While deploying an Ruby update to an old application these days, we encountered the following misleading error: *** [err :: some-host.makandra.de] You...
When we want to use our own (or bought) fonts in an application with Webpack(er), we have two options...
When you have a powerful machine with many CPU cores, you might run into an error like
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When restoring a PostgreSQL dump using pg_restore, you usually add the --clean flag to remove any existing data from...
To remove all tables from a database (but keep the database itself), you have two options. Option 1: Drop the...
If your app does not need to support IE11, you can use most ES6 features without a build step. Just...
Suggested Workflow Set the ruby version in .ruby-version to 2.3.5, then perform these steps one by one, fixing errors...
Remember How to skip Sprockets asset compile during Capistrano deployment and Automatically skipping asset compilation when assets have not changed...
When upgrading Rails versions -- especially major versions -- you will run into a lot of unique issues, depending on the exact...
The Ace editor is a great enhancement when you want users to supply some kind of code (HTML, JavaScript, Ruby...
Occasionally, your designer will hand you designs where elements break the layout's horizontal container width, like navigation buttons of...
Deployment ready for Opscomplete Copying view and controller templates over to target application during basics configuration or via...
Ubuntu has decided to disable PDF processing because ImageMagick and the underlying Ghostscript had several security issues. When your Ghostscript...
Mobile Chrome and Safari support the "web share API" which allow you to use the native share functionality of an...
It is possible to access Rails config (for example secrets) from within your webpack bundles, thanks to rails-erb-loader...
Font Awesome 5 is a comprehensive solution for vector icons on your website. Originally, Font Awesome came as an icon...
S3cmd is a free command line tool and client for uploading, retrieving and managing data in Amazon S3. S3cmd reads...
Phusion Passenger changed the way how it gets restarted several times. Through the project's history, these all were valid...
In this example we assume that not only the storage gem changes but also the file structure on disc.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is an attack pattern for websites. A CSRF attack is usually relevant in a...
Most forms have a single submit button that will save the record when pressed. Sometimes a form needs additional submit...
Migrating data from a legacy into a new system can be a surprisingly large undertaking. We have done this a...
In a project team for a bigger project people have several roles: Developer: at makandra Project lead: at makandra