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If you don’t know them yet, you can check them now:",[806,807,809],"h3",{"id":808},"dockerhow-many-times-have-you-been-asked-about-generic-seo-whenever-you-hear-it-ask-yourself-either-you-have-monolithic-or-modern-frontend-app-built-in-with-reactjsangularvuejs","DockerHow many times have you been asked about generic SEO? Whenever you hear it - ask yourself either you have monolithic or “modern” frontend app built-in with React.js/Angular/Vue.js?",[747,811,797],{},[754,813,801],{"id":814},"technologies-and-tools-around-the-website-1",[747,816,804],{},[806,818,820],{"id":819},"docker","Docker",[806,822,824],{"id":823},"sentry","Sentry",[806,826,828],{"id":827},"newrelic","Newrelic",[747,830,831],{},"If yes, you need to check the powerful Newrelic platform. In the free plan, you can easily monitor common problems on different layers, such as databases, external services, etc.. In a paid plan, everything around performance problems is very easy to find and analyze.",[806,833,835],{"id":834},"cloudflare","Cloudflare",[747,837,838],{},"However, how can we check what is wrong when the users left our page just after they opened it? The answer is a Hotjar platform. It is a useful tool to analyze users’ behavior and catch the weak points of the website.",[806,840,842],{"id":841},"iubenda","Iubenda",[806,844,846],{"id":845},"facebook-tracking-pixel","Facebook Tracking Pixel",[754,848,850],{"id":849},"a-few-words-about-seo","A few words about SEO",[806,852,854],{"id":853},"what-does-performance-look-like","What does performance look like?",[762,856,857,860,863],{},[765,858,859],{},"Redis cache",[765,861,862],{},"Cloudflare cache",[765,864,865],{},"Optimized templates (e.g with a statement in Django)",[754,867,869],{"id":868},"pwa-web-progressive-apps","PWA - Web Progressive Apps",[747,871,872,873,880,881,885,886,891],{},"During the development process, we decided to adjust the setup in order to use our website as a PWA application. Hopefully, we have found the Django app, which could handle everything that we needed to start. The Django app allows us to set up every PWA option via Django settings. ",[874,875,879],"a",{"href":876,"rel":877},"https://github.com/silviolleite/django-pwa",[878],"nofollow","Here",", you can find out more information.\nSome time ago, ",[874,882,884],{"href":883},"/blog/progressive-web-apps-a-new-way-of-creating-mobile-application","we wrote an article about PWA",", where you can read about the advantages and disadvantages of the approach of doing mobile apps. If you want to see more examples of using PWA in action, please visit our partner’s site: ",[874,887,890],{"href":888,"rel":889},"https://onilab.com/blog/20-progressive-web-apps-examples/%C2%A0",[878],"https://onilab.com/blog/20-progressive-web-apps-examples/",".",[754,893,895],{"id":894},"pros-cons-of-the-tech-stack","Pros & Cons of the tech stack",[747,897,898],{},"The transformation of the website enabled us to meet our marketing and performance assumptions. Of course there is always room for improvement. We are aware that we use a niche CMS and that for typical websites, Python is less popular language than PHP, so from my perspective:",[806,900,902],{"id":901},"pros","Pros",[762,904,905,908,911],{},[765,906,907],{},"Modern and customizable CMS",[765,909,910],{},"Complete website - not only a simple page but with full of marketing tools",[765,912,913],{},"We can improve things really fast",[806,915],{"id":916},"",[747,918,919],{},"Cons",[762,921,922],{},[765,923,924],{},"Niche CMS with fewer plugins than WordPress",[754,926,928],{"id":927},"plan-for-the-future-development","Plan for the future development",[747,930,931],{},"For now, we are going to develop and polish some unfinished modules, and then we will start to improve the content quality.",[754,933,935],{"id":934},"summary","Summary",[747,937,938],{},"We decided to build the website ourselves. However it was not easy to make this decision. There is a belief that Software Houses cannot build their own website because of a lack of agreement during the designing process. Yes, it was difficult to ensure that everyone, who was involved in the project, is on the same page. Moreover, there are always commercial projects to do.Therefore, the internal projects are often put aside. One of the biggest challenges is to always set objectives and priorities. As a manager, you need to be sure that you will find time to manage the in-house project.