Securing WordPress on AWS Lightsail with Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates

Securing WordPress on AWS Lightsail with Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates

This blog currently runs on Amazon Lightsail. Details of how I set it up and migrated content from my previous provider can be found in this earlier blog post – https://www.adrianmilne.com/migrating-wordpress-blog-amazon-aws-lightsail/. Up until now, it has only been available on

Spock Argument Constraints vs Argument Capture

Spock Argument Constraints vs Argument Capture

I’ve been writing Unit Tests with Spock and Groovy on and off for a couple of years now. I’ve often had to check the properties of object argument parameters that are passed to methods on mocked objects. I’ve used a

A free Alexa Hoodie (and one month of my FizzBuzzBongo skill)

A free Alexa Hoodie (and one month of my FizzBuzzBongo skill)

It’s been just over a month now since I released my first Alexa skill into the store (FizzBuzzBongo). It wasn’t really a serious skill – just a bit of fun (albeit with a database and interactivity) to test out the

Developing an Alexa Skill: Part 3, Publishing the Skill

Developing an Alexa Skill: Part 3, Publishing the Skill

This is the third in a series of ‘how-to’ articles on creating an interactive Alexa Skill. The skill is called ‘Fizz Buzz Bongo’ and is available in the Alexa Skills Store. It’s a variation on the classic ‘Fizz Buzz’ programmer

Developing an Alexa Skill: Part 2, Deploying to AWS Using Terraform

Developing an Alexa Skill: Part 2, Deploying to AWS Using Terraform

This is the second in a series of ‘how-to’ articles on creating an interactive Alexa Skill. The skill is called ‘Fizz Buzz Bongo’ and is available in the Alexa Skills Store. It’s a variation on the classic ‘Fizz Buzz’ programmer

Developing an Alexa Skill: Part 1, Create Java Lambda

Developing an Alexa Skill: Part 1, Create Java Lambda

This is the first in a series of ‘how-to’ articles on creating an interactive Alexa Skill. The skill is called ‘Fizz Buzz Bongo’ and is available in the Alexa Skills Store. It’s a variation on the classic ‘Fizz Buzz’ programmer

Migrate and Run Multiple WordPress Sites Locally Using UpdraftPlus Migrator and MAMP

Migrate and Run Multiple WordPress Sites Locally Using UpdraftPlus Migrator and MAMP

I currently have 3 WordPress sites which I host on AWS Lightsail. I use the free version of the UpdraftPlus plugin to ensure they are all backed up on a regular basis (with backups automatically being pushed remotely to DropBox).

Deploying a Spring Boot Microservice To Docker / AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Deploying a Spring Boot Microservice To Docker / AWS Elastic Beanstalk

This article is a follow on from my previous one – “Example of a Spring Boot Microservice running on OSX/Docker Toolbox” which described how to create a Spring Boot application and deploy it to Docker Toolbox locally. This article describes how

Example of a Spring Boot Microservice running on OSX/Docker Toolbox

Example of a Spring Boot Microservice running on OSX/Docker Toolbox

A Little Background.. I have a little side project that I develop when I have moments of spare time. It’s a configurable engine that aggregates news feeds, bundles them up and displays them through a variety of web sites and

Hystrix (by Netflix) – Fault Tolerance in a Connected World

Hystrix (by Netflix) – Fault Tolerance in a Connected World

In a connected world our software solutions increasingly consist of multiple, distributed components. Service Oriented Architectures are nothing new, and with the growing interest in Microservices it looks like the trend to distribute is going nowhere soon. When dealing with

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