If you’ve followed me for a while you’ll know that I am fan of Chocolatey, I use it to help install packages in bulk or keep them update to without much faff. Whenever I share my love for Chocolatey people ALWAYS ask why I don’t use WinGet. And to be…

Does poorly formatted code upset you? If so, it’s essential you avoid creating such code yourself. Most programming languages adhere to specific style guidelines, and HashiCorp Terraform language is certainly no exception. A single misaligned bracket or excessive indentation can render your Terraform configuration files hard to read and maintain…

In this blog post, we will explore how to use Terraform, with Azure Key Vault to retrieve secret values. What is Azure Key Vault? Azure Key Vault is a cloud service provided by Microsoft, designed to safeguard and manage cryptographic keys, secrets, certificates, and other sensitive information used by cloud applications and services. Operating as…

Typing long commands can get tiresome, this is where aliases can come in handy! In this blog post I’ll share how you can set up aliases for your Git commands. Using aliases allows you to set up shortcuts that will make your life easier. …

In this blog post I want to walk you through the process of configuring Terraform to use an Azure storage account to store and protect your Terraform state file. When you use Terraform as your Infrastructure as Code language it writes the status of your resources to a state file…

Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that can help you define resources within your environment. In this article, I want to take you through deploying your first resource within AWS via Terraform. The resource we are going to deploy is an AWS S3 bucket. Prerequisites AWS subscription: If you…

GitHub Actions is a powerful tool that can be used to store your code and automate your workflows. One key feature that makes GitHub Actions versatile is environment variables. In this guide, I will explore how to effectively use environment variables in GitHub Actions. Introduction to Environment Variables Environment variables are values that are…

With so many software choices out there and different versions, it can be confusing trying to set up your local development environment to suit every project’s needs. And sometimes project needs can clash and make it even tricker to set up your local environment. This is where GitHub Codespaces can…

Within the IT world we are always striving to improve workflows and be more efficient. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned IT pro GitHub Codespaces is a powerful tool that can help provide a great environment for coding, collaborating or experimenting. In this blog, we’ll dive into the…