Bravo Kernel Bloghttps://bravo-kernel.comen-ushttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2023/05/how-to-build-a-fully-internationalized-nextjs-application-using-lingui-v4https://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2023/05/how-to-build-a-fully-internationalized-nextjs-application-using-lingui-v4In this tutorial we will build an internationalized (i18n) Nextjs application using the latest v4 version of Lingui.js. Completing the tutorial should result in a good understanding of the Lingui internationalization process as well as a fully functioning multi-language Typescript sample application…Wed, 03 May 2023 14:48:07 GMTnextjstutorialexamplelinguiinternationalizationcrowdini18njavascriptmulti-languagehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2021/04/how-to-build-cardano-serializer-lib-using-windows-wslhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2021/04/how-to-build-cardano-serializer-lib-using-windows-wslFollow these instructions to successfully build cardano-serialization-lib on Windows (because using e.g. Git Bash will simply not work). This assumes you already have Debian running on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 1. Install python 2.7 2. Install curl 3. Install rust and choose option 1…Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:01:43 GMTcardanowsldebianlinuxhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2020/02/windows-terminal-error-creating-winpty-connectnamedpipe-failed-windows-error-232https://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2020/02/windows-terminal-error-creating-winpty-connectnamedpipe-failed-windows-error-232If you are: - Are using Git Bash (inside Windows Terminal) on a Windows machine - And are seeing above winpty error Simply exclude C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\winpty-agent.exe in your antivirus software.Fri, 14 Feb 2020 15:46:43 GMTgitwindowshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2020/01/creating-a-scheduled-broken-links-checker-using-github-actionshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2020/01/creating-a-scheduled-broken-links-checker-using-github-actionsIntroduction Follow this tutorial if you want to prevent dead links creeping into your website. After completing all steps you will have created a simple Github action that: - Does a monthly check against your live website - Creates a Github Issue if broken links are detected - Optionally assigns a…Fri, 10 Jan 2020 09:19:00 GMTcigithub-actionshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2018/03/how-to-install-powershell-core-on-ubuntuhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2018/03/how-to-install-powershell-core-on-ubuntuTo install Powershell Core on Ubuntu: To verify the installation completed successfully: 1. Start Powershell by typing pwsh 2. Type Get- and press TAB If things went well you should see a lot of familiar CmdLets ready for use on your Linux server ;)Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:00:00 GMTdevopsubuntulinuxpowershellhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2017/03/how-to-use-a-cakephp-api-as-the-data-backend-for-ember-in-30-minuteshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2017/03/how-to-use-a-cakephp-api-as-the-data-backend-for-ember-in-30-minutesIn this follow-up post to How to make your CakePHP 3 API produce JSON API we will show you how easy it is to use your CakePHP API as the backend for an Ember application, allowing you to keep benefiting from the extremely powerful CakePHP ORM whilst also enjoying all the frontend-goodies provided by…Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:00:00 GMTcakephpemberapijsonapihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2017/03/installing-php7-composer-and-codesniffer-on-windows10-for-vscodehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2017/03/installing-php7-composer-and-codesniffer-on-windows10-for-vscodeThis post will guide you through clean (non-polluting) Windows 10 installations of PHP 7, Composer and PHP CodeSniffer and will show you how to integrate it all with Visual Studio Code as a bonus. 1. Installing PHP First download one of the PHP binaries suitable for your system (we used the 64-bit…Sun, 12 Mar 2017 18:00:00 GMTcakephpvscodewindowscomposerdevopsphpcshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2017/03/how-to-make-your-cakephp-3-api-produce-jsonapihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2017/03/how-to-make-your-cakephp-3-api-produce-jsonapiIn this follow-up post to How to add JWT Authentication to a CakePHP 3 REST API we will update our existing API so it will produce JSON API compliant output giving you the benefits of standardization and instant compatibility with JSON API supporting tools like Ember Data. API methods used in this…Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:10:24 GMTcakephprestapijsonapihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2017/01/how-to-create-responsive-vertically-aligned-mulitline-radio-button-labelshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2017/01/how-to-create-responsive-vertically-aligned-mulitline-radio-button-labelsStep-by-step instructions for creating responsive vertical radio buttons with nicely aligned multiline labels (using either plain CSS or Foundation 6). Fiddle example The HTML The CSSSat, 28 Jan 2017 10:22:56 GMTcsshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2016/11/how-to-install-watchman-on-debianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2016/11/how-to-install-watchman-on-debianTo globally install Watchman on Debian: Please note that the --enable-statedir option must be set on Debian systems to prevent Watchman startup failures due to non-existing default location /usr/local/var/run/watchman. To make sure things went well: Closing notes: - Watchman state can be found in…Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:54:38 GMTdebianlinuxembervagranthttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2016/06/various-solutions-for-solving-the-elm-guide-age-exercisehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2016/06/various-solutions-for-solving-the-elm-guide-age-exerciseStep-by-step walkthrough of various solutions to the Elm Guide age challenge intended to help novice Elm users grasp types, type conversions and refactoring logic. Before We Begin Please note that: - All provided code can be tested online by copy-pasting into the online Elm Try editor - this…Sat, 18 Jun 2016 22:06:53 GMTelmhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/10/instant-nginx-api-key-authentication-for-your-cakephp-apihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/10/instant-nginx-api-key-authentication-for-your-cakephp-apiInstantly add rock solid API key authentication for your CakePHP (CRUD) API using nothing more than a simple Nginx configuration file: - Protect your API before even coding - No code, no overhead - Json error response consistent with the FriendsOfCake API Listener or JSONAPI - Manual API key…Mon, 26 Oct 2015 20:50:30 GMTnginxcakephpapihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/10/how-to-change-the-country-used-by-the-windows-10-news-live-tilehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/10/how-to-change-the-country-used-by-the-windows-10-news-live-tileFollow these steps to make the Windows 10 News App display news for your specific country. 1. Open the Windows 10 Search Menu, type news and select the News application ) 2. Open the Setting windows by pressing the cog icon (bottom left) ) 3. On the settings window select your preferred country and…Sat, 17 Oct 2015 14:11:49 GMTmicrosoftwindowshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/10/setting-up-hexo-on-windowshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/10/setting-up-hexo-on-windowsFollow these instructions to install and configure the Hexo blog framework on Windows. Requirements - Git Bash 1. Install Node.js 1. Install Node.js ) 2. Make sure to allow Node.js Windows Firewall access. ) 3. Verify the installation by running the following commands inside the Git Bash: 2a.…Sun, 11 Oct 2015 15:45:43 GMThexobloghttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/10/how-to-remove-add-ins-from-office-2016https://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/10/how-to-remove-add-ins-from-office-2016Remove Office 2016 Add-ins to drastically improve startup times, applies to: - Word 2016 - Excel 2016 - Powerpoint 2016 Instructions 1. Open your Office 2016 product. 2. Select the File option from the Microsoft Office Ribbon menu. ) 3. Select Options in the left navigation bar ) 4. On the Add-ins…Sat, 10 Oct 2015 15:45:43 GMTmicrosoftofficehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/09/how-to-create-scheduled-tasks-for-powershell-on-windows-server-2012https://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/09/how-to-create-scheduled-tasks-for-powershell-on-windows-server-2012Properly configured Scheduled Tasks for Powershell scripts on Windows Server 2012. Creating the service account Assuming the account only requires local administrator permissions: - Open the Local Users and Groups console (lusrmgr.msc) - Create a new local user (service) account used to execute the…Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:45:43 GMTwindowspowershellhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/06/minecraft-tips-and-tricks-dutchhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/06/minecraft-tips-and-tricks-dutchMultiverse - Multiverse website - Alle Multiverse commando's - Alle Multiverse per-wereld commando's Multiverse spawns Om als speler naar de spawn te gaan van de wereld waar je nu in zit: Om als speler naar de spawn van een andere wereld dan degene waar je nu in zit te gaan: Om de standaard spawn…Sat, 27 Jun 2015 10:38:10 GMTminecrafthttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-add-jwt-authentication-to-a-cakephp-3-rest-apihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-add-jwt-authentication-to-a-cakephp-3-rest-apiIn