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I'm not going to go on about the inner workings of docker. There are pleny of posts/tutorials that cover that. Instead this is meant to be a practical guide on how to use docker. However, there is one thing to note, docker has multiple parts, eg. compose, image, context, docker itself....

This is a work in progress as I'm currently recovering my RAID array on my custom built, 10+ year old NAS.

Context

There is a DIY Linux RAID server with a failed drive. What steps should be taken and what tools are helpful in fixing the problem.

BACKUP FIRST!

Before you do...

Something that I couldn't figure out was how to import my app so that I could test it with pytests. Isolated tests would work, but anytime I tried to import something from my app like so

from app.main import app
from fastapi.testclient import TestClient

client = TestClient(app)

def test_root():
    response =...

This is geared toward debian linux users.

Connecting to Postgres and looking around.

• Log into your postgres instance with sudo -u postgres psql
• You should see the psql prompt

~/repos/chorelist$ sudo -u postgres psql
psql (14.6 (Ubuntu 14.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1))
Type "help" for help.

postgres=#

• \?: list of possible commands and short descriptions. This should be...

The last year or so has been bumpy. I changed jobs, twice. Went from Ruby on Rails back to Python. Emerged from a pandemic. Neglected my health a little and learned some things. This is still ongoing, nothing serious though. Saw coworkers get let go, some that even helped me...