\nFinally, we haven’t decided about the project’s deadline. We assumed that the project should be improved continuously. We finished core development and now we are focused on the content and quality improvements.",[747,940,941,942,947],{},"You need to remember that tools around the bravelab.io are very helpful in building custom web applications too.\nIf you want to improve your app please,",[874,943,946],{"href":944,"rel":945},"https://bravelab.io/#contact-us",[878],"let us know",", we will help you.",[747,949,950],{},"‍",{"title":916,"searchDepth":952,"depth":952,"links":953},2,[954,955,959,967,970,971,975,976],{"id":756,"depth":952,"text":757},{"id":800,"depth":952,"text":801,"children":956},[957],{"id":808,"depth":958,"text":809},3,{"id":814,"depth":952,"text":801,"children":960},[961,962,963,964,965,966],{"id":819,"depth":958,"text":820},{"id":823,"depth":958,"text":824},{"id":827,"depth":958,"text":828},{"id":834,"depth":958,"text":835},{"id":841,"depth":958,"text":842},{"id":845,"depth":958,"text":846},{"id":849,"depth":952,"text":850,"children":968},[969],{"id":853,"depth":958,"text":854},{"id":868,"depth":952,"text":869},{"id":894,"depth":952,"text":895,"children":972},[973,974],{"id":901,"depth":958,"text":902},{"id":916,"depth":958,"text":916},{"id":927,"depth":952,"text":928},{"id":934,"depth":952,"text":935},"software-development","2020-01-31T00:00:00.000Z","Technologies used to develop a commercial website of the custom software development company. Those technologies improve website performance and effectiveness.","md",true,{"src":983},"/images/blog/musictechlab_blog_brave-3-0-part-4-technologies-behind-and-final-series-recap.webp",{"enabled":981,"items":985},[986,989,992,995],{"text":987,"icon":988},"Django CMS was chosen over WordPress for customizability using Python.","i-lucide-code",{"text":990,"icon":991},"An Angular frontend caused one full year of lost organic SEO performance.","i-lucide-alert-triangle",{"text":993,"icon":994},"Cloudflare, Sentry, NewRelic, and Hotjar formed the monitoring and performance stack.","i-lucide-settings",{"text":996,"icon":997},"Docker let developers set up and start local development within 5 minutes.","i-lucide-package",{},{"title":366,"description":979},[1001,1002],"development","devops","je3aHDFoG2x3pOnsf1GedH5fCSs5l9mtqVn_wBQyG54",[1005,1007],{"title":362,"path":363,"stem":364,"description":1006,"children":-1},"The process of redesigning a commercial website of the custom software development company. The process was conducted by the internal team.",{"title":370,"path":371,"stem":372,"description":1008,"children":-1},"The first steps of our website redesign process. Why conducting in-depth research before designing UX/UI is the most important phase.",[1010,1735,1883,2337],{"id":1011,"title":546,"authors":1012,"badge":1015,"body":1018,"category":977,"client":742,"date":1714,"description":1715,"extension":980,"faq":742,"featured":69,"featuredOrder":742,"hidden":69,"image":1716,"keyTakeaways":1718,"meta":1731,"navigation":981,"path":547,"seo":1732,"status":742,"stem":548,"tags":1733,"teaser":742,"__hash__":1734,"score":1389},"posts/blog/software-development/how-we-built-a-notion-backup-tool-in-3-days-with-pythonvue-and-why.md",[1013],{"name":738,"to":739,"avatar":1014},{"src":741},{"label":1016,"color":1017},"Open Source","#4CAF50",{"type":744,"value":1019,"toc":1692},[1020,1028,1031,1034,1038,1041,1046,1049,1054,1057,1062,1065,1068,1072,1075,1092,1095,1099,1102,1107,1110,1115,1118,1123,1126,1131,1134,1138,1146,1152,1158,1164,1168,1199,1203,1206,1210,1248,1251,1255,1258,1284,1287,1290,1294,1298,1301,1480,1484,1491,1495,1498,1506,1510,1513,1545,1548,1552,1555,1560,1563,1568,1571,1576,1579,1583,1588,1591,1596,1599,1604,1615,1620,1623,1627,1630,1657,1660,1664,1667,1670,1673,1676,1688],[747,1021,1022,1023,1027],{},"At