Setting up NGROK to hit multiple endpoints

 NGROK is a very useful developer tool for working with cloud based services, as it allows testing workflows where those services have to call back to your machine. With NGROK, you can create a temporary public address to hit an endpoint on your machine, so say, a workflow in Pipedream.com could hit a GraphQL endpoint to make content updates.

Command line BACPACs to Docker SQL Server instances

A quick walkthrough of creating a Docker SQL instance, pushing data to it, taking a backup from the host command line (using BACPAC format) and pushing that data to a new instance. This made me feel a bit more confident working with SQL from the command line, and especially working with backups, which should make scripting these actions a bit easier.

Using Postman to Authenticate to GraphQL

With the release of Sitecore 10.3, a whole bunch of new capabilities have come into GraphQL, such as the ability to create items and templates, do index rebuilds, publish items, and so forth.  But the documentation for setting up authentication to these services is somewhat intimidating, requiring you to build an MVC controller just to sign in.  In fact, it's pretty simple to set authentication with Postman too, which will be a familiar option for those who have worked with Sitecore Commerce.