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Serving an Angular CLI App over HTTPS Made Easy

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:49:47 -0400

I’ve discovered a simpler method than those discussed in this Stack Overflow post for serving an Angular CLI app over HTTPS using office-addin-dev-certs. Don’t be fooled by the name, these certs work for any local development!

Generate the certificates by running the following command and click “Yes” to trust them when prompted:
- npx office-addin-dev-certs install --days 365
You’ll find the generated certificates (localhost.crt and localhost.key) in your home folder ~\.office-addin-dev-certs
- Copy them to your angular project: cp ~\.office-addin-dev-certs\localhost.* .
- Don’t forget to add them to your .gitignore
Use these certificates with Angular by running:
- Run ng serve --ssl --ssl-key localhost.key --ssl-cert localhost.crt

Alternatively, add them to your angular.json so you can run ng serve as usual:

Customizing my PowerShell CLI using Oh My Posh

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 17:31:54 -0400

For years, I relied on Cmder as my terminal emulator of choise. With the release of Microsoft’s modern terminal, it’s time to transition away from Cmder. In this article, I’ll outline my approach to customizing my CLI for improved productivity:

Prerequisites Link to heading

I recommend installing as much as you can using Microsoft Store so that auto updates are enabled. You can also use package managers such as winget or choclatey.

Customizing my CLI using Oh My Posh (Old PS modules version)

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:19:44 -0400

Update Link to heading

Oh My Posh has since migrated from PowerShell modules to an executable. See the updated version of this article here.

Why Customize? Link to heading

For years I have used Cmder terminal emulator for a fancy CLI while developing in Windows. Now that Microsoft has finally released a modern terminal it is finally time to put Cmder to rest. In this article I am documenting my opinionated manner of customizing my CLI.