MusicTech Lab, we've used Notion extensively for internal documentation, project management, and knowledge sharing. But we made a strategic decision: ",[1024,1025,1026],"strong",{},"we're moving away from Notion",". Not because it's a bad tool - it's excellent - but because our workflow has evolved.",[747,1029,1030],{},"We now store project data directly with our clients as a standard practice. Keeping a separate Notion workspace created fragmentation and potential security concerns. But before leaving, we needed to preserve years of accumulated knowledge.",[747,1032,1033],{},"This is the story of how we built a custom Python tool that exports Notion content to Markdown - and why we're releasing it as open source.",[754,1035,1037],{"id":1036},"why-were-leaving-notion","Why We're Leaving Notion",[747,1039,1040],{},"Our decision came down to three factors:",[747,1042,1043],{},[1024,1044,1045],{},"1. Client-first data storage",[747,1047,1048],{},"We've adopted a policy of storing all project documentation directly in our clients' systems. Whether that's their GitHub, Confluence, or internal wikis - the data lives where the client can access and own it. Maintaining a parallel Notion workspace created duplication and sync headaches.",[747,1050,1051],{},[1024,1052,1053],{},"2. Data ownership concerns",[747,1055,1056],{},"As a company working with music industry clients, we handle sensitive business information. Having that data in a third-party SaaS, even one as reputable as Notion, introduced unnecessary risk. Direct client storage means clearer data ownership and simpler compliance.",[747,1058,1059],{},[1024,1060,1061],{},"3. Reducing tool sprawl",[747,1063,1064],{},"Every tool in your stack is a potential point of friction. By eliminating Notion and using client-native tools, we reduced context switching and simplified onboarding for new team members.",[747,1066,1067],{},"But we still had 4000+ pages of internal processes, meeting notes, and institutional knowledge that we couldn't just abandon.",[754,1069,1071],{"id":1070},"the-problem","The Problem",[747,1073,1074],{},"Notion's native export is... functional, but painful:",[762,1076,1077,1080,1083,1086,1089],{},[765,1078,1079],{},"Manual process - no automation possible",[765,1081,1082],{},"Messy folder structures with random IDs",[765,1084,1085],{},"Broken image links (Notion URLs expire)",[765,1087,1088],{},"Lost hierarchy - parent-child relationships disappear",[765,1090,1091],{},"No frontmatter for static site integration",[747,1093,1094],{},"We needed a way to extract everything in a format that would remain useful for years - clean Markdown files that could live in Git, be searched easily, and optionally published on our website.",[754,1096,1098],{"id":1097},"the-challenge","The Challenge",[747,1100,1101],{},"Building a proper Notion export tool revealed several non-obvious challenges:",[747,1103,1104],{},[1024,1105,1106],{},"Hierarchical structure",[747,1108,1109],{},"Notion pages can be infinitely nested. The API returns flat lists, not trees. Preserving parent-child relationships for navigation required building our own hierarchy map.",[747,1111,1112],{},[1024,1113,1114],{},"Rich content types",[747,1116,1117],{},"Notion has toggles, callouts, databases, embeds, tables, code blocks, and 20+ block types. Each needs specific Markdown conversion logic.",[747,1119,1120],{},[1024,1121,1122],{},"Expiring media URLs",[747,1124,1125],{},"Notion's image and file URLs expire after approximately 1 hour. You cannot reference them directly - they must be downloaded and stored locally.",[747,1127,1128],{},[1024,1129,1130],{},"Database rendering",[747,1132,1133],{},"Notion databases contain valuable structured information. They needed to be converted to readable Markdown tables with all property types preserved.",[754,1135,1137],{"id":1136},"our-solution","Our Solution",[747,1139,1140,1141,1145],{},"We built ",[1142,1143,1144],"code",{},"notion-sync",", a Python CLI tool with three main components:",[747,1147,1148,1151],{},[1024,1149,1150],{},"NotionClientWrapper"," - Handles all API communication with