Originally published at https://filip5114.github.io on August 6, 2021. Recently, I had a task to automate the startup of custom systemd services when a new EC2 is launched. The user data script is a great way to make any necessary changes in the system at EC2 launch. …

Gitlab CI pipeline for AWS EC2 deployment — Nowadays everything is hosted in a cloud which make sense. Anybody can create environment from scratch in a blink of an eye, cloud provides flexibility and scalability, cloud providers make sure you have plenty of choice in terms of resources and they take over more and more maintenance duties from…

Post originally published at https://filip5114.github.io on June 28, 2021. Gitlab allows seamlessly using docker image from public and private hubs. I bet that most of you uses docker executors. All works great and without a hassle until you need to build your own docker image. Fortunately, you can build your…

When you think about deploying to remote server, SSH is first network protocol which comes to your mind. Adding on top GitLab CI/CD will let you take advantage of automation. …

This Part 2 of creating development environment for web app using containers. You can find Part 1 here. In first part we have created backend Go web server with hot-reloads support using docker compose. Part 2 introduces Vue.js frontend also supporting hot-reloads using docker compose. Prerequisite Docker Command line (bash, zsh…

We will create bare minimum environment for developing web app. At the end of the series you will have containerized backend (Go), containerized frontend (Vue.js) which can communicate with each other and supports live reloading. All of it will start using single command — docker compose up. Prerequisite Docker Command line…