this follow-up post to How to prefix route a CakePHP 3 REST API we will implement JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication. To prevent (yet another) partial/pointless JWT tutorial we will provide you with step-by-step instructions: - Describing a full blown, real world implementation - Usable as…Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:22:32 GMTcakephprestapisecurityjwthttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-prefix-route-a-cakephp-3-rest-apihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-prefix-route-a-cakephp-3-rest-apiIn this follow-up post to How to use a CakePHP 3 REST API we will implement a Prefix Route so we can benefit from clean controller logic separation and limit access to our API resources through (only) /api prefixed URLs. Before We Begin This is part three of the CakePHP 3 REST API tutorial series:…Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:47:38 GMTcakephprestapihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-use-a-cakephp-3-rest-apihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-use-a-cakephp-3-rest-apiIn this follow-up post to How to build a CakePHP 3 REST API in minutes we explore the inner workings of our new API. We will address the most common use cases by: 1. Adding some tasty cocktail data to our application (already listening at http://cake3api.app) 2. Accessing the cocktail resources…Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:10:24 GMTcakephprestapihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-build-a-cakephp-3-rest-api-in-minuteshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/04/how-to-build-a-cakephp-3-rest-api-in-minutesStep-by-step instructions for creating a full featured RESTful API using CakePHP 3. Before We Begin This is part one of the CakePHP 3 REST API tutorial series: 1. How to build a CakePHP 3 REST API in minutes 2. How to use a CakePHP 3 REST API 3. How to prefix route a CakePHP 3 REST API 4. How to add…Sun, 12 Apr 2015 11:22:21 GMTcakephprestapihttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/03/creating-proper-github-releaseshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2015/03/creating-proper-github-releasesStep-by-step instructions for creating Github Releases like the pros. Assuming: - A master branch - A more-or-less stable dev branch ready to be merged into master - A VERSION.txt file holding release version Pro Tip: keep release cycles short, release often! Creating the release 1. Create…Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:30:00 GMTgithttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/12/setting-up-logstash-1-4-2-to-forward-nginx-logs-to-elasticsearchhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/12/setting-up-logstash-1-4-2-to-forward-nginx-logs-to-elasticsearchStep-by-step instructions on how to configure Logstash v1.4.2 to forward your Nginx access logs to Elasticsearch v1.4.2. Create a custom Nginx log format Add the following custom logformat to the /etc/nginx/conf.d file so it becomes available to all (virtual) Nginx hosts: Make sure to add this above…Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:13:25 GMTdevopslogstashelasticsearchnginxhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/10/kitchen-converge-re-run-error-on-windows-against-vagrant-with-synced-folderhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/10/kitchen-converge-re-run-error-on-windows-against-vagrant-with-synced-folderThe case Running kitchen converge on Windows using Chef-DK against a .kitchen.yml vagrant server with a synced folder: - Succeeds the first time - Fails every following attempt stating there is "No such file or directory" Strangely enough: - The mentioned file does exist (both locally and remote) -…Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:26:33 GMTdevopschefvagranthttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/09/how-to-fix-shellshock-bash-vulnerability-using-chefhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/09/how-to-fix-shellshock-bash-vulnerability-using-chefTwo copy-paste solutions for your recipes that will: - Make your Chef deployed servers Shellshock proof - Display shellshock-fix during provisioning to make you look good as a bonus Using package Place anywhere after your apt-get update action. Using execute Place anywhere.Sun, 28 Sep 2014 20:07:09 GMTdevopschefsecurityhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/09/how-to-set-up-phpcs-with-cakephp-coding-standard-on-ubuntuhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/09/how-to-set-up-phpcs-with-cakephp-coding-standard-on-ubuntuInstall required package Install the CakePHP Coding Standard UsageMon, 01 Sep 2014 08:41:23 GMTlinuxcakephpphpcsubuntuhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/09/how-to-set-up-xdebug-for-php5-fpm-on-ubuntuhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/09/how-to-set-up-xdebug-for-php5-fpm-on-ubuntuInstall required packages: Open