear friends Markus and Nicole were exercising a new situation on the weekend - they have been preparing to work from home.

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First time all remote: My first week at GitLab

A good friend of mine said last week: "You really look happy, I haven't seen this in a long time." That's true, my first week at GitLab was truly overwhelming. It is my first time starting an all remote job [https://about.gitlab.com/

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Everyone can contribute - I'm joining GitLab

Open source is where I meet people from all over the world. We become friends, and help build a great community with chats and laughter. I really enjoy helping people - with writing good documentation and howtos or just peeking into questions on community channels. In 2009, I've

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New blog ...

In 2009, I created legendiary.at [https://www.legendiary.at/2009/03/23/int-mainint-argc-char-argv/] as blog platform. Ranging from technology insights, rambling about Linux and Windows problems, and some insights into LEGO building, this contains lots of history. I've lost track a bit in the past years, also