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How to configure FTP storage location on Amcrest IP Camera

Daniel MasonOct 10, 2019May 30, 20200

This post explains briefly how to get FTP storage locations working on Amcrest IP Camera.

Gitlab Upgrade Approach in Docker Compose (sameersbn)

Daniel MasonSep 13, 2019March 5, 20230

Upgrading my Gitlab instance was long overdue. Since I had to upgrade over 2 major versions, I decided to share my upgrade approach and implementation plan in this post.

Sequelize throws SequelizeDatabaseError when using JavaScript Dates

Daniel MasonSep 6, 2019March 5, 20230

ran into this problem where Sequelize would not accept the date generated by Javascript's new Date() function when using greater than operator ($gt, $lt).

Creating a dockerized Gitlab Runner with Docker Compose

Daniel MasonAug 10, 2019March 5, 20230

Quick post to show my configuration. I gave up saving docker run commands a long time ago. All docker-compose configuration is checked into git.

Running NodeJs applications in Production using PM2

Daniel MasonAug 5, 2019November 10, 20200

I discovered Process Manager 2 (pm2) which I am using to run my Nodejs applications in production. This post details how I set this up, including Docker image build and docker-compose configuration. PM2 includes load

How to bulk rename Bitbucket Repos (Quick and dirty)

Daniel MasonJul 17, 2019December 13, 20200

I have a ton of old code on my dorment Bitbucket account and I have to move all my new code onto Bitbucket because I am decommisioning my personal Gitlab server. (too risky to self-host

Home Assistant Custom Component Upgrade Guide for v0.93

Daniel MasonMay 21, 2019June 5, 20200

Home Assistant introduced major breaking changes in release 0.93, with the addition of manifest files and a restructured folder layout. This caused some of my components to break very badly and I spent too much

Firebase Caching Configuration for Development (and Production)

Daniel MasonMay 13, 2019June 5, 20200

It was difficult to find a working firebase.json file that offers caching settings suitable for rapid development and deployments. The file included in this post works well with react-boilerplate and can be adopted easily.

Solving Uncaught TypeError: n is not a function

Daniel MasonMay 4, 2019March 5, 20230

I found the root cause by backtracking the commits I made in Git. The error only happened in Production environment which led me to believe there was something in the Babel/Webpack configuration for production optimisation

How to setup automatic import of Bank transactions into YNAB from Unsupported banks via Phone notifications

Daniel MasonApr 16, 2019June 20, 20200

In this post I present a way to import bank transactions from unsupported banks into YNAB using their new API. This solution also provides a workaround to get transactions from supported banks into YNAB without

Decoding NixOS Flakes: How to Solve a Common Error Flakes No Such File or Directory

Troubleshooting Intermittent WiFi Issues: Solving “Host Unreachable, No IP Route” Error on Android and NUC Devices

Fixing Parse Server Request Entity Too Large Error with Node.js and JavaScript: Troubleshooting Permission Errors

How to configure FTP storage location on Amcrest IP Camera

Gitlab Upgrade Approach in Docker Compose (sameersbn)

Sequelize throws SequelizeDatabaseError when using JavaScript Dates

Creating a dockerized Gitlab Runner with Docker Compose

Running NodeJs applications in Production using PM2

How to bulk rename Bitbucket Repos (Quick and dirty)

Home Assistant Custom Component Upgrade Guide for v0.93

Firebase Caching Configuration for Development (and Production)

Solving Uncaught TypeError: n is not a function

How to setup automatic import of Bank transactions into YNAB from Unsupported banks via Phone notifications