There are many guides on how to install and configure Git on a Windows PC. As I test new developer laptops for Wehkamp, it makes sense to have some notes on how to do it. Most Windows developers use git HTTPS cloning, but this guide shows how to install and configure SSH.
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I love using Visual Studio Code as it is very flexible and runs almost anywhere. It is usually the first editor I install on a new machine. Let’s script those plugin installs, so we can roll them out to new machines.
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Let’s setup commit verification using GPG on Windows. This will prompt us to sign the commit. I will be using a passphrase instead of signing the commits with my SSH token. This gives an extra layer of security to the setup.
Read the article Setup GPG signing for git commits on Windows
Here I’ll store my notes on WSL tuning. I mainly use WSL to do Dev Containers, so I need it to run as smooth as possible. My main problems include: memory and disk size. Let’s see what we can do to address the problem.
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I’ve finally upgraded to Windows 11. In this blog I’ll add some tuning I’ve applied to my installs (both private and for the company).
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With the Chocolatey Package Manager for Windows, it is super easy to install software from the command-line. This makes your installs scriptable and thus repeatable. In this blog I’ll show you how to render installation instructions from a machine and how to use the Windows Task Scheduler to update your packages regularly.
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I’ve installed and configured AWS Vault in Windows. In this blog I’ll show how to setup MFA, automate token rotation, share AWS Vault with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and how to do an ECR login on Docker.
Read the article Thoughts on AWS Vault config on Windows