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Deploy NodeJS Express Application to Firebase as Function.

Few days back I posted an article about how to implement restful apis using the Node Express and MySql. In this post I am going to discuss deploying NodeJS RESTful apis with Express framework to the Firebase functions. This is helpful when you deal with external endpoints which need secret keys. Google Firebase functions as an alternate product for Amazon Lambda, and Google Firebase is offering Storage and Real-time databases.





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PUBNUB: Making Engaging Realtime Experiences a Reality in India

Realtime Communication is providing enterprises with an innovative way to deliver better, more cost-effective customer service.
Technology companies in India are racing towards a more connected and always-on world, making it easier, faster, safer, and more convenient for everyday people to do the things they need and achieve the things about which they dream. PubNub’s Realtime Communication Platform provides the backbone that any company can rely on to deliver engaging experiences that users love, including fast-growing companies like Swiggy, Apollo Health and others.





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Publish an Ionic Android App to Google Play Store.

Ionic is a great component framework that can build both iOS and Android apps from the same source code using Capacitor. In this video I have explained how to generate a signed Android release APK version using Ionic application and publishing on Google play store. For this process you need a Google play console subscription that costs $25 for life time. Please try to download the 9lessons demo Android app for testing.





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Upload Files from Ionic Angular to Firebase Storage.

Nowadays Google Firebase is my most favorite application. This is offering great web solutions like hosting, authentication, storage and database in a simple way. This article explains how to upload images(supports video) into Firebase storage with Ionic and Angular applications. This covers the user authentication part to protect storage uploads and improving default Firebase security rules. Take a look at the quick demo and try to upload under 1 mb JPEG or PNG.





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Setup SSH authentication with PEM RSA file without password on ubuntu/linux Raspberry Pi Server

Recently I have been working with Raspberry PI and creating my own home server to host some of my demo projects. This post is about setting up SSH authentication with a PEM certificate file without password on ubuntu/linux server. Implement the following steps and improve the security.





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Environment Variables in Apache and Xampp

Few days back one of my friend's project database credentials got exposed. After some investigation, we realized that it is because of the .git config commit. I would recommend configuring your sensitive credentials with operating system environment variables. This way you can protect information from the code base. This post will explain how to set up an environment variable for an Apache web server.





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Automated Deployment of PHP Application using Github Push.

Nowadays most of my side projects are managed with Github. It has more advantages and flexibility to manage file versions. I am following a different webhook system to automatically deploy my old PHP projects. Not sure about the standards, but the following solution is an alternative approach that may solve your deployment problem for every Github push.





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Cypress UI Automation End to End Testing

UI automation is the most important part of the CI/CD(continuous integration and continuous delivery) process. Integration testing helps you to avoid manual regression testing and improve the application quality. In this post I will explain how to implement UI automation testing to existing Angular projects using the Cypress tool, this is a great alternative for Protractor. Take a look at the video tutorials for better understanding.





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Angular Removing Unused CSS and Obfuscate JavaScript in Post Build Process

Nowadays most applications are developed based on large CSS libraries like Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, etc.. and sometimes multiple frameworks. But your application components are not using all of the styles and it adds more weight to the application performance. This post will explain the Angular post-build process to remove unused CSS and hidden JavaScript files that enhance the application security and definitely improve the app loading time and save the overall bandwidth cost.





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React Removing Unused CSS and Obfuscate JavaScript in Post Build Process

This is continues of my previous post about how to remove unused CSS and convert unclear JavaScript to protect your source code in the post-build process. If you are using CSS libraries like Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, etc.. and sometimes multiple frameworks. But your application components are not using all of the styles and it adds more weight to the application performance. This post will explain how to configure the React post-build process to remove unused CSS and hidden JavaScript files that enhance the application security and definitely improve the app loading time and save the overall bandwidth cost.





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Deploy a PHP Application on AWS Lambda Function Serverless

In this post, I will explain the steps to deploy a simple PHP email MX record validation application on AWS lambda function using Bref layers. AWS Lambda natively supports Java, Go, PowerShell, Node. js, C#, Python, and Ruby code, not PHP. You can deploy the lite weight PHP function to improve the application performance and it will reduce cost compared with the EC2 instance. AWS is offering the first one million requests free and you need an AWS account with a payment setup. The only disadvantage is that port 25(mail/SMTP) will not support it.





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Insight – US grants new access for Australian roasted macadamia nuts

The US has granted new market access for Australian roasted macadamia nuts.




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Insight – Mexican Government suspends tariffs on agricultural and fishery products

The Mexican Government has suspended tariffs on a range of agricultural and fishery products.




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Insight – Cultural insights help tourism businesses welcome Indian visitors

India is one of Australia’s fastest growing tourism markets. Tourism businesses can realise the potential of the Indian market by learning about travellers’ culture and service expectations.




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Insight – The impact of recent South American free trade agreements on Australian agriculture

Recent South American free trade agreements will have implications for Australian agricultural exports.




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Insight – Opportunities for Australian sheepmeat exports to India

There are strong prospects for Australian sheepmeat exporters, thanks to rising demand and reduced tariffs under Australia’s trade agreement with India.




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Insight – Australian dairy exports to Chile to benefit from improved market access

New rule changes mean Australian dairy establishments exporting to Chile will no longer be required to undergo periodic in-country audits by Chilean officials.




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Fresh prospects for Australian mining equipment, technology and services (METS) in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 identifies mining as a key component of the Kingdom’s industry strategy. This will open major opportunities for Australian companies in the mining, equipment, technology and services (METS) sector.




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Insight – New access for Australian Hass avocados to India

Australian Hass avocados have received provisional access to the Indian market. New access was granted after Australia demonstrated that its high-quality avocados could meet India’s biosecurity and food import requirements.