pagination, error handling, and recursive page discovery.",[747,1153,1154,1157],{},[1024,1155,1156],{},"MarkdownBuilder"," - Converts Notion blocks to clean Markdown, downloads assets locally, and generates YAML frontmatter for static site generators.",[747,1159,1160,1163],{},[1024,1161,1162],{},"sync_notion.py"," - Orchestrates the process and provides a flexible CLI interface.",[806,1165,1167],{"id":1166},"key-features","Key Features",[762,1169,1170,1176,1182,1188,1193],{},[765,1171,1172,1175],{},[1024,1173,1174],{},"Recursive page crawling"," - Discovers and syncs all nested content automatically",[765,1177,1178,1181],{},[1024,1179,1180],{},"Asset downloading"," - Images, PDFs, and videos are saved locally with content-based hashing",[765,1183,1184,1187],{},[1024,1185,1186],{},"Hierarchy preservation"," - YAML frontmatter with parent/child relationships",[765,1189,1190,1192],{},[1024,1191,1130],{}," - Converts to Markdown tables with all property types",[765,1194,1195,1198],{},[1024,1196,1197],{},"Flexible CLI"," - Full sync, single page branch, database-only, and test modes",[754,1200,1202],{"id":1201},"tech-stack","Tech Stack",[747,1204,1205],{},"We chose simplicity over cleverness:",[806,1207,1209],{"id":1208},"sync-tool-python","Sync Tool (Python)",[762,1211,1212,1218,1224,1230,1236,1242],{},[765,1213,1214,1217],{},[1024,1215,1216],{},"Python 3.11"," - Excellent for scripting and API work",[765,1219,1220,1223],{},[1024,1221,1222],{},"notion-client"," - Official Notion SDK",[765,1225,1226,1229],{},[1024,1227,1228],{},"requests"," - HTTP client for asset downloading",[765,1231,1232,1235],{},[1024,1233,1234],{},"PyYAML"," - Frontmatter generation",[765,1237,1238,1241],{},[1024,1239,1240],{},"python-dotenv"," - Environment configuration",[765,1243,1244,1247],{},[1024,1245,1246],{},"Poetry"," - Dependency management",[747,1249,1250],{},"The sync tool is under 700 lines across three files. No async complexity, no heavy frameworks - just straightforward code that's easy to understand and modify.",[806,1252,1254],{"id":1253},"documentation-site-vue-nuxt","Documentation Site (Vue + Nuxt)",[747,1256,1257],{},"The synced Markdown files power a documentation site built with:",[762,1259,1260,1266,1272,1278],{},[765,1261,1262,1265],{},[1024,1263,1264],{},"Vue 3"," - Modern reactive framework",[765,1267,1268,1271],{},[1024,1269,1270],{},"Nuxt 3"," - Full-stack Vue framework with excellent DX",[765,1273,1274,1277],{},[1024,1275,1276],{},"Nuxt Content"," - Markdown-based CMS that reads our synced files directly",[765,1279,1280,1283],{},[1024,1281,1282],{},"Nuxt UI"," - Beautiful, accessible component library",[747,1285,1286],{},"This combination is particularly powerful: Nuxt Content automatically parses our YAML frontmatter and builds navigation from the hierarchy metadata. The synced Markdown files become a fully navigable documentation site with zero additional configuration.",[747,1288,1289],{},"The Vue + Nuxt ecosystem is our go-to for content-heavy sites. It's fast, SEO-friendly, and the developer experience is outstanding.",[754,1291,1293],{"id":1292},"obstacles-we-overcame","Obstacles We Overcame",[806,1295,1297],{"id":1296},"recursive-block-fetching","Recursive Block Fetching",[747,1299,1300],{},"Notion's API returns blocks without their children. 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We added a ",[1142,1488,1489],{},"--test-database-access"," mode that probes each database before attempting sync.",[806,1492,1494],{"id":1493},"large-workspace-performance","Large Workspace Performance",[747,1496,1497],{},"Syncing 4000+ pages needed visibility. 