Hi again!
This week at work was... a mix of “why is nothing working” and “wow, I actually fixed that.”
So here’s a small roundup of the chaos, the tools I used, and a neat trick I learned 💻✨
💣 The Service Account That Took 2 Days
I needed to set up a super user on our project server, but of course, the required service account JSON file was... missing.
I waited 2 full days for it to arrive. Classic.
But once I got it, the real fun began...
🔥 NGINX Said No
When I tried to spin up the server config, NGINX threw a fit over port conflicts.
I ended up deep-diving into /var/log/nginx/error.log, checking what was already bound, and why the server was silently failing.
Logs eventually helped, but it was a ✨journey✨.
🔐 Migrating to Infisical v3
We had to move all our secrets to the new version of Infisical. And let me tell you:
Directory structures were wildly inconsistent (esp. env slugs)
Access tokens broke the UI layout
No scroll = no access 🤡
It worked out in the end, but it felt like defusing a bomb with gloves on.
💡 Terminal Trick of the Week:
Needed to copy an access token from file → clipboard quickly.
Found this gem:
cat yourfile.txt | xclip -i -selection clipboard
Paste-ready secret in your clipboard. No more manually highlighting junk in the terminal. 10/10 lifesaver.
✅ What I Learned
- Logs are your besties
- UI bugs are real and will betray you
- A single shell command can make your day better
- DevOps is 60% waiting, 30% debugging, 10% copying and pasting things that work
Thanks for reading!
If you’ve ever fought with NGINX or Infisical, I feel you 😭
Let’s suffer and learn together — see you next week!
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