Docker and WordPress
It's time to build on our Docker knowledge. WordPress is a powerful web platform that a large part of the internet is built on. This site is built on WordPress. Whenever I am working on a site for a friend, I will build myself WordPress and then create their site there in my test environment. When I get it the way I want it, I move it and destroy...
Finding Old Snapshots with PowerShell
Do you need to find Old Snapshots on a hyper-v server? It's super easy. So, today we will go through how to get some basic information that allows us to make judgment calls. The Script - Find Old Snapshots $Date = (Get-Date).AddDays(-7) $Vms = Get-VM | where-object {...
Install Perch with PowerShell
Perch is an event log tracker that can catch a lot of useful information. I like perch because it captures failed login information. It's easy to sort and exportable. This is why many companies use the software. There are some gatchya's with perch installs though. If...
Wait for service to appear – PowerShell
This past week I had to install a piece of software that took 30 minutes to install. The software had multiple levels of processes that made the -wait feature completely useless. The best way to know the software was installed is to detect the service names. Thus you...
