Publishing to JSR using release-please

March 19, 2024 - With a little work, you can use release-please and GitHub Actions to publish to JSR.

How to setup a known_hosts file for a Jenkins pipeline job

November 15, 2023 - The builtin Git Host Key Verification for Jenkins doesn't work in pipeline jobs. Here's what to do instead.

Mimicking __dirname and __filename in ESM modules in Node.js

January 18, 2023 - One of the things that I miss most about using ESM is the lack of __dirname and __filename. Here's how to recreate those variables.

How to add npm packages for client-side use in Eleventy

February 17, 2022 - It's not immediately obvious how to use npm packages in an Eleventy website front end. Here's how to do it.

Creating a new user with an SSH key on Linux

March 1, 2021 - The various steps to successfully setup a new user with the best security.

How to setup and deploy a web application on Dokku

February 25, 2021 - The path to set up a web application on Dokku is straightforward if you know the correct steps.

How to regain Jenkins web access after being locked out

February 18, 2021 - Jenkins authentication doesn't always perfectly, here's how to get back in when you've been locked out.

Create TypeScript declarations from JavaScript and JSDoc

October 15, 2020 - Even if you don't write your code in TypeScript you can still generate .d.ts files to provide more information to developer tools.

How to read environment variables in Deno using JavaScript

October 9, 2020 - Deno's API for accessing environment variables is different than Node.js's API.

How to validate the signature of a GitHub webhook using Node.js

August 5, 2020 - It's important to secure your GitHub webhooks using signatures. This is how to do it in Node.js.