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Abisade Ogunwoolu·14 May 2026

Imgur Image Breaking and Fixing It

Imgur is a popular image hosting platform that allows users to upload and share images. However, because of recent region restrictions, i've been experiencing issues with images not loading properly on my website. In this blog post, I will share my experience with the Imgur image breaking issue and how I fixed it.

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Abisade Ogunwoolu·20 July 2025

Setting Up a local DNS server

In order to resolve dns names on my local network, I decided to set up a local DNS server. This post documents the steps I took to set up a local DNS server using bind-9.

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Abisade Ogunwoolu·29 June 2024

Deploying A NextJS Application Using A Lambda

Using an aws lambda to deploy a NextJS application with cloudfront routing between static (s3) and dynamic (λ) content. This was an exploration of the aws provided CDN

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Abisade Ogunwoolu·29 October 2023

Maximising Efficiency: Steps to Minimise Docker Build Time

As a developer, it is crucial to have an efficient docker build process to save time and streamline the development and testing of applications. In this blog, we will explore various steps to optimise the dockerfile build process, reduce build time, install necessary dependencies, and create lightweight and efficient docker images.

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Abisade Ogunwoolu·01 July 2023

Efficient Testing with Cypress Locally and on a Concourse Pipeline

Recently I have been exposed to a testing framework called cypress, after trying out selenium and not being too impressed with it, I decided to give cypress a try. I was not disappointed. This was my journey with cypress.

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Abisade Ogunwoolu·29 April 2023

Database Creation With GORM & GraphQL

Playing wround with normalisation during the creation process of the database. Then going about implementing with an object relational model with Golang, and relating it to a GraphQL server.

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