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Searchable, versionable, and completely under our control.",[754,1549,1551],{"id":1550},"why-open-source","Why Open Source?",[747,1553,1554],{},"We're going to release this tool publicly because:",[747,1556,1557],{},[1024,1558,1559],{},"1. Others face the same problem",[747,1561,1562],{},"Notion lock-in is real. Whether you're migrating to another tool, need proper backups, or want to publish content statically - the native export doesn't cut it.",[747,1564,1565],{},[1024,1566,1567],{},"2. It's not our core business",[747,1569,1570],{},"We're a software development company, not a SaaS vendor. This tool solves our problem and might solve yours too. Open sourcing it costs us nothing and helps the community.",[747,1572,1573],{},[1024,1574,1575],{},"3. Community improvements",[747,1577,1578],{},"The tool works for our use case but could be extended. Incremental sync, bidirectional editing, different output formats - contributions are welcome.",[754,1580,1582],{"id":1581},"lessons-learned","Lessons Learned",[747,1584,1585],{},[1024,1586,1587],{},"Start with the API documentation",[747,1589,1590],{},"Notion's block structure is more complex than it looks. Reading the docs thoroughly before coding saved refactoring time.",[747,1592,1593],{},[1024,1594,1595],{},"Handle expiring URLs immediately",[747,1597,1598],{},"We made downloading assets a core feature from day one. This saved us from discovering the URL expiration issue in production.",[747,1600,1601],{},[1024,1602,1603],{},"Build for incremental testing",[747,1605,1606,1607,1610,1611,1614],{},"The ",[1142,1608,1609],{},"--limit"," and ",[1142,1612,1613],{},"--page"," flags made development fast. Testing with 5 pages instead of 400 is a massive time saver.",[747,1616,1617],{},[1024,1618,1619],{},"Simple beats clever",[747,1621,1622],{},"Synchronous, straightforward code over async complexity. The sync runs nightly - saving 30 seconds with async isn't worth the debugging overhead.",[754,1624,1626],{"id":1625},"get-the-tool","Get the Tool",[747,1628,1629],{},"The tool will be available on GitHub shortly. It's designed to be self-contained:",[1631,1632,1633,1641,1644,1651],"ol",{},[765,1634,1635,1636],{},"Create a Notion integration at ",[874,1637,1640],{"href":1638,"rel":1639},"https://www.notion.so/my-integrations",[878],"notion.so/my-integrations",[765,1642,1643],{},"Share your root pages with the integration",[765,1645,1646,1647,1650],{},"Set up ",[1142,1648,1649],{},".env"," with your API key and root page IDs",[765,1652,1653,1654],{},"Run ",[1142,1655,1656],{},"poetry run notion-sync",[747,1658,1659],{},"Watch our GitHub for the release announcement.",[754,1661,1663],{"id":1662},"conclusion","Conclusion",[747,1665,1666],{},"Leaving a tool like Notion after years of use is daunting. The fear of losing institutional knowledge is real. But with the right migration tooling, it becomes manageable.",[747,1668,1669],{},"Our new approach - storing documentation directly with clients - is cleaner and more secure. The Notion export tool ensured we didn't lose anything in the transition.",[747,1671,1672],{},"If you're considering a similar move, or just want reliable Notion backups, the tool is there for you. Fork it, adapt it, contribute back.",[1674,1675],"hr",{},[747,1677,1678],{},[1679,1680,1681,1682,1687],"em",{},"Building developer tools or planning a platform migration? 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It supports declarative configuration and automation. Google open-sourced the project in 2014, building on over 15 years of experience running production workloads at scale.",[747,1750,1751],{},"The name originates from Greek, meaning \"helmsman\" or \"pilot.\" K8s is shorthand — counting the eight letters between \"K\" and \"s.\"",[1753,1754,1761,1766,1770],"div",{"className":1755},[1756,1757,1758,1759,1760],"grid","grid-cols-1","md:grid-cols-3","gap-4","my-8",[1762,1763],"spotlight-card",{"description":1764,"title":1765},"Automates deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications across clusters.","Container Orchestration",[1762,1767],{"description":1768,"title":1769},"Define desired state in YAML — Kubernetes ensures the cluster matches it.","Declarative Config",[1762,1771],{"description":1772,"title":1773},"Restarts failed containers, replaces nodes, and reschedules workloads automatically.","Self-Healing",[754,1775,1777],{"id":1776},"googles-problem-with-scale","Google's Problem with Scale",[762,1779,1780,1783,1786],{},[765,1781,1782],{},"Google ran millions of data jobs across datacenters — for search, indexing, and analytics",[765,1784,1785],{},"As the business expanded, managing