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@rlipscombe
rlipscombe / exwx.exs
Created November 26, 2017 16:08
Using wxWidgets from Elixir
#!/usr/bin/env elixir
defmodule Canvas do
@behaviour :wx_object
@title "Canvas Example"
@size {600, 600}
def start_link() do
:wx_object.start_link(__MODULE__, [], [])
@cschiewek
cschiewek / x11_docker_mac.md
Last active May 30, 2024 18:48
X11 in docker on macOS

To forward X11 from inside a docker container to a host running macOS

  1. Install XQuartz: https://www.xquartz.org/
  2. Launch XQuartz. Under the XQuartz menu, select Preferences
  3. Go to the security tab and ensure "Allow connections from network clients" is checked.
  4. Run xhost + ${hostname} to allow connections to the macOS host *
  5. Setup a HOSTNAME env var export HOSTNAME=`hostname`*
  6. Add the following to your docker-compose:
 environment:
@bitwalker
bitwalker / config.ex
Created July 19, 2016 23:00
Useful config wrapper for Elixir
defmodule Config do
@moduledoc """
This module handles fetching values from the config with some additional niceties
"""
@doc """
Fetches a value from the config, or from the environment if {:system, "VAR"}
is provided.
An optional default value can be provided if desired.
@eloypnd
eloypnd / dnsmasq_setup_osx.md
Last active June 16, 2024 04:23
wildcard DNS record on OS X in localhost development with dnsmasq

wildcard DNS in localhost development

$ brew install dnsmasq
   ...
$ cp /usr/local/opt/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.conf.example /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
  • edit /usr/local/etc/dnsmasq.conf
address=/local/127.0.0.1
@khera
khera / nginx-ssl-proxy.conf
Created March 17, 2014 16:44
nginx configuration file to act as SSL proxy when using with slack-hubot integration.
user httpd;
worker_processes 2;
#error_log logs/error.log;
#error_log logs/error.log notice;
#error_log logs/error.log info;
#pid logs/nginx.pid;
events {
How to setup Heroku Hostname SSL with GoDaddy SSL Certificate and Zerigo DNS
Heroku recently added an exciting new 'Hostname SSL' option. This option offers the broad compatibility of IP-based SSL, but at 1/5 the price ($20 / month at the time of this writing).
The following tutorial explains how to use Heroku's new 'Hostname SSL' option on your Heroku project. Before we begin, let's list what we're using here:
* Heroku Hostname SSL
* GoDaddy Standard SSL Certificate
* Zerigo DNS
TORQUEBOX_SERVER=standalone.xml
TORQUEBOX_HOME=/opt/torquebox
RUN=yes
@terryjray
terryjray / gist:3296171
Created August 8, 2012 15:55
Enabling hstore for new postgresql 9.1 and rails 3 install on ubuntu 12.04
RAILS_ENV=production rake db:setup
# produces the error below.....hmmm.....it's a no-worky
psql:/yourprojectpath/yourproject/db/structure.sql:29: ERROR: could not open extension control file "/usr/share/postgresql/9.1/extension/hstore.control": No such file or directory
# hstore postgresql extension needs to be installed, so....
sudo apt-get install postgresql-contrib
# now your extension should be available to enable so log in with psql
psql -d yourproject_production -U yourdbuser -W
@zenkay
zenkay / gist:3237860
Created August 2, 2012 15:19
Installation tips for RVM/Ruby on OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion

Ruby, RVM and Mountain Lion

Key problems

Mountain Lion (10.8) has three main difference compared to Lion (10.7):

  • XCode 4.4 does not install Command Line Tools by default
  • X11 isn't available anymore
  • The installed version of OpenSSL has some bugs

How to work around

@ku1ik
ku1ik / nginx.conf
Created April 25, 2012 19:24 — forked from lucasmazza/conf.md
Nginx upstart script that WORKS with Passenger.
description "nginx http daemon"
start on runlevel [2]
stop on runlevel [016]
console owner
exec /opt/nginx/sbin/nginx -c /opt/nginx/conf/nginx.conf -g "daemon off;"
respawn