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Git Essentials for Developers: Commands, Best Practices, and Real-World Workflow with GitLab Version control is at the heart of modern software development. Whether you’re working solo or in a distributed team, mastering Git is essential for maintaining code quality, collaboration, and traceability. In this guide, we’ll cover: 🧱 What is Git? Git is a distributed
Setting Up GitLab on Ubuntu with HAProxy and Using HTTPS for Development – Complete Guide In modern software engineering, having a centralized, secure, and scalable code repository is critical. This guide walks through a real-world implementation of a self-hosted GitLab platform deployed on an Ubuntu VM, integrated with HAProxy for SSL termination, and configured for
Complete Guide: Setting Up Ubuntu 22.04 for Docker-Based Application Deployment Running modern applications efficiently requires a solid, production-ready environment. In this guide, we walk through how to prepare an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS server for running containerized applications using Docker, along with essential tools like Node.js, npm, pnpm, and PostgreSQL. This setup is ideal for SaaS
Azure CLI Not Recognized in PowerShell? Here’s How to Fix It on Windows If you run this command in PowerShell: az –version and get this error: az : The term 'az' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. don’t panic. This usually means one of two things:
How to Install Docker Desktop on a Windows Computer — Plus How to Check Whether an Azure Windows 10 VM Supports It Docker Desktop is one of the fastest ways to get a modern container development environment running on Windows. On a physical Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC, the setup is usually straightforward. On
How to Find Which Application Is Using a Port on a Windows When you are troubleshooting a Node.js app, React frontend, backend API, Docker container, or any local development service on Windows, one common problem is discovering that a required port is already in use. If your application needs port 3002 and Windows says the
SQL Server 2025 vs SQL Server 2019: What’s New and Why It Matters A lot of businesses are still running SQL Server 2019 quite happily. It was a strong release: better performance, better recovery, better security, and a big push into data virtualization and big-data workloads. But SQL Server 2025 is a very different kind
How to Enable TDE on SQL Server 2019 Standard with Always On Availability Groups for Selected Databases Protecting sensitive business data at rest is now a core requirement for many organisations. For SQL Server environments running critical production workloads, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is one of the most effective built-in security features for encrypting database
How to Find the Last SQL for INACTIVE Sessions in Oracle 10g (Practical DBA Guide) When an Oracle database hits connection pressure (for example ORA-00020: maximum number of processes exceeded), DBAs usually see a sea of sessions — many of them INACTIVE. The next question is always: “What SQL were these sessions running?” In Oracle
New Microsoft 365 Domain Can Send Email but Can’t Receive? Here’s the Fix (Step-by-Step) You’ve just purchased a new domain (e.g., abc.com), set up a brand-new Microsoft 365 (Office 365) subscription, and created a mailbox like aa@abc.com. Outgoing email works perfectly — but incoming email never arrives. This is one of the most common “new
Secure Ways to RDP into an AWS EC2 Instance When You Only Have Switch-Role Console Access If you’ve been granted AWS Management Console access via “Switch Role” (common for external DBAs and support partners), you can usually see EC2 instances and Amazon RDS — but the next practical question is: How do I safely RDP
Integrating IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition + Codex (OpenAI) A practical, step-by-step guide (plugins, setup options, and a solid workflow) If you’re an IntelliJ IDEA (Community Edition) person but you want Codex-style “agentic” help — refactors, bug fixes, test generation, and codebase Q&A — you’ve got a good path now: Codex is available inside JetBrains IDEs
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