Re: [Discuss] Container to deploy a web service

2018-11-08 Thread Jason Normand
one other thing is if you if you are providing a container or vm you could precompile all or some of the python. On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 10:05 AM Rich Pieri wrote: > On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 02:34:42 -0500 > Tom Luo wrote: > > > Basically, what I need is to provide a port for customers to access > >

Re: [Discuss] Container to deploy a web service

2018-11-08 Thread Jason Normand
. there are companies working to address security concerns, but the complexities involved are not for your average user. On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 9:45 AM Dan Ritter wrote: > Jason Normand: > > from a strictly technical perspective, in order to make something like > this > > work in doc

Re: [Discuss] Container to deploy a web service

2018-11-08 Thread Jason Normand
from a strictly technical perspective, in order to make something like this work in docker you would need to set up some kind of runtime decryption. basically your system would need to read encrypted files from the volume then decrypt them into a memory based storage (harder thought not impossible

Re: [Discuss] Separate commercial firewall?

2016-01-07 Thread Jason Normand
With out knowing more about what they have setup or the company, is it possible its for vpn or external accessibility? I could see requiring more advanced firewall capability for a high end security system or a streaming media system. Another thing I considered when doing home and small office

Re: [Discuss] Password app

2014-10-10 Thread Jason Normand
This sounds viable for sites that do not need high security, and that you do not use a lot. easy to just to keep the app available and quickly run the passwords as you need them. never hurts to have more tools available. this could be especially useful for times when you are using throw away

Re: [Discuss] Monitoring your AWS instances

2014-09-28 Thread Jason Normand
We use Nagios and nrpe with a pretty standard monitoring setup. We also pull in cloudwatch data via python goto scripts. As for the uptick I would avoid making any changes until after the AWS maintenance. We have also noticed an uptick in alerts,though not to that level. However just because

Re: [Discuss] automatic daemon restarts

2014-09-16 Thread Jason Normand
like in many things, it depends on the application. we recently were considering doing the same thing with the puppet agent. The agent will occasionally get stuck due to network errors and require a restart. This is really a bug in the application, but a fix is not expected any time soon. in

Re: [Discuss] selecting a subnet

2014-09-10 Thread Jason Normand
If you are running your own firewall you could also NAT to the corporate network if you can not get a specific subnet. On Sep 10, 2014 4:28 PM, Chuck Anderson c...@wpi.edu wrote: On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 04:04:12PM -0400, Stephen Adler wrote: Guys, I'm setting up a small network at work

Re: [Discuss] kinda shot myself in the foot with UHD monitors

2014-09-06 Thread Jason Normand
Have not had an issue personally, running WQHD on a 27 ultrasharp. but was thinking of that exact issue with dells new 5k 27. Some of it is just personal preference and what one runs. But something developers will need to account. On Sep 6, 2014 7:32 AM, Stephen Adler ad...@stephenadler.com

[Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-04 Thread Jason Normand
or complex, but we would like a robust system and a strong SLA is a requirement. any suggestions are appreciated Jason Normand tracelink.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] VSphere 5.5.0 U1 and backups

2014-08-01 Thread Jason Normand
We have been running veeam successfully for a while now. Though we do not run 5.5. On rare occasions a backup has failed due to snapshot issues but not often. On Aug 1, 2014 7:09 PM, Richard Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: On 8/1/2014 2:33 PM, Scott Ehrlich wrote: What backup method do

Re: [Discuss] share keyboard/video/mouse with 2 desktops

2014-07-07 Thread Jason Normand
I have used synergy a number of times over the years, and it works fairly well. I have run into issues in the past with mixing operating systems, mac and windows I recall in particular. but those issues were related to hot keys and customizing keys, more than standard functionality. no matter

[Discuss] [Position-available] Mid level Cloud Operations Developer

2014-02-20 Thread Jason Normand
--- To post your own position-available or position-wanted message, please follow the procedure at: http://blu.wikispaces.com/job+posting+policy --- TraceLink is an established start-up, that

Re: [Discuss] Point-and-cluck groupware

2013-04-09 Thread Jason Normand
Google apps would certainly work but there is no longer a free option. Sites+Groups+Docs would do all that and more. However you if you can not shell out for Google apps you could do the same with generic Google accounts. You would just not have the centralized management portal. So your admins

Re: [Discuss] How smart is SMART?

2012-11-25 Thread Jason Normand
You should be able to setup smartmontools to run as a crown job to check the drive and send an email if it finds issues. I'm sure there is a free version available for osx. I'm not sure what other options are available for osx. However as has been stated smart is far from fool proof. But its

Re: [Discuss] Yet Another Laptop Recommendation Thread

2012-09-29 Thread Jason Normand
My company has transitioned from the dell d series to thinkpad T series and the smaller x220s with good result. Not a lot of Linux experience on them but they are solid systems for a decent price. On Sep 29, 2012 10:38 PM, David Kramer da...@thekramers.net wrote: Either the backlight or the

Re: [Discuss] Google's Nexus 7

2012-07-10 Thread Jason Normand
I have one on order. Personally I think 7in is an ideal tablet size for most of the stuff done on a tablet. If I really need to work then I want a true laptop. If I'm just browsing the web or watching videos then the lighter 7 in seems the way to go. A 4in screen is still to small for god web

Re: [Discuss] [ OT - very ] Whiteboard cleaner vs. Windex

2012-04-10 Thread Jason Normand
If you buy the concentrated ISO alcohol you can further dilute it with distilled water and save more. Plus you can use it as screen cleaner. 20-40% alcohol should be enough. On Apr 10, 2012 4:22 PM, Richard Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: I'd go one cheaper. The two chemicals in whiteboard

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

2012-03-12 Thread Jason Normand
Personally I don't know anyone who uses a tablet exclusively. It will still be some time before they replace laptops as the primary device. Additionally it would not surprise me if the growth of tablets actually revitalized the desktop to an extent. With a tablet the convience of a laptop is

Re: [Discuss] Fibre Channel and CentOS 5 issues

2012-03-07 Thread Jason Normand
and QLogic. Still seems like config/driver though. with gratitude and in service, Tony Koker ~ On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Jason Normand j...@lentecs.com wrote: We are working on setting up some new hardware for our db servers, but I am having trouble getting the Fibre Channel LUN

[Discuss] Fibre Channel and CentOS 5 issues

2012-03-06 Thread Jason Normand
We are working on setting up some new hardware for our db servers, but I am having trouble getting the Fibre Channel LUN recognized by CentOS 5.7. We are running on an IBM x3550 with dual Brocade HBAs, and have them connected to an IBM DS3524 with dual controllers. Each controller is direct

Re: [Discuss] pdf to word

2012-02-08 Thread Jason Normand
One of the open office ports will open pdfs and save to docs. Not sure if you need editing but its an option to consider. On Feb 8, 2012 7:14 PM, Stephen Adler ad...@stephenadler.com wrote: Hello all, I write a bunch of articles using tex and then generate a pdf file from the .dvi file and

Re: [Discuss] 8 core CPUs, liquid colling

2012-02-04 Thread Jason Normand
Of course it depends on what the servers are doing. But I know And has always been great for budget servers. Unlike Intel they don't gimp their desktop processors when it come to things like ecc support. Atleast the did not use to. But for most mundane server tasks an 8 core amd should be more