When using the desktop version of Ubuntu you'll eventually get or probably have the problem that apt-get update throws a lot "Failed to fetch 404 Not Found" errors. Additionally, you may have the same problem when running apt-get install. Don't worry, it will be fixed in a minute. {{outline}} The …

Update 19th Sept 2014: We added a reference to the GitLab Omnibus Readme as additional resources at the bottom of this post. This post describes how to configure a running GitLab instance with a (self-signed) SSL certificate. The following steps assume you already have a running instance of GitLab available. …

Sorting in MongoDB can cause a lot pain (in the ass!). The problem: MongoDB always sorts case sensitive in the following order Numerics: 0-9 Uppercase letters: A-Z Lowercase letters: a-z For the following examples, assume the upcoming Tag schema and documents in our Tags collection: Schema { name: String, approved: boolean, …

Ubuntu usually ships with an outdated version of nginx. To install the up-to-date version, follow these steps: sudo -s nginx=stable # use nginx=development for the latest development version {{outline}} By setting nginx=stable you declare a temporary environment variable that defines the nginx version you want to install. Use …

MongoDB, Inc. released their newest version 2.6 of MongoDB at the end of May and the Ubuntu/Debian repositories still provide an older version. To install 2.6 follow this guide. Of course, you can use this guide to install MongoDB 3.0. Register APT Repository First, you have …

As a developer you'll reach the point where you have to put your hands on server administration, even though for your local machine setup. The typical Google search covers the most topics and tutorials will guide you to finish the purpose. Chris Fidao (known as @fideloper) created a very inspiring …