When I implemented a Docker Compose file that starts our entire system, I stumbled upon a common problem. The database container is ready, but the database itself is not. So the services try to establish a connection, but fail, because the database is still starting.
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Private Golang Registry in Artifactory
The backend of my latest project consists of several microservices written in Go. Each service is built in Jenkins and then deployed to the Openshift Cloud Platform. The one problem we have is that this Jenkins is not allowed to communicate with servers outside of the companie’s network.
Continue readingInsert JIRA Issue Key in Git Commit Message
To create a link between your Git commits and their Jira issue, developers must include the issue key into their commit comment. Often, developers forget to add the issue key to their commits. Instead, we use a Git commit hook to prefill the commit message with the issue key automatically.
Continue readingManual Deployment From Jenkins To Openshift
In a recent project, we set up a CI/CD pipeline with Bitbucket, Jenkins, and Openshift. Releases of the frontend and microservices should only be done manually, so we decided to implement a Jenkins job where the developer selects the service and version he wants to release.
Continue readingGo Please! Visual Studio Code + Go Mod + Go Language Server
Since Go 1.11, modules are the official way of managing dependencies in Go. The transition is not as smooth as it should be as it is in a very early stage. The feature is planned to be finalized with Go 1.14.
Continue readingAutomatic Local Removal of merged Git Branches
When working with several repositories and feature branches, it can get tedious to clean-up merged and removed branches by hand. A small snippet can do the job automatically.
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