kentbrew

The Problem

Standard practices say no non-root process gets to talk to the Internet on a port less than 1024. How, then, could I get Node talking on port 80 on EC2? (I wanted it to go as fast as possible and use the smallest possible share of my teeny tiny little micro-instance's resources, so proxying through nginx or Apache seemed suboptimal.)

The temptingly easy but ultimately wrong solution:

Alter the port the script talks to from 8000 to 80:

}).listen(80);

sinisterchipmunk

Copyright (C) 2011 by Colin MacKenzie IV

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tsabat

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import csv
import argparse
from pathlib import Path
import chardet
from urllib3 import encode_multipart_formdata

csv.field_size_limit(sys.maxsize)

lwe

#!/usr/bin/env ruby -w

# brew-services(1) - Easily start and stop formulas via launchctl
# ===============================================================
#
# ## SYNOPSIS
#
# [<sudo>] `brew services` `list`<br>
# [<sudo>] `brew services` `restart` <formula><br>
# [<sudo>] `brew services` `start` <formula> [<plist>]<br>

twoolie

Running redis using upstart on Ubuntu

I've been trying to understand how to setup systems from the ground up on Ubuntu. I just installed redis onto the box and here's how I did it and some things to look out for.

To install:

tsabat

#! env python

from boto import ec2

conn = ec2.connect_to_region('us-west-2')

vols = conn.get_all_volumes(filters={'status': 'available'})
for vol in vols:
    print 'checking vol:', vol.id, 'status:', vol.status, 'attachment_id:', vol.attach_data.status
    conn.delete_volume(vol.id)

aliang

# yes, sometimes you need to do this. you get pilloried in a forum if you
# ask about it, though!

# this code taken from
# http://wholemeal.co.nz/blog/2011/04/05/rendering-from-a-model-in-rails-3/

class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
  # Use the my_models/_my_model.txt.erb view to render this object as a string
  def to_s
    ActionView::Base.new(Rails.configuration.paths.app.views.first).render(

wizardishungry

gem 'concurrent'

kryptek

Creating a dynamic site-to-site VPN with OpenSwan on Ubuntu 10.04 on EC2

Wes Winham winhamwr@gmail.com

There are many tutorials floating around the web that almost get you a dynamic VPN in EC2. The goal of this tutorial is to be a one-stop-shop for this specific setup.

tsabat

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
#
#
# Cleanup EC2 EBS snapshots.
#
# Originally from: http://www.elastdream.com/2009/04/snapshots.html
#

require 'rubygems'
require 'right_aws'