Chris Blunt

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THE PIG-at Combe was a stunning location for the @chamberdevon.bsky.social #DevonNetworking event yesterday. Great to meet new people and businesses from across the region! #devon #business #southwest

Photo of a green GWR train along the beach wall tracks at Dawlish. The photo is taken at sunset from the beach looking back towards the trainline.

Love that part of the journey! We were on the "other side" of the photo just the day before ... #ObligatoryDawlishShotFromTheBeach 🙂

Hope you had a good trip! 🚄

Green coffee cup on a wooden cafe table. In the background, out of focus trees are visible with the sun rising behind them.

Morning #coffeeandcode at @elementscafe on Plymouth Science Park to fuel today's #rubyonrails upgrade work.

#plymouth #plymouthsciencepark #coffee #sunrise

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I've recently been trying out @zed.dev for coding a #rubyonrails project. It is *fast*, and (seems) to render fonts very nicely.

Overall really enjoying using it as my daily code editor.

#softwaredevelopment #coding

☕️💻 Creating a small R&D branch to explore how a large legacy app can take advantage of modern #rubyonrails #hotwire to replace a number of frontend components.

#coffeeandcode #software #coding #development

Automation Consulting to Optimise Your Business — Plymouth Software Have you ever tracked how long some of the day-to-day admin tasks take in your business? It's easy to lose time to these tasks without noticing, and suddenly find hours spent doing the repetitive…

Automation Consulting has launched at @plymouthsoftware.com. Find out how we can help you optimise your professional service business with software and automation,

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Screenshot of code showing two snippets from docker compose files. The second snippet shows how to completely override a ports mapping (rather than merging it) by adding an !override modifier.

Recently learned about the `!override` and `!reset` modifiers in Docker Compose files. Very helpful for cascading configurations where you need to remove previously-set values.

#docker #compose #devops #software #code

A yellow/green mug, filled with coffee, sits on a wooden table. A small amount of foam rises from the drink. Behind the mug, a window with partially drawn blinds suggests daylight. A plant is also present. Sitting to the left of the coffee, part of laptop can be seen.

Morning coffee and coding session at Elements Café, Plymouth Science Park

#coffeeandcode #plymouthsciencepark #plymouth #coffee #devon #business

[New Post] Rails on Docker: Rails on Docker: Kamal Proxy Health Checks with Cloud Load Balancers.

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#rubyonrails #devops #kamal

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Need a hand deploying your #rubyonrails apps wth #kamal and #docker / #podman?

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A black coffee cup sits on a wooden table, with sunlight pouring in through a glass door behind it. The glass door is open and there is a window next to it. The window offers a view of trees and buildings outside. On the windowsill, a vase filled with flowers. The light from the window casts long shadows on the table.

A morning coffee and code session at PSP Elements Cafe working on a project to help with multiple #Kamal deployments, and a new addition to the #RailsOnDocker portfolio.

👉 www.railsondocker.com

#rails #rubyonrails #docker #kamal #devops #coffeeandcode

Coastal walk near Haugesund, Norway. A photo of a rocky shore with a grey boat resting on its side. A blue ocean, a wooden fence, and a distant island create a scenic landscape under clear blue skies.

Coast walk near Haugesund, Norway (2025-04-09)

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#moment #travel #norway

Screenshot of testimonial that reads "Plymouth Software updated a bespoke application belonging to the University of Exeter. They worked with us efficiently with regular communication, delivering an updated application to agreed timescales. Excellent!" by Paul O'Neill, University of Exeter.

Wrote a quick overview / case study on the recent #rubyonrails upgrade we carried out for @exeter.ac.uk.

It was a pleasure working with the team and great to see their Rails app up and running on Rails 8 with Docker and Kamal.

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A busy harbor with many docked sailing boats, set against a backdrop of city buildings and trees under a blue sky with white clouds. The photo is taken from a high location providing an overview.

Great talks at @chamberdevon.bsky.social #cityconversations this morning.

Unfortunately had to head away a little earlier than planned, but managed to catch some of the exciting things happening in #Plymouth in the weeks and months ahead.

#business #devon

"Plymouth Software updated a bespoke application
belonging to the University of Exeter, they worked with
us efficiently with regular communication, delivering an
updated application to agreed timescales. Excellent!"
- Paul at @exeter.ac.uk

👉 www.plymouthsoftware.com

#rubyonrails #consulting

Great to visit the newly-opened #ElementsCafe at #PlymouthSciencePark (and sample the coffee!)

A new remote office for #coffee and #code....? 🤔 ☕ 👨‍💻

Fjords at Olden, Norway. A view of Fjords at Olden, Norway. The sky is bright but cloudy. On either side of the image are steep-sided mountains extending to the horizon. The mountains are capped with snow. At the bottom of th...

🏔️ Fjords at Olden, Norway (2025-04-07)

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#moment #travel #norway

Breakfast and coffee at #plymouthsciencepark forum event. Great talks from businesses on the park, and very glad to hear that the cafe is reopening soon! ☕ 🎉

#plymouth #business #devon #networking

Sunset, North Sea An evening sunset overlooking the North sea. The sky colours graduate from orange through yellow to blue. In the far distance, the silhouette of two ships can be seen on the horizon. The water has sma...

🌅 Sunset over North Sea (2025-04-06)

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#moment #sunset #photo

🚀 Two apps moved to #kamal for #RubyOnRails deployments, about to start a third. Stumbled over a few edge cases issues (especially with #Podman), but overall a really good experience.

PS. Get in touch if you need some help moving your #ruby / #rails apps to Kamal. www.plymouthsoftware.com/contact

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An image of the Plymouth Software logo - a red sail with the words Plymouth Software underneat. Below the logo is a quote. The quote reads "Simply the best external development team I have worked with". The quote was written by Allen, a C.T.O. Under the quote is text that reads: "Software and Data Engineering for businesses using Ruby on Rails", followed by a link to plymouthsoftware.com.

Looking for a technology partner for your business?

We help organisations working with #RubyonRails to develop, secure, upgrade, and support the software and data that powers their business.

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Why Maintaining Your Organisation's Software is Key to Success Maintaining an up-to-date software stack is fundamental to the security of your business. The rapid pace of technological advancement makes it essential to keep every component current to ensure security, performance, and compatibility.

[New Post] Why Maintaining Your Organisation's Software is Key to Success

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#blog #software #business

Hi Thomas, not published yet. I'm still working through a few more edge cases and issues, but I'll post them here where they're ready (and to chrisblunt.com).

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🚄 St Pancras Station, London (2025-02-20)

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Who is posting here content about #Ruby or #Rails or any other Ruby framework and I should follow? :)

Looking to expand the network of people I follow/watch directly or via lists and that I can include in the newsletter.

Lille, France A photo looking up at the belfry and clock tower in Lille, France. The sky is a light blue with some hazy clouds. To the left of the photo are classic buildings. A single lamp post sits in the foregro...

🇫🇷 Lille, France (2025-02-17)

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