multiple tenants and diverse workloads became increasingly difficult",[765,1787,1788],{},"They needed a standard way to schedule resources automatically at massive scale",[747,1790,1791,1792,1795],{},"This led to ",[1024,1793,1794],{},"Borg",", Google's internal cluster manager — the direct predecessor to Kubernetes.",[754,1797,1799],{"id":1798},"how-kubernetes-was-born","How Kubernetes Was Born",[762,1801,1802,1805,1811,1814],{},[765,1803,1804],{},"Google extracted its resource management approach from Borg into an open-source project",[765,1806,1807,1808],{},"Together with Intel and Red Hat, they founded the ",[1024,1809,1810],{},"Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)",[765,1812,1813],{},"CNCF became the governance body standardising container orchestration and the broader cloud-native ecosystem",[765,1815,1816],{},"Kubernetes quickly became the industry standard for deploying and managing containers",[1818,1819,1820],"tip",{},[747,1821,1822,1823,1826],{},"Kubernetes is not just a tool — it's a ",[1024,1824,1825],{},"framework",". Through Operators and Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), teams can extend it to manage any type of workload, from databases to ML pipelines.",[754,1828,935],{"id":934},[747,1830,1831,1832,1835],{},"Many thanks to ",[1024,1833,1834],{},"Marcin Karkocha"," for presenting on Kubernetes at our Dev Meeting. 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But when we need to look for a specific change, or we are wondering why an addition was made, problems appear. What if I told you, there is a simple and easy way to greatly improve the experience with git history.",[1674,1896],{},[754,1898,1900],{"id":1899},"troubling-reality","Troubling Reality",[747,1902,1903],{},"Let's be honest, we all have seen (and been a part of) such git logs:",[1302,1905,1908],{"className":1906,"code":1907,"language":1503},[1501],"ad8621a Fix a bug in the feature\n16b36c6 Addressed a PR comment\n23ad9ad You can now download form correctly through the main website\n21672sd Typing for mypy\n",[1142,1909,1907],{"__ignoreMap":916},[747,1911,1912],{},"These messages try to describe what changes have been made, but ultimately are not much of use. 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However, that analogy is quite fitting as karma will sooner or later get you, if you are not using proper commit messages.",[747,1944,1945,1946,1951],{},"The Karma I want to show you is a git commit message convention, birthed from the ",[874,1947,1950],{"href":1948,"rel":1949},"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QrDFcIiPjSLDn3EL15IJygNPiHORgU1_OOAqWjiDU5Y/edit#",[878],"AngularJS Git Commit Conventions google document",", adapted to be used with any project and language. It aims to provide more useful, clear and precise information when browsing the git history, while also helping to easily achieve other goals:",[747,1953,1954,1957],{},[1024,1955,1956],{},"Automatically generate changelog"," — When your git messages follow a convention, it is much easier to generate a changelog:",[1302,1959,1963],{"className":1960,"code":1961,"language":1962,"meta":916,"style":916},"language-bash shiki shiki-themes material-theme-lighter material-theme material-theme-palenight","git log \u003Clast tag> HEAD --pretty=format:%s\n# All commits since the last release\n\n23ad9ad feat(proxy): Added support for bi-directional streams\n21672sd fix(proto): Fixed missing type annotation\n","bash",[1142,1964,1965,1995,2001,2005,2039],{"__ignoreMap":916},[1310,1966,1967,1971,1974,1977,1980,1983,1986,1989,1992],{"class":1312,"line":1313},[1310,1968,1970],{"class":1969},"sBMFI","git",[1310,1972,1973],{"class":1414}," log",[1310,1975,1976],{"class":1324}," \u003C",[1310,1978,1979],{"class":1414},"last",[1310,1981,1982],{"class":1414}," ta",[1310,1984,1985],{"class":1354},"g",[1310,1987,1988],{"class":1324},">",[1310,1990,1991],{"class":1414}," HEAD",[1310,1993,1994],{"class":1414}," --pretty=format:%s\n",[1310,1996,1997],{"class":1312,"line":952},[1310,1998,2000],{"class":1999},"sHwdD","# All commits since the last