How I Created My First FreeBSD Port

Hamza Sheikh

2019-03-31 20:11 (updated 2019-06-10 23:54)

I created my first FreeBSD port recently. I found that FreeBSD didn't have a port for GoCD, which is a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) system. This was a great opportunity to learn how to build a FreeBSD port while also contributing back to the community.

Edit: This post was mentioned in BSD Now episode 294.

Handle SIGHUP with Python asyncio

Hamza Sheikh

2019-03-09 16:25

Python's asyncio enables a variety of use cases and workflows. In this post we'll explore the ability to send a SIGHUP signal so one async task (or more) can reload its configuration and continue. It's similar in concept to the nginx -s reload command where nginx reloads its configuration without restarting.