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PowerShell Core and AzureRM.NetCore.Preview Module Install Scripts for Ubuntu and OS X

Note: This post is now old. Please use my latest installer from this blog post.  Quick update today...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 12/14/2017

Automate Deployment to Docker Swarm and Kubernetes on Azure using Codefresh

I'm so excited to write this blog post so without further ado, let's jump right in: Codefresh and...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 10/12/2017

Azure ARM Templates - How to embed full scripts in your JSON templates!

Earlier today a colleague and I discovered a pretty neat trick when dissecting a broken ARM...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/05/2017

Complete pipeline with Jenkins, ACS (Docker Swarm), and Azure Container Registry

In this blog post, we will walk through a demonstration of a complete pipeline of a deployment to...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 08/24/2017

Outlook for Mac search returns "No Results," and task items are not displayed? Here's the fix!

This morning I went to search for an email in Outlook and received the dreaded "No results" message...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 08/22/2017

Pro tip: Jenkins and Docker build server

I'm currently sitting at a coffee shop with a Microsoft partner and we just spent the last hour...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 08/18/2017

Updated! PowerShell Core [Beta] 6.04, AzureRM.NetCore Module, and Az CLI 2.0 Install Scripts for Ubuntu and OS X

Quick update today – I previously wrote new install scripts for PowerShell Core Versions 6.11 and...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 08/02/2017

Updated! Non-interactive authentication to Microsoft Azure w/ Azure CLI 2.0 - now GA!

In a previous post, I wrote about a method to initiate a non-interactive authenticated session to...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 04/05/2017

Azure CLI 2.0 - Azure Container Service for Docker Swarm Deployment Script (Part 1)

In today's post, I'm going to talk a little about a script I wrote that automates the deployment of...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 04/04/2017

Azure Container Service: How to create an SSH Tunnel

In my last post, I spoke about linking containers together in Docker and, specifically, Docker Swarm...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 03/17/2017

Getting started with PowerShell Core and AzureRM Modules on Ubuntu and OS X

NOTE: This post is now out of date. To view the latest scripts for installing PowerShell Core,...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 02/19/2017

Azure Container Service: How to update your ssh key-pair

Hey there, quick blog post today. A colleague recently asked a question and I thought the answer...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 01/19/2017

How to configure Redis-Server on Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10 (WSL)

I recently spoke at SVDevOps' monthly meetup in the beginning of September and one of the attendees...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 12/23/2016

Apple 2 Factor Authentication (2FA) & How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Mac

As you all know, 2FA / MFA, or 2 Factor Authentication / Multi Factor Authentication is the...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 12/21/2016

How to fix Windows Error Code 0x800f081f

If you are struggling with Windows Error Code: 0x800f081f - "The source files could not be found....

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 12/20/2016

Luma: Surround WiFi - Review

As some of you know, I run a local VMWare ESXi server at home. This server hosts 4 essential VMs,...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 11/13/2016

Mac OS X Sierra - Purgeable Space

I'm finally getting some time to sit down and catch up on some overdue blog posts. About a month...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 11/04/2016

So you want to learn Linux? Channel 9 video!

Over the years one of the most popular questions I've received from fellow systems administrators /...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 10/17/2016

SVCC: AzureRm Management from Any Platform and Channel 9 Video

Watch the Channel 9 Video of the Demo at https://aka.ms/azurexplat Do you have an Azure subscription...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 10/10/2016

SVCC: Getting Started with Bash on Windows 10 Recap and Channel 9 Video

Watch the Channel 9 Video of the Demo at https://aka.ms/learnlxss In this session we covered some...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 10/05/2016

Want something equivalent to the Linux Tail command but for Windows? Use PowerShell!

If you’re like me and you write a lot of scripts that take anywhere from 15 minutes to 50 minutes to...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

Setting up XUbuntu 14.4 and run into display problems?

I’ve been trying to immerse myself into the Linux world quite a bit more lately and in doing so I...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

How to setup: Nest Bootstrap Control Panel

If you haven't yet read the parent post for this how to, please do so first by following this link....

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

WordPress and Password Protected Directories

Recently, I found myself working on a project where password protecting subdirectories with...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

Linux: SSH Remote host identification has changed

If you encountered the ever so terrifying following error, this post will quickly address how to...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

How to assign a static IP in Ubuntu 14.04

Here's a quick post on how to statically assign an IP address in Ubuntu / Xubuntu 14.04 since it's a...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

Windows 10, VMware ESXi, and missing VMDK File?

I have a Windows 10 virtual machine hosted on a VMWare ESXi 5.5 server at home. I use it for simple...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

How to: Clone a Linux Azure VM

In this post we are going to cover how to clone a Linux VM using the Microsoft Azure ARM portal and...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

Microsoft Azure: How to change a repository in a Linux Ubuntu VM

If you have a particular repository you want to use for your Linux VM from within Azure to install...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

HOW TO: DEPLOY A LINUX AZURE VM FROM CLONED TEMPLATE USING AZURE CLI (PART 2)

In this post we are going to cover how to deploy a Linux VM using the Microsoft Azure ARM portal,...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

AWS Tools for PowerShell Core on Linux and OS X

My last post focused on how to use PowerShell Core on Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and OS X 10.11.6 to...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/17/2016

AzureRm PowerShell Commands for scripting and management

This post will be short and sweet, but I wanted to write a quick post on some cool commands you can...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 09/16/2016

PowerShell is now open sourced and available on OS X 10.11 and Linux!

NOTE: This post is now out of date. To view the latest scripts for installing PowerShell Core,...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 08/19/2016

15 Ubuntu Linux Commands Everyone Should Know

As I mentioned in my Windows 10 Anniversary Update post, and now that Bash is on Windows, I thought...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 08/05/2016

10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE WINDOWS 10 ANNIVERSARY UPDATE – NOW AVAILABLE!

Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Build 14393) is now available! Bash is now on Windows! I wrote on...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 08/02/2016

Microsoft Azure: How to change a repository in a Linux Ubuntu VM

If you have a particular repository you want to use for your Linux VM from within Azure to install...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 07/14/2016

How to: Clone a Linux Azure VM

In this post we are going to cover how to clone a Linux VM using the Microsoft Azure ARM portal and...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 06/24/2016

Microsoft Azure: How to get started with Bitnami and WordPress

I thought I would write a quick how-to for getting started quickly with Bitnami and WordPress in...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 06/02/2016

MICROSOFT AZURE AND WORDPRESS – BITNAMI COST COMPARISON AND OPTION BREAK DOWN

I recently decided to migrate my previously self-hosted blog from one 3rd party solution to...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 05/05/2016

WINDOWS 10, VMWARE ESXI, AND MISSING VMDK FILE?

I have a Windows 10 virtual machine hosted on a VMWare ESXi 5.5 server at home. I use it for simple...

Author: Jessica Deen Date: 04/28/2016