Fix "Cannot connect to the Docker daemon. Is the docker daemon running?" error
I spent a good couple of hours trying to fix this error message. I have the latest version of Docker installed on my Mac…
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Christos Matskas
Unleashing the power of Text to Voice using Amazon Polly and Python
I recently had to come up with a solution to quickly turn text to voice and make it available as an MP3 file. Of…
Secretless Python Apps with AWS Secrets Manager
The AWS Secrets Manager is a service that allows users to securely store and manage secrets, such as database credentials and API keys. This…
Deploying a Ghost blog to AWS Lightsail
It was about time to try a new hosting option for my blog. For the past few years I was running my blog on…
Random notes of a new Triathlete
What craziness could have possibly possessed me to start training for a triathlon at the age of 43? If you know me then you…
Windows Terminal - from a developer for developers
If you're like me, then I'm sure that you want to ensure that your tools are tweaked and customized to…
Install Go on WSL Ubuntu from the command line
With Go 1.18 just out and in GA, I was curious to give Go "a go" (pun intended) and play around…
Setting up Managed Identities for ASP.NET Core web app running on Azure App Service
A few weeks ago I wrote about Secure application development with Key Vault and Azure Managed Identities which are managed, behind the scenes, by…
Working with Azure EasyAuth (Azure App Service Authentication) and .NET Core 3.1
Working with authentication in your apps can sometimes be tricky and every app has its own constraints. But the Azure platform provides developers and…
Create sample data for Cosmos DB with .NET Core
Aren't you bored of stockmarket ticker and ToDo sample apps and data? Do you long for some more realistic data to build…
Create an Azure AD protected API that calls into Cosmos DB with Azure Functions and .NET Core 3.1
In today's post we will see how we can create an Azure AD protected API using Azure Functions. The API will use…
Create an Azure AD protected API using Azure Functions and .NET Core 3.1
Learn how to create a protected API using .NET Core 3.1, Azure Functions and Azure Active Directory