CJ HewettNode.js is faster than Go…when you write bad code. A lesson in connection pooling, and not simply copying and pasting code you find on the internet.3 min read·Apr 1, 2024--5--5
CJ HewettPackaging Python requirements as an AWS Lambda Layer with TerraformIt can be easier to create a Lambda layer, and let Lambda functions consume the layer, than attempting to package libraries up with your…3 min read·Nov 14, 2023----
CJ HewettSelf-Hosting a Terraform Provider Registry with AWS S3 and CloudFrontSometimes you need to host your own Terraform Provider, and want to do it privately, without the Terraform Registry. This can be done via…12 min read·Nov 7, 2023----
CJ HewettUsing Terraform workspaces with an AWS S3 backendTerraform workspaces simplify having multiple environments with the same backend. They also improve developer experience by making it…4 min read·Oct 30, 2023----
CJ HewettAutomate versioning of Terraform with GitHub actionsAutomate versioning of Terraform in a GitHub repo with the use of GitHub Actions and Semantic Release. GitHub Actions will automate the…4 min read·Oct 19, 2023----
CJ HewettIngest EKS Fargate metrics to AWS Container Insights using ADOT with HelmThe following link shows how to deploy the ADOT Collector to EKS Fargate that enables the collection of Container Insights metrics from EKS…3 min read·Jun 14, 2023----
CJ HewettBuilding Docker images in GitHub Actions to be used by other workflowsIn this post, I’ll go over how to use a GitHub Action to build and push a runner image to GitHub Packages, and then use said runner image…3 min read·Feb 21, 2023----
CJ HewettConfigure Docker to use a proxy server in Jenkins…by using Docker in Docker.1 min read·Jan 21, 2023----
CJ HewettUsing Templates in Terraform to generate Kubernetes YAMLThe tricky thing with YAML files in Kubernetes, is that it’s not so easy to use variables within the files to inject values into them…4 min read·Dec 9, 2022--1--1
CJ HewettGetting Docker in Docker with Rootless to runI’ve found that when trying to run the docker-in-docker image with rootless, I get the following error:1 min read·Sep 26, 2022----