Novus just got better (again)

After a couple of months since the last release, here I am again, announcing a new updated version of Novus - v0.0.5. This version includes new features and minor enhancements, but most importantly, it introduces the trust command鈥攕omething I have wanted to have since the very beginning....

How to use sudo without a password in your programs

When writing software, sometimes it is necessary to run shell commands that require sudo privileges. This can happen, for instance, when building a CLI tool that needs to write into protected filesystem directories or modify certain files....

Novus v0.0.4 released 馃殌

Ever since releasing the first version of the binary, I knew there were more things I wanted to add and improve in Novus. There have been a couple of smaller releases since then, but it was only bug fixes I stumbled across while using the binary....

Introducing Novus - a local HTTPS proxy for better developer experience

Novus is a tiny command-line utility designed to enhance local web development. It consists of several tools to provide production-like web URLs on your local machine in a matter of seconds....

Showing the active Firebase project in the command line

If you are working on a project where Firebase is used, most likely you have a separate project created for each environment (dev, staging, prod, sometimes maybe even more). During the development, it often happens that you need to configure something using Firebase CLI....

How We Migrated All User Files to AWS S3

Migrating data is often a challenging job, especially when every little mistake can instantly impact a user鈥檚 experience. Thus, it is necessary to research the task properly, pinpoint possible issues, and make sure the description is totally clear and everyone knows what is the expected result....

Automatically pausing Spotify on macOS

I really enjoy listening to some good music before sleeping. But the question is who will stop the music once you fall asleep, right? If you鈥檙e using iPhone you can schedule a timer which will stop playing after time elapses....

Watching your UNIX scripts

In one project I needed to run the Laravel鈥檚 queue:work command for sending emails on production. The problem was that sometimes it quit silently and emails were accumulating in database. To solve it you would probably install program like supervisord or similar....

How I bypassed our school internet system. Twice.

I live at student鈥檚 dormitory and we have got one rule here. Internet here turns off every day after 11pm. And it sucks 馃槒. So my roommate and I wanted to do something with that....