Reducing the stress of configuration management with Git

I have previously written about using Git to add revision history to existing rsync backups. Having performed a number of configuration changes and system upgrades recently, I have found another use of Git which has proven invaluable. It’s a fairly obvious hack, but it turns out that turning selected configuration directories (for example /etc/apache2/ and […]

Marcus Povey

I have previously written about using Git to add revision history to existing rsync backups. Having performed a number of configuration changes and system upgrades recently, I have found another use of Git which has proven invaluable. It’s a fairly obvious hack, but it turns out that turning selected configuration directories (for example /etc/apache2/ and […]

Introducing the NPPL Pilots Electronic Logbook

I would like to take a moment out of your normal reading to introduce a little project of mine, the NPPL (National Private Pilot Licence) Electronic Logbook. The tl;dr is that as a private pilot myself as well as a programmer, I wanted a quick and easy way to keep track of my currency requirements, […]

Marcus Povey

I would like to take a moment out of your normal reading to introduce a little project of mine, the NPPL (National Private Pilot Licence) Electronic Logbook. The tl;dr is that as a private pilot myself as well as a programmer, I wanted a quick and easy way to keep track of my currency requirements, […]

How to convert an existing Elgg install to Elgg Multisite

In my earlier post I explained how to set up Elgg Multisite fresh, but as some of you have been asking, what if you already have an Elgg install and want to convert it to Elgg Multisite? Well, providing your modifications have been mostly limited to plugins, this should be fairly straightforward. Unfortunately I don’t […]

Marcus Povey

In my earlier post I explained how to set up Elgg Multisite fresh, but as some of you have been asking, what if you already have an Elgg install and want to convert it to Elgg Multisite? Well, providing your modifications have been mostly limited to plugins, this should be fairly straightforward. Unfortunately I don’t […]