In this step-by-step guide, we will show you how to create your first successful e2e Playwright test for an Angular 14 project. Step 0 (optional): Start Cloud Desktop - or use your own environment If you need a development environment,…
Cheat Sheet: Install non-privileged podman v3 in a CentOS 7 Container
See how you can run a user space podman container inside another non-privileged container. For that, we create a CentOS 7 image with podman v3 installed. We spin up a Kubernetes non-privileged container from this image, and we show that…
How to enter a root shell session to a container without Docker – replace ‚docker exec‘ by ‚runc‘
The latest version of Kubernetes does not support Docker as a container runtime anymore. That is why many Kubernetes administrators have migrated their cluster's container runtime from docker to another container runtime like containerd or cri-o. Or they will do…
[SOLVED] WebStorm@CentOS Bug: Could not initialize class com.intellij.javascript.debugger.console.jcef.JCE
Do you know the following Error message? Error running 'Angular Application' # <- the name of the Debug Profile might be named differently in your case Could not initialize class com.intellij.javascript.debugger.console.jcef.JCE This happened to us on our WebStorm Cloud Desktop…
Upgrade Kubernetes Cluster – Cheat sheet
This is a cheat sheet created during the last upgrade of a Kubernetes cluster serving Developer's Cloud Desktops to our customers. TLDR; style. Create Backup Recommended Upgrade to the latest Hotfix Version This is an example of how to upgrade…
Migrate Kubernetes Runtime from Docker to containerd
Migration of the kubeadm-based Kubernetes from Docker to containerd should be easy. In my case, it wasn't. Wrong information found on the Internet combined with the incompatibility of the used Kubernetes and containerd versions has caused major problems. Fortunately, I…
Hello ngrx/store @ Angular 13
This Angular ngrx/store tutorial will guide you through the steps of creating a hello world program using ngrx/store. After a brief motivation paragraph, we will learn how to use actions and reducers to manipulate stored states. A few unit tests…
WebStorm Cloud Desktop – the Best Javascript IDE in the Browser
WebStorm Cloud Desktop is now available as an installation-free application that runs in your browser. It provides you with JetBrains' well-known integrated JavaScript development environment with additional CPU and RAM and high internet speed. With the arrival of WebStorm Cloud…
IntelliJ Cloud Desktop – Instant free Remote Session with no Time Limit
IntelliJ Cloud Desktop by vocon IT GmbH is available as a free beta version on https://intellij-frontend.vocon-it.com/. Just register via GitHub or Google, and you are ready to start coding on IntelliJ Cloud Desktop in less than a minute. NEW (2021-11-26):…
Setting a Breakpoint for Debugging Spring Boot CORS Problems in IntelliJ IDEA (Cheat Sheet)
Super-short instructions how to place the breakpoint in an IDE in order to debug CORS issues in Spring Boot. The problem with debugging CORS (like any other filter in spring boot security) is, that any request is blocked before they…
Debugging Angular with Visual Studio Code (Cheat Sheet)
Find below quick step by step instructions on how to debug Angular applications with Visual Studio Code. Versions Tested on Visual Studio Code v1.52.1 on CentOS 7 (more recent versions do not work on CentOS 7) tldr; Ctrl-Shift+` & Create…
CKA Labs (19): Kubernetes Logging
In this article, we will have a look at Kubernetes logging. We will look, how Kubernetes logging is related to Docker logging. References: kubernetes.io: Logging Architecture Docker Logging: A Complete Guide by sematext.com Docker's official documentation on Logging Step 0:…
Tracing iptables on CentOS – Cheat sheet
This is a small cheat sheet that may help to troubleshoot iptables on CentOS systems. Most of the other articles on the Internet did not work, because CentOS has changed the way of activating tracing. Prerequisites iptables is installed and…
Avoid Docker created Files with wrong Permissions (Maven example)
This article helps you running Docker containers without polluting your filesystem with files owned by root. Most Docker images you find on Docker hub are designed to run as root inside the container. This can lead to your file system…
Hello Java Hipster: Angular 8 and Spring Boot 2.1 with Cassandra 3.11 running in Docker
Two and a half years ago, we have shown in this blog post how JHipster a.k.a. Java Hipster can be used to auto-generate Angular 4 and Spring Boot code. Now, we will revisit the Hello World with newer versions Angular…
Install NPM using Chocolatey on Windows
In this little article, we show how to install NPM on Windows using Chocolatey, which is a Linux-like packet manager like apt-get, yum & Co. Step 0: Decision: why not using VS Code or WebStorm in your Browser? The quickest…
Jest@Angular – Replacing Karma by Jest
Improve Angular unit test performance and learn how to replace Karma by Jest right after creating a new project with Angular CLI.
CKA Labs (17): Kubernetes Readiness and Liveness Probes
In this article, we will learn how Kubernetes Liveness Probes and Kubernetes Readiness Probes help us improve the continuity and availability of Kubernetes Services. For that, we will learn how Kubernetes uses probes to decide, whether an application is up…
CKA Labs (18): Kubernetes Metrics Server for CPU and Memory Monitoring
Install and explore the Kubernetes Metrics Server in a hands-on lab. View the CPU and Memory consumption of cluster nodes, applications, and containers.
CKA Labs (16): Kubernetes Persistent Volumes
In this article, we will create Kubernetes Persistent Volumes, change access modes, and add Kubernetes Persistent Volume Claims. Moreover, we will gain some understanding of Kubernetes Storage Objects.