This weekend, I shared a small update about my homelab and gaming setup - just a calm note on keeping things running, from Portainer to Prometheus. But I ended that post with a quiet goodbye to PayPal. And a few people reached out asking: “Why?”

Here is a bit more.

At Novicell, my work often involves building and managing robust Drupal solutions, requiring seamless coordination across backend logic, data handling, and testing. GitHub Copilot has become a vital assistant in supporting the entire development stack, making complex tasks more approachable and enabling me to deliver higher-quality code faster.

Upgrading your system can be exciting, but it sometimes brings along unexpected challenges. Recently, after upgrading my Lenovo T14s from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04, I faced a frustrating issue—my audio completely stopped working. Both the internal speakers and any connected headsets weren’t being detected, leaving me with only a "Dummy Output" for audio.

You have encountered a situation where something else is already using port 80 on your system, and it turns out Apache is the culprit. This is a common scenario for developers working with local servers, and fortunately, there are several ways to resolve this conflict depending on your needs.

Why is this happening?

The output you’re seeing indicates that the Apache web server is currently listening on port 80. This typically happens if you have Apache installed and running on your system, which automatically binds to port 80 by default—the standard port for HTTP traffic.

So, you’ve got your shiny Windows 11 setup with WSL, and you’re loving the Linux vibes on your gaming rig. But now you need a proper editor that’s as powerful as it is flexible. Enter Visual Studio Code, the editor that’ll make you forget about those bulky IDEs. Let’s get it installed and ready to rock your WSL environment.

Coming from an Ubuntu Linux background, I’m all about that streamlined development environment, but let's be real - sometimes you need to game, listen to music, and hop on a few meetings without juggling multiple devices. Enter the gaming PC: a powerhouse that lets me keep work and play separate. But don’t worry, Linux still has a seat at the table.

I wrote a biography.

No, I fed an AI model all of my life story.

You see I have two professions and I tend to forget that I am also a photographer and creative person with plenty of ways to express emotion or my own perspective.

But chatgpt pointed towards how this all might be my strength. While working within big it projects as a tech lead who develops a lot, I find there is a balance of "understanding, engaging, and contributing to the world around him".

More from the Novicell Drupal team 
Transform API was featured as the module of the week on the Talking Drupal aired July 15th, 2024

This is a Drupal 11 site used for development purposes and keeping up to date with latest trends and a chance to really display to a potential client what we can do with Drupal.

I will use this setup to do live coding sessions and other fun things to further get myself and my colleagues active within the Drupal community.

This site is running per this Github repo at present: https://github.com/madsnorgaard/drupal11_docker_composer_drush/