July 2021
Using a docker private registry with vctl
Currently I am using VMWare Fusion's vctl to run containers on my Mac. It has been surprisingly compatible with the Docker desktop, but occasionally you run into an issue.
I am currently using an unencrypted local repository and you get errors like:
The answer is trivial but literally buried at the end of the help for the login command:
You will need to sprinkle the --http flag around your later commands too.
This was going to be an article about the tool skopeo (https://github.com/containers/skopeo) allows a user to copy from one repository to other formats, and I have included that for interest. Read More...
I am currently using an unencrypted local repository and you get errors like:
% vctl login 192.168.1.1:5000
INFO Login to 192.168.1.1:5000...
Username: maurice
Password for maurice:
INFO Error logging in to v2 endpoint, trying next endpoint: Get https://192.168.1.1:5000/v2/: http: server gave HTTP response to HTTPS client
ERROR Get https://192.168.1.1:5000/v2/: http: server gave HTTP response to HTTPS client
The answer is trivial but literally buried at the end of the help for the login command:
vctl login --http my-plain-http-registry.com:5000
You will need to sprinkle the --http flag around your later commands too.
This was going to be an article about the tool skopeo (https://github.com/containers/skopeo) allows a user to copy from one repository to other formats, and I have included that for interest. Read More...
Building a Mac OS X version of Candle GRBL controller application with G-Code visualizer written in Qt
As a new owner of a 3018 Pro Milling machine using a GRBL 1.1 controller I needed a program to download G-Code to the CNC Mill.
Windows / Linux users have a few choices including:
While UGS (Universal GCode Platform) does run on Macs, it is Java based and feels a bit resource intensive. So I tried building Candle and it is a fairly easy compile as the developer has done most of the work.
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Windows / Linux users have a few choices including:
- Universal GCode Platform (https://winder.github.io/ugs_website/)
- Candle (https://github.com/Denvi/Candle)
While UGS (Universal GCode Platform) does run on Macs, it is Java based and feels a bit resource intensive. So I tried building Candle and it is a fairly easy compile as the developer has done most of the work.
Read More...