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Run Python (Django) websites in IIS

I got into a scenario where it was required to run a Python (Django) website in IIS and, as an additional requirement, the configuration needed to be fully automated. I made a little index with all the steps that I took to make the scenario happen. Install Python Install Microsoft IIS with required extra features…

Find and remove domain DNS records using Powershell

Removing a set of DNS records over multiple Microsoft domains can be a bit of a hassle sometimes. With PowerShell it’s rather easy by using the Get-DnsServerResourceRecord. Here is a small example of how to use this cmdlet. First we retrieve all DNS records in our current domain that have test in the name.Then we…

NET ::ERR_CERT_INVALID error in Google Chrome when visiting websites using a private (Root) certificate

We were introduced with a rather strange issue where a website using an internal URL with an SSL certificate was deemed invalid by Google Chrome for about 30% of the company. Both the website and root certificates are not expired and available through the Windows Certificate Store. Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer (I know,…

Pester 5 Configuration settings

Since Pester v5 was released this legacy warning appears every time a Pester test is performed with the -CodeCoverage flag being used. WARNING: You are using Legacy parameter set that adapts Pester 5 syntax to Pester 4 syntax. This parameter set is deprecated, and does not work 100%. The -Strict and -PesterOption parameters are ignored,…

ForEach versus ForEach-Object

The ForEach-Object cmdlet performs an operation on each item in an array of input objects. There are two methods to implement the ForEach command; 1. $Range | ForEach-Object {}2. ForEach ($Number in $Range) {} Both methods perform the same actions with the same outcome, but they do their job in a different way. In this…

Run Python (Django) websites in IIS

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