Custom Bash Argument Parser
In this post we will go over implementing a custom argument parser for Bash. You can see the final product here. Some features that I wanted to have are: Parsing …
Custom Bash Argument Parser Read MoreAuthor: Leonardo Merza
Running Nightmare.js on a headless server
Nightmare.js is a high level browser automation library. I recently w anted to use it to scrape data off a website that make it fairly difficult to scrape via normal …
Running Nightmare.js on a headless server Read MoreRun a Cron on the Last Day of the Month
Run everyday to see if it is the last day of the month. If it is then run cron ‘command’. 00 12 * * * if [`date +%d -d tomorrow` …
Run a Cron on the Last Day of the Month Read MoreNginx “Too many open files” Error Solution for Ubuntu
If you run an Nginx server, you may come across an issue where you’ve reached the limit of how many files Nginx can have open. System wide resources are controlled …
Nginx “Too many open files” Error Solution for Ubuntu Read MoreConnect to Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN with OpenVPN on Ubuntu
This post will go over using OpenVPN in Ubuntu 16.04 to connect to a Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN server. PIA has pre-made configuration files here which we will use …
Connect to Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN with OpenVPN on Ubuntu Read MoreConfiguring, Installing, and Starting Nginx From Source Code
This post will go over the manual installation and configuration of Nginx source code on a Linux based system. Building from source code instead of directly installing from a pre-built …
Configuring, Installing, and Starting Nginx From Source Code Read More7×10 LED Matrix Powered by MSGEQ7
This project uses the MSGEQ7 in order to power a 7 channel LED equalizer. The goal was to use current components that were already avilable. Using 70 LEDs, a 7×10 …
7×10 LED Matrix Powered by MSGEQ7 Read MoreKinect Invisible Drumset
This program uses the RGB Camera and Tracking program to display a tracked user in front of a background. A drum set image is then displayed over the user. When …
Kinect Invisible Drumset Read MoreLap Timer
This project was used to time a vehicle around a track by using a sonar sensor to detect when the vehicle passed by. What made this project challenging is wanting …
Lap Timer Read MoreLCD Temperature Project
The goal of this project was to test out the temperature sensor and LCD screen for a larger long term project. It involves using the DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor …
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