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Snap Ubuntu: A Deep Dive for IT Professionals

Snap Ubuntu is a software package manager that bundles applications into a single unit. It’s a great way for new and novice users to get started with complicated application installations in Ubuntu. Snap makes it easy to install, update, and remove the application and ensures that all the relevant prerequisites...

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How to Create Your Own Navidrome Music Server –  Just Like Spotify.

With a containerized Navidrome Music Server! Do you want to create your very own private music server? One that works a lot like Spotify? Did you know that you can do all this in Linux? If you create a cloud server, you can share your music in the car with...

Simplify MongoDB Atlas Infrastructure: A CDK Constructs Tutorial

Write Less: Do More I was recently asked to investigate how easy it is to deploy MongoDB Atlas With CDK. When I eventually got it working, it was a great experience. However, I experienced lots of issues deploying into EU-WEST-1. The problems were caused by the Cloudformation building resources inside...

Resource handler returned message: “Unable to complete request: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference”

Has anyone experienced this issue before? I am getting an error in CloudFormation. AWS support has been utterly useless. Possible Fix It turns out this was an Internal Cloudformation issue, fixed by AWS Support allocating more resources to the MongoDB Third Party registry. Understanding the Error This error fundamentally means...

How to Remove and Close an AWS Account from Organizations

Creating an AWS Account is straightforward, but there are instances when you need to completely close an AWS Account, especially when managing AWS Organizations or dealing with sandbox accounts. This guide focuses on the systematic steps to close an AWS Sandbox account as part of the leavers process. Are you...

How to Create a Custom Linux MOTD Screen

Creating a custom Message of the Day (Linux MOTD) screen on Linux involves modifying certain files and configurations. We’ll use the /etc/update-motd.d/ directory to add scripts that fetch and display relevant information. Creating a Custom Linux MOTD: Enhanced Guide Understanding MOTD: The Message of the Day (MOTD) is a brief...

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