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The Joy of Upstart
Upstart is a ridiculously easy way to turn your scripts into daemons. Take this python script: /home/myuser/ez_daemon.py: exec python /home/myuser/ez_daemon.py …
Detecting File Moves & Renames with Rsync
Without patching, the rsync utility lacks support to detect when a file was renamed/moved across multiple directories inside the synced …
Tracking Application Response Time with Nginx
Recently we noticed some intermittent slow downs with our Gondola sites and wanted to track down the source of the …
Automatically Running Supervisord on Startup
I really like supervisord for long-running process management. It is Python, so it is easy to install and it is …
Pro Tip: Redirecting to a Custom Nginx Maintenance Page
Here’s one I struggled with a bit while upgrading lincolnloop.com yesterday. Scenario: You need to take your site offline and …