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darrenpmeyer / open-vm-tools-vmware-ubuntu-sharing.md
Last active February 8, 2026 00:51
open-vm-tools and VMWare Shared Folders for Ubuntu guests

(NB: adapted from this Ask Ubuntu thread -- tested to work on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS through Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy).

Unlike using VMWare Tools to enable Linux guest capabilities, the open-vm-tools package doesn't auto-mount shared VMWare folders. This can be frustrating in various ways, but there's an easy fix.

TL;DR

Install open-vm-tools and run:

sudo mount -t fuse.vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other
@PurpleBooth
PurpleBooth / Dockerfile
Last active March 21, 2024 09:33
Create a static binary in go and put it in a from scratch docker container
FROM golang:1.9
WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/purplebooth/example
COPY . .
RUN go build -ldflags "-linkmode external -extldflags -static" -a main.go
FROM scratch
COPY --from=0 /go/src/github.com/purplebooth/example/main /main
CMD ["/main"]
@sacreman
sacreman / prometheus.yml
Last active July 7, 2025 10:21
Prometheus configuration to scrape Kubernetes outside the cluster
# Prometheus configuration to scrape Kubernetes outside the cluster
# Change master_ip and api_password to match your master server address and admin password
global:
scrape_interval: 15s
evaluation_interval: 15s
scrape_configs:
# metrics for the prometheus server
- job_name: 'prometheus'
@cherti
cherti / alert.sh
Created December 9, 2016 13:47
send a dummy alert to prometheus-alertmanager
#!/bin/bash
name=$RANDOM
url='http://localhost:9093/api/v1/alerts'
echo "firing up alert $name"
# change url o
curl -XPOST $url -d "[{
\"status\": \"firing\",
@bergerx
bergerx / gist:e8b20a2fbd3c47074bf5861b7e2fa598
Last active August 11, 2016 14:57
zip(*(iter(items),)*2)
items=[1,2,3,4]
items --> [1,2,3,4]
iter(items) --> <listiterator at 0x7f4d642273d0>
(iter(items) ) --> <listiterator at 0x7f4d64227690>
(iter(items), ) --> (<listiterator at 0x7f4d64227690>,)
(iter(items), ) * 2 --> (<listiterator at 0x7f4d64227590>, <listiterator at 0x7f4d64227590>)
zip(* (iter(items),)*2 ) --> zip(<listiterator at 0x7f4d64227590>, <listiterator at 0x7f4d64227590>)

Generate root/intermediate/end certs

Run https://gist.github.com/bprashanth/d79b9810dea8b07a7bb1ccf467be5b66 (some googling + fiddling of how to generate intermediates with openssl, so don't take this as an authoritative guide). That script will create 3 CSRs, one for the root, one for an intermediate, and the last one for the end user. You probably don't care about most of the fields of the CSR execpt for "Common Name", eg:

If you enter '.', the field will be left blank.
-----
Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:
Locality Name (eg, city) []:
@kalharbi
kalharbi / zookeeper-solr-cloud.md
Last active February 22, 2022 02:58
Setting up an external Zookeeper Solr Cluster

Setting up an external Zookeeper Solr Cluster

This is a step by step instruction on how to create a cluster that has three Solr nodes running in cloud mode. These instructions should work on both a local cluster (for testing) and a remote cluster where each server runs in its own physical machine. This was tested on Solr version 5.4.1 and Zookeeper version 3.4.6

Installing Solr and Zookeeper

  • Download and extract Solr:
    • curl -O http://archive.apache.org/dist/lucene/solr/5.5.3/solr-5.5.3.tgz
    • mkdir /opt/solr
@squarism
squarism / iterm2.md
Last active March 18, 2026 03:43
An iTerm2 Cheatsheet

In the below keyboard shortcuts, I use the capital letters for reading clarity but this does not imply shift, if shift is needed, I will say shift. So + D does not mean hold shift. + Shift + D does of course.

Tabs and Windows

Function Shortcut
New Tab + T
Close Tab or Window + W (same as many mac apps)
Go to Tab + Number Key (ie: ⌘2 is 2nd tab)
Go to Split Pane by Direction + Option + Arrow Key
@devietti
devietti / timeout.py
Created December 28, 2011 07:29
Python script+module to run a command with a timeout. A signal (SIGKILL by default) is sent to the command if the timeout expires.
#!/usr/bin/env python
## This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
## the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
## (at your option) any later version.
## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the