file /etc/php5/fpm/php.ini and add the following line to the "Dynamic Extensions" section: Restart PHP:Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:36:52 GMTlinuxubuntuxdebugdevopshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-use-variables-in-mssqlhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-use-variables-in-mssqlTo use variables in MSSQL queries, simply declare and set them before using:Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:41:31 GMTdatabasehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-reinstall-octopress-with-octostrap3-theme-on-debianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-reinstall-octopress-with-octostrap3-theme-on-debianReinstall Octopress Re-enable theme submoduleThu, 14 Aug 2014 15:44:33 GMToctopressbloglinuxdebianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-set-up-time-date-and-timezone-on-debianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-set-up-time-date-and-timezone-on-debianDisplay (incorrect) time, date and timezone Show active timezone Fix incorrect timezone Install ntp client View corrected time, date and timezoneSun, 10 Aug 2014 11:48:16 GMTlinuxdebiantimehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-create-a-new-cakephp-application-using-friendsofcake-app-templatehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-create-a-new-cakephp-application-using-friendsofcake-app-templateThis will create a new CakePHP application using the awesome FriendsOfCake app-template. Make sure you have: - Installed Composer (see "How to install Composer on Debian") - Created an empty Github repository (we'll call it Debby) Install app-template Generate app Save appSun, 10 Aug 2014 07:31:56 GMTcakephpcomposerdevopshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-install-composer-on-debianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-install-composer-on-debianTo make Composer (globally) available on Debian: Verify installation:Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:27:48 GMTdebianlinuxcomposerdevopshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-install-a-debian-lemp-serverhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-install-a-debian-lemp-serverThis will install a LEMP server with nginx, MySQL and PHP-fpm on Debian Wheezy in 5 minutes. Install required packages Enable PHP Open file /etc/nginx/sites-available/default as root and replace line: with: In the same file, replace the php$ section with: Round up Create a simple index.php: Restart…Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:26:05 GMTlinuxdebiannginxhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-fix-octopress-build-warning-layout-nil-requestedhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-fix-octopress-build-warning-layout-nil-requestedWhen rakegenerate produces errors like this: Fix by replacing: with: in files: - source/atom.xml - source/robots.txt - source/includes/custom/categoryfeed.xmlSat, 09 Aug 2014 08:18:57 GMToctopressbloghttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-install-octopress-with-gsl-on-debianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-install-octopress-with-gsl-on-debianThis will install Octopress with GSL (for 10x faster LSI support) on Debian Wheezy in 5 minutes. Make sure you have created a Github-pages repository first. Install required packages Install GSL We enable GSL to speed up page generation and remove this annoying rakegenerate warning: Compile by…Sat, 09 Aug 2014 07:25:23 GMToctopressbloglinuxdebianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-set-up-sudo-on-debianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-set-up-sudo-on-debianTo install sudo and add to the sudoers group run: Note: must logout and login to effectuate new group membership (and thus sudo).Sat, 09 Aug 2014 07:24:40 GMTlinuxdebianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-configure-git-private-emailhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-configure-git-private-emailThis will keep your email address private:Sat, 09 Aug 2014 07:24:14 GMTgithttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-fix-git-commit-insufficient-permission-errorhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-fix-git-commit-insufficient-permission-errorWhen git commit gives this error: Take back ownership of all Git objects by runnning:Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:45:52 GMTgithttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-maintain-your-personal-octostrap3-themehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2014/08/how-to-maintain-your-personal-octostrap3-themeMake sure you have created a personal fork of the Octostrap3 repository. Add theme as a Git submodule Add personal Octostrap3 theme as a Git submodule: Update theme Edit some files (see the Octopress theme documentation). Install updated theme Install updated theme (or it will not be used when when…Mon, 04 Aug 2014 09:22:47 GMToctopressbloghttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-stop-mpt-raid-status-change-emails-on-debian-6-slash-vpshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-stop-mpt-raid-status-change-emails-on-debian-6-slash-vpsI was getting flooded with error emails on my Debian 6 server running on a hosted VPS: Since I'm not using RAID... running this as root will stop the emails: As an alternative to step 2: use package rcconf to deactivate this service on startup in all runlevel.Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:47:32 GMTlinuxdebianhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-set-up-a-multi-language-fim-2010-r2-self-service-password-reset-portalhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-set-up-a-multi-language-fim-2010-r2-self-service-password-reset-portalThe 2010 R2 release for Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) contains a huge overhaul of the password-registration and password-reset web (SSPR) portals. Besides the fact that they now function properly (duh!) much attention has been put into adding multi-lingual support which is great if you…Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:30:34 GMTmicrosoftfimhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-set-up-a-minecraft-srv-record-using-transiphttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-set-up-a-minecraft-srv-record-using-transipCreate the following DNS records to allow connections to a hosted Minecraft server using play.bravo-kernel.com instead of 86.95.212.98:27032Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:30:04 GMTminecraftdnshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-undo-a-git-commithttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/04/how-to-undo-a-git-commitThere a tons of cases where a Git commit has to be undone, each with it's own prefered approach. This Stackoverflow thread describes most of them.Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:53:18 GMTgithttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/03/when-is-your-sensitive-iphone-slash-ipad-data-encrypted-slash-securehttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2013/03/when-is-your-sensitive-iphone-slash-ipad-data-encrypted-slash-secureI have rolled out many enterprise BYOD scenario's for a wide variety of mobile devices and the one question I always get asked is "will our sensitive data on the iPhones and iPads be encrypted?". The answer, unfortunately, is not black and white. Unlike other manufacturers like Blackberry (who…Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:10:12 GMTapplesecurityhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2012/06/how-to-update-an-outdated-local-git-repohttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2012/06/how-to-update-an-outdated-local-git-repoWhen your local repository is behind/untracked this will: - Delete all local files that are no longer present in the remote repo - Replace all local files that have newer versions in the remote repoThu, 28 Jun 2012 14:01:12 GMTgithttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2012/04/how-to-make-a-perfect-cosmopolitanhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2012/04/how-to-make-a-perfect-cosmopolitanRecipy for the perfect Cosmopolitan: - 2 parts good vodka - 1 part lightly sweetened cranberry juice - 1 part fresh lime juice 1. Put in a cocktail-shaker 2. Add hand-crushed ice 3. Shake the lot 4. Pour into two nice glasses rimmed with brown sugarThu, 19 Apr 2012 14:10:48 GMTmischttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2011/01/how-to-fix-javascript-ampersand-breaking-w3c-validationhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2011/01/how-to-fix-javascript-ampersand-breaking-w3c-validationIf your page doesn't pass W3C Validation because of Javascript containing: - Ampersands (&) - Greater/lesser than (< >) Encapsulate your script inside a CDATA tag and the W3C parser will ignore it.Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:05:13 GMTjavascriptvalidatorhttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2010/12/how-to-create-git-patcheshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2010/12/how-to-create-git-patchesThis example will create a patch for the CakeDC Comments Plugin: You are now working in your local branch "localfix" so: - Make required changes to the code - Commit the changes - Create the patch In this case: If all went well: - There should be a file named…Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:18:17 GMTgithttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2010/08/how-to-use-remote-git-brancheshttps://bravo-kernel.com/blog/2010/08/how-to-use-remote-git-branchesCreate a feature branch: Create a local feature branch called "tooltips" and add it to the remote repository: Develop on the feature branch: Make sure you are working in the local "tooltips" branch and make some file changes. Merge feature branch into master: Please note: Merging should be done from…Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:39:59 GMTgit