A MikroTik router’s WiFi password can be found in the “Wireless” menu of the WinBox/WinFig interface. If you look for the WiFi password there, you may see that it is hidden behind asterisks and it seems the only you can do is to changed it. This short note shows how to unhide the MikroTik router’s […]
Kubectl: Dry Run – Client | Server – Command Examples
A kubectl command can be used to create, delete or updated resources on a Kubernetes cluster. With the –dry-run=(client|server) flag, the kubectl command can be used to only preview an object, without really submitting it to the Kubernetes cluster. The dry-run mode is useful to see what will the kubectl command do without actually changing […]
Kustomize: Change Image, Tag or Registry
Kustomize is a tool for customizing Kubernetes configurations. Like for secrets, in Kustomize, there is a custom directive that allows to easily override names, tags and change registries (repositories) of container images (e.g. Docker images). This short note shows how to change the image name, tag or registry using Kustomize.
MikroTik: Clear Terminal Screen
When you’re working in a command line interface you may sometimes have a desire to empty a terminal screen from messages and keyboard input. Depending on an operating system there should be a command that can erase the contents of your terminal and display a prompt only (for example a clear command in Linux or […]
[SOLVED] The Container Name Is Already In Use By Container
While starting a Docker container, you may sometimes receive “the container name is already in use by container” error. The complete error looks like as follows: ERROR: for <containerName> Cannot create container for service <serviceName>: Conflict. The container name “<containerName>” is already in use by container “<containerID>”. You have to remove (or rename) that container […]
Connect To MikroTik Router For a First Time
MikroTik routers are very powerful, flexible and are widely used in all kinds of environments from a simple home to a large enterprise network. For ones who are not familiar with networking and with the MikroTik routers particularly, it might be a bit challenging to connect to the new MikroTik router for the first time […]
Reset MikroTik Router
A MikroTik router reset, hard reset, factory reset and configuration reset are all synonyms for resetting the device to its original defaults. If you reset your MikroTik router, you’ll clear its configuration and return it to the original state it was in when you purchased it. For example, if you forget a password to the […]
Windows: Uninstalled Programs History
In Windows you can easily get a list of installed apps with the installation dates through a “Programs and Features” (press ⊞ Win + R to start the “Run” dialog and type in appwiz.cpl and click “OK”). To get a history of uninstalled programs is a bit more challenging, but is still possible using an […]
Copy as Path: Get Full Path of File on Windows
An absolute path, also known as a full path, on Windows systems represents the complete details needed to locate a file or folder, starting from a drive letter (e.g. C:\), including all sub-folders and ending with the file or folder name. Once you have located the desired file or folder in a File Explorer, there […]
Kubectl: Get Pod Containers
According to best practices you should always try to have one container per Pod, and this is the most common Kubernetes use case. However, a Pod can contain multiple containers and the primary reason for this is to support helper applications that assist a primary application. Typical examples of helper applications are data pullers, data […]