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Encrypt/Decrypt a string on Linux using Openssl

In this blog post I am going to show you how you can use Openssl to encrypt and decrypt a string on the command line in Linux. Prerequisites The prerequisite is that you have Openssl installed. Please read through this blog post on how to do this: https://www.howtoforge.

SuiteCRM V8 API Wrapper in Python get relationships

As described in my previous post [https://blog.sommerfeldsven.de/] I have written a small Python wrapper for the SuiteCRM [https://suitecrm.com/] V8 API. You can find the source code on Github [https://github.com/terencejackson8000/SuiteCRM-V8-API]. The initial version is now extended to be able to fetch data

Cockpit CMS docker container

Cockpit CMS docker container

I am running Cockpit CMS [https://getcockpit.com/] for quite some time and I still love it for being an open source and easy to use headless CMS. Unfortunately I could not find an actual docker image to run Cockpit CMS in a docker environment. Hence I decided to put

SuiteCRM V8 API Wrapper in Python

SuiteCRM V8 API Wrapper in Python

I have started to work on a SuiteCRM [https://suitecrm.com/] V8 API [https://docs.suitecrm.com/developer/api/developer-setup-guide/json-api/] Wrapper written in Python. In the past I have always used a direct database access to get the data from SuiteCRM. But given the table structure the queries could

Set up current time for Arduino

When you are logging or publishing data (e.g. to an MQTT), typically a timestamp is added. I have build a small distance sensor based on an Arduino and a HC-SR04 ultrasound sensor. [https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B078S7G8LB/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1638&creative=6742&

Open links in new tab with Ghost CMS

If you are using Ghost CMS, which is brutally awesome BTW, then you might have already realized that all links your are adding via the Ghost CMS editor are opened in the same tab as your article. In order to change this, you need to change the target [https://www.

Covid-19 Open Source Guest Registration

Covid-19 Open Source Guest Registration

Digitize your Guest Registration process and bring efficiencies to your company. Covid-19 Open Source Guest Registration tool.

Install Ghost CMS on a Raspberry Pi inkluding Let's Encrypt certificate

If you want to know how to set up Ghost CMS on your Raspberry Pi please follow this guide: https://www.stewright.me/2020/05/install-ghost-cms-on-a-raspberry-pi/ (BTW: Somehow during the installation the safe_mode for MySQL was hanging, I installed it in normal mode and it worked also) In order

How to use Let's encrypt certificates on your NGINX web server

Let's Encrypt [https://letsencrypt.org/]is a free to use certification authority which, in my opinion, has revolutionized the usage of SSL/TLS certificates.You can now use free SSL/TLS certificates on your local machines. The benefits of using a SSL/TLS certificate for your website/blog/company sites.

How to install Cockpit CMS on NGINX and Ubuntu 20.04

What is Cockpit CMS? Cockpit CMS [https://getcockpit.com/] is an API only, or headless CMS, developed as an open source project. Headless CMS are becoming more and more popular as they are more lighweight then traditional CMS like Wordpress or Drupal. A headless CMS does not come with a