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echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ precise-pgdg main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list
wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install postgresql-9.3 postgresql-server-dev-9.3 postgresql-contrib-9.3 -y
 
sudo su - postgres -c "psql template1 -p 5433 -c 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS hstore;'"
sudo su - postgres -c "psql template1 -p 5433 -c 'CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS \"uuid-ossp\";'"
sudo su - postgres -c "service postgresql stop"
sudo su - postgres -c '/usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin/pg_upgrade -b /usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/bin -B /usr/lib/postgresql/9.3/bin -d /var/lib/postgresql/9.1/main/ -D /var/lib/postgresql/9.3/main/ -O "-c config_file=/etc/postgresql/9.3/main/postgresql.conf" -o "-c config_file=/etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf"'
 

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# .railsrc
-B #Skip Bundle
-T #Skip Test-Unit
-d postgresql #Use postgres

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What is your folder-structure preference for a large-scale Node.js project?

0: Starting from Rails

This is the reference point. All the other options are based off this.

|-- app
|   |-- controllers
|   |   |-- admin

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Mac Homebrew (RVM/MySQL/Redis) setup

Follow the steps below to setup a local development environment:

XQuartz

Recommended to download latest XQuartz

iTerm2

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DigitalOcean Ubuntu 14.04 x64 + Rails 4 + Nginx + Unicorn + PostgreSQL + Capistrano 3

Create a Droplet

SSH into Root

$ ssh root@123.123.123.123

Change Root Password

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Install node-repl-promised: npm install -g repl-promised

Use the repl to list all users

$ node-promised
> var app = require('./app');
undefined
> var Bookshelf = app.get('bookshelf');
undefined

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#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -u
set -e

export GIT_WORK_TREE="/var/www/example.com"
export NODE_VERSION="0.10"

echo "--> Checking out..."
git checkout -f

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# config/deploy.rb

namespace :upstart do
  desc 'Generate and upload Upstard configs for daemons needed by the app'
  task :update_configs, except: {no_release: true} do
    upstart_config_files = File.expand_path('../upstart/*.conf.erb', __FILE__)
    upstart_root         = '/etc/init'

    Dir[upstart_config_files].each do |upstart_config_file|
      config = ERB.new(IO.read(upstart_config_file)).result(binding)

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class ZendeskTicketsJob
  extend Resque::Plugins::ExponentialBackoff
  @queue = :low
  FIELDS = ['zendesk_id', 'requester_id', 'assignee_id', 'group', 'subject', 'tags', 'status', 'priority', 'via', 'ticket_type', 'created_at', 'assigned_at', 'solved_at', 'resolution_time', 'satisfaction', 'group_stations', 'assignee_stations', 'reopens', 'replies', 'first_reply_time_in_minutes', 'first_reply_time_in_minutes_within_business_hours', 'first_resolution_time_in_minutes', 'first_resolution_time_in_minutes_within_business_hours', 'full_resolution_time_in_minutes', 'full_resolution_time_in_minutes_within_business_hours', 'agent_wait_time_in_minutes', 'agent_wait_time_in_minutes_within_business_hours', 'requester_wait_time_in_minutes', 'requester_wait_time_in_minutes_within_business_hours', 'reservation_code', 'requires_manual_closing']

  def self.perform(url)
    `rm /tmp/zendesk_tickets*`
    `wget #{url} -O /tmp/zendesk_tickets.csv.zip`
    `unzip -p /tmp/zendesk_tickets.csv.zip > /tmp/zendesk_tickets.csv`
    

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OS X Preferences

---

most of these require logout/restart to take effect

# Enable character repeat on keydown
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

# Set a shorter Delay until key repeat