Knowledge base for software setup, errors, and daily tool work.

Fix Nginx 'upstream connection refused' When Talking to PHP-FPM

You're seeing upstream connection refused in your Nginx error log, and your site...

VS Code Source Control Not Detecting Changes on Mac: Fixes

You make edits in VS Code on your Mac, but the Source Control panel shows nothing. No files appea...

Fix 'pip install externally managed environment' Error

If you're seeing pip install fail with a message about an externally managed env...

Chrome Extensions Not Loading? Reset Chrome to Fix

You open Chrome, click the extensions icon, and nothing happens. Or extensions are grayed out, mi...

Fix VSCode Git Authentication Failed on Windows

If you see "Authentication failed" when pushing or pulling in Visual Studio Code on Windo...

Fix Docker Volume Permission Denied on Mac