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Insight – Additional raw sugar access into the US for Australian exporters until September 2023

Australian raw sugar exporters can take advantage of unused US quotas in 2023.




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Insight – Downstream mining equipment, technology and services opportunities grow in Indonesia

Expansion in processing of nickel, coal and bauxite in Indonesia will increase demand for Australian METS.




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Insight – Kuwait extends the shelf-life limit for chilled vacuum-packed beef

Kuwait has extended the shelf-life limit of chilled vacuum-packed beef from 90 days to 120 days.




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Insight – Austrade ‘lounge’ helps bring in F&B orders at Gulfood 2023

The world’s largest food and beverage (F&B) trade show – Gulfood – took place in Dubai, UAE from 19–23rd February. It brought together over 5,000 leading F&B companies. Over 120 Australian companies took part.




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Insight – Key drivers of recent global vegetable oil and cereal price volatility

This article examines the key drivers of price volatility for vegetable oils and cereals, and the implications for Australian exporters.




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Insight – Budget 2022–23: Implications for the agribusiness and food sectors

The Government aims to build a “more resilient, more inclusive and more modern” economy. For Austrade’s work, the Government focus on addressing climate change, strengthening ties with strategic partners, diversifying trade and investment, and First Nations people, continues.




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Insight – Global decarbonisation agenda drives copper and lithium opportunities in Argentina

Argentina’s copper and lithium projects are rich in opportunities for Australian mining equipment, technology and services providers.




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Score $100 off Beats Studio Pro headphones at Target

As of Nov. 11, the Beats Studio Pro headphones are $100 off at Target from their $349.99 list price to $249.99.




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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for November 11

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.




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Wordle today: Answer, hints for November 11

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1241 on November 11, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.




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LG has a stretchable display that can expand by 50 percent

LG has unveiled a stretchable display that can expand up to 50 percent.




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The Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 has dropped to its lowest-ever price at Amazon ahead of Black Friday

The 44mm Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 in graphite normally retails for $329.99. As of Nov. 11, it's on sale for $169.99.




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Ai-Da robot just sold an artwork for $1 million. Yes, it made history.

Ai-Da, the humanoid robot, sold the artwork "AI God" for a whopping $1.3 million at Sotheby's. Here's how it happened.




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'Gladiator II' review: Ridley Scott grapples with modern masculinity in ancient Rome

Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and Pedro Pascal face off in Ridley Scott's "Gladiator II." Review.




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'Dune: Prophecy' review: The Bene Gesserit shine in this sci-fi showstopper

"Dune: Prophecy" premieres November 17 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max. Read Mashable's review.




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'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' trailer proves Tom Cruise still good at running

The trailer for the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning sees Tom Cruise returning for the eighth instalment of the action franchise.




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Take 30% off a 4-pack of Apple AirTags with this Best Buy deal and never lose your keys again

The Apple AirTag (4-Pack) is available for $69.99 at Best Buy; buy now for 30% off its original price of $99.99.




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Dare we say these early Black Friday deals on Amazon tablets are... fire?

Ahead of Black Friday, Amazon is dropping prices on Fire tablets, offering discounts up to 50%. Shop the sale now.




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Stock your digital library ahead of Black Friday with these Kindle book deals

Black Friday is still weeks away but early deals are rolling in. Kindle Book Deals are especially hot with e-books as low as $1.99.




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Walmart+ members can score a pair of Beats Solo3 headphones for $69

Starting at 12 p.m. ET on Nov. 11, Walmart+ members can buy the Beats Solo3 wireless headphones for just $69.




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Score a Keurig K-Express for under $30 with Walmart+

Starting at noon ET on Nov. 11, Walmart+ members can buy a Keurig K-Express Essentials single-serve coffee maker for just $29.88.




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Nab the Apple Watch Series 10 for the best price yet at this Walmart Black Friday deal

The Apple Watch Series 10 is on sale for $50-off at this early Black Friday deal at Walmart.




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These Motorola Black Friday deals from Best Buy are hot, take up to $500 off

Shop these early Best Buy Black Friday deals on Motorola razr and razr+ phones and take up to 50% off new smartphones.




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Get some new tech on a budget with these discounted Chromebooks ahead of Black Friday

As of Nov. 11, Chromebook deals are aplenty ahead of Black Friday 2024. Check out our top picks from Lenovo, Asus, Samsung, and others.




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The Dyson V12 Detect Slim just dropped to its 2023 Black Friday price for Walmart+ members

Starting at noon ET, Walmart+ members can score the Dyson V12 Detect Slim for just $399.99.




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How to watch the Pharrell documentary 'Piece by Piece' at home

Here are the best ways to watch Pharrell Williams' Lego-inspired biopic 'Piece by Piece' — including the best Peacock streaming deals.




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So far, Amazon's only good early Black Friday TV deals are on Fire TVs

Amazon has a few good TV deals ahead of Black Friday




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15+ of the best noise-cancelling headphones and earbuds deals ahead of Black Friday

The best two headphones deals ahead of Black Friday are the Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds on sale for $229 and the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones for $102.99 off.




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Walmart's first Black Friday sale is live: Get $50 off the new Apple Watch, a 50-inch 4K TV for under $150, and more

Walmart's first Black Friday Deals event of 2024 began Monday, Nov. 11. The best deals from the sale include $50 off the new Apple Watch Series 10 and a sub-$150 55-inch Hisense 4K TV.




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Android users spot a TikTok-style swipe on YouTube’s horizontal videos

YouTube might be testing a swipe-up gesture in its horizontal video player, but users aren't thrilled.




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Packaging for 'Wicked' dolls includes porn URL

The package for Mattel's 'Wicked' dolls has a shocking error.