Ken Muse

Windows Runners on Actions Runner Controller
One challenge with the GitHub’s Actions Runner Controller (ARC) is that it does not officially support Windows containers for the runners. With a little bit of work, though, it’s possible to make this configuration work on a hybrid Linux/Windows cluster.

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Automatic SSH Commit Signing With Dotfiles
With automation you can simplify many things as a developer. This includes automating the process of configuring commit signing with dotfiles.

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Catching Up On My Blog Posts

Catching Up On My Blog Posts

After a bit of a delay, I’m finally back and posting. More importantly, I’m finally caught up on finishing and releasing all of the posts I was developing before my unexpected surgery.

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Organizing Build Processes

Organizing Build Processes

Creating a well-organized build or release workflow is both an art and a science. Done properly, the process can be testable and maintainable, able to work on any CI/CD system. Like many things in software, there’s even a pattern that helps!

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The Image Factory Pattern

The Image Factory Pattern

Looking to maintain virtual machine or Docker images in the most efficient way possible? Trying to build an image for GitHub ARC and needing to ensure you’re always using the latest available base image and runner? Then what you need is an Image Factory.

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