Net 7 Console App with Serilog: Step-by-Step Instructions
May 25, 2023
This article explains how to create a console application with logging in place using .Net SDK, Visual Studio, and Serilog. It covers setting up the project, configuring dependency injection, creating the base application, and adding Serilog. It also explains the purpose of each NuGet package used and how to configure Serilog using the Configuration Manager and Dependency Injector.
I’m a big fan of doing Proof of Concepts using a console application.
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➦ Moving to Hugo
Apr 4, 2023
Why Why did I move my site to Hugo? I wonder that myself, but at the end of the day there is a simple reason…. ease.. Well in theory, we will see how it goes.
Jekyll I looked a Jekyll and almost went with it. But was not sure, you never know I may well move this to Jekyll at a later point.
Other Sites I’m going to try to cross post some of my stuff to Hashnode, or I may well just post on Hashnode.
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➦ NuGet Packages
May 2, 2020
I can never remember how to limit what versions of NuGet packages are allowed for a project. So here are how it’s done
Version ranges and wildcards When referring to package dependencies, NuGet supports using interval notation for specifying version ranges, summarized as follows:
Notation Applied rule Description 1.0 x ≥ 1.0 Minimum version, inclusive (1.0,) x > 1.0 Minimum version, exclusive [1.0] x == 1.0 Exact version match (,1.0] x ≤ 1.
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➦ Visual Studio :- CodeLens
Nov 20, 2019
Every now and again part of the Visual Studio code display vanishes on me and I can never remember the setting
Visual Studio CodeLens
In order to get it back I need to re-enable the CodeLens in the Visual Studio options
Visual Studio CodeLens Options Securing Raspberry Pi
Jan 14, 2019
Securing your Pi is a must especially if you are planning to have your Pi open to the outside world. (e.g. act as a web server). Below are details of some of what you should do.
Add New User One issue with the Raspberry Pi is that the default user will always be pi. You may want to create another user to make the Pi a more secure, you can then delete the default user.
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➦ Headless Mode
Dec 15, 2018
Normally when I’m running my Pi I don’t have it connected to a monitor or keyboard. This means that when installing it, I need to install it in headless mode. Below are details on how I setup in headless mode. Before doing this, you need to setup the SD Card as detailed in Building Raspberry Pi.
Step 1: Enable SSH SSH is what I use to connect to my Pi. How I connect to my Pi and is disabled by default.
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➦ Building Raspberry Pi
Dec 15, 2018
Raspberry Pi 3+
A few days ago I managed to remove files from my Pi that stopped it working. I was thinking about rebuilding it anyway so figured now is the time to do it. Details for installing the Pi are below
Step 1: Download the latest version of Raspbain Lite This can be downloaded from the following URL https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
Step 2: Unzip download The download is a compressed file so you need to unzip it.
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