release\n",[1310,2002,2003],{"class":1312,"line":958},[1310,2004,1392],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":981},[1310,2006,2007,2010,2013,2015,2018,2021,2024,2027,2030,2033,2036],{"class":1312,"line":1389},[1310,2008,2009],{"class":1969},"23ad9ad",[1310,2011,2012],{"class":1414}," feat",[1310,2014,1325],{"class":1324},[1310,2016,2017],{"class":1969},"proxy",[1310,2019,2020],{"class":1324},")",[1310,2022,2023],{"class":1414},":",[1310,2025,2026],{"class":1414}," Added",[1310,2028,2029],{"class":1414}," support",[1310,2031,2032],{"class":1414}," for",[1310,2034,2035],{"class":1414}," bi-directional",[1310,2037,2038],{"class":1414}," streams\n",[1310,2040,2041,2044,2047,2049,2052,2054,2056,2059,2062,2065],{"class":1312,"line":1395},[1310,2042,2043],{"class":1969},"21672sd",[1310,2045,2046],{"class":1414}," fix",[1310,2048,1325],{"class":1324},[1310,2050,2051],{"class":1969},"proto",[1310,2053,2020],{"class":1324},[1310,2055,2023],{"class":1414},[1310,2057,2058],{"class":1414}," Fixed",[1310,2060,2061],{"class":1414}," missing",[1310,2063,2064],{"class":1414}," type",[1310,2066,2067],{"class":1414}," annotation\n",[747,2069,2070,2073],{},[1024,2071,2072],{},"Filter out unimportant commits"," — Using unified descriptions we can easily look through the history and pick only the interesting ones:",[1302,2075,2077],{"className":1960,"code":2076,"language":1962,"meta":916,"style":916},"git log \u003Clast release> HEAD --grep feat\n# All new features since the last release\n\n23ad9ad feat(proxy): Added support for bi-directional streams\n",[1142,2078,2079,2105,2110,2114],{"__ignoreMap":916},[1310,2080,2081,2083,2085,2087,2089,2092,2095,2097,2099,2102],{"class":1312,"line":1313},[1310,2082,1970],{"class":1969},[1310,2084,1973],{"class":1414},[1310,2086,1976],{"class":1324},[1310,2088,1979],{"class":1414},[1310,2090,2091],{"class":1414}," releas",[1310,2093,2094],{"class":1354},"e",[1310,2096,1988],{"class":1324},[1310,2098,1991],{"class":1414},[1310,2100,2101],{"class":1414}," --grep",[1310,2103,2104],{"class":1414}," feat\n",[1310,2106,2107],{"class":1312,"line":952},[1310,2108,2109],{"class":1999},"# All new features since the last release\n",[1310,2111,2112],{"class":1312,"line":958},[1310,2113,1392],{"emptyLinePlaceholder":981},[1310,2115,2116,2118,2120,2122,2124,2126,2128,2130,2132,2134,2136],{"class":1312,"line":1389},[1310,2117,2009],{"class":1969},[1310,2119,2012],{"class":1414},[1310,2121,1325],{"class":1324},[1310,2123,2017],{"class":1969},[1310,2125,2020],{"class":1324},[1310,2127,2023],{"class":1414},[1310,2129,2026],{"class":1414},[1310,2131,2029],{"class":1414},[1310,2133,2032],{"class":1414},[1310,2135,2035],{"class":1414},[1310,2137,2038],{"class":1414},[1674,2139],{},[754,2141,2143],{"id":2142},"how-to-use-it","How to Use It?",[747,2145,2146],{},"The general structure of a Karma based message is:",[1302,2148,2151],{"className":2149,"code":2150,"language":1503},[1501],"\u003Ctype>(\u003Cscope>): \u003Csubject>\n\n\u003Cbody>\n\n\u003Cfooter>\n",[1142,2152,2150],{"__ignoreMap":916},[747,2154,2155],{},"It is really simple to remember and once you start using it, you will almost never have to consult the reference. Each line can have a maximum of 80 characters and the second line must always be blank.",[806,2157,2159],{"id":2158},"allowed-types","Allowed Types",[1753,2161,2164,2169,2174,2179,2183,2188],{"className":2162},[1756,2163,1758,1759,1760],"grid-cols-2",[1762,2165],{"description":2166,"icon":2167,"title":2168},"New features, or ones that changed behaviour.","i-lucide-sparkles","feat",[1762,2170],{"description":2171,"icon":2172,"title":2173},"Bug fixes in ready features.","i-lucide-bug","fix",[1762,2175],{"description":2176,"icon":2177,"title":2178},"Documentation, both in and outside code.","i-lucide-book-open","docs",[1762,2180],{"description":2181,"icon":2182,"title":1689},"Formatting, typos — no code change.","i-lucide-paintbrush",[1762,2184],{"description":2185,"icon":2186,"title":2187},"Refactoring production code.","i-lucide-refresh-cw","refactor",[1762,2189],{"description":2190,"icon":2191,"title":2192},"All things test related.","i-lucide-test-tubes","test",[806,2194,2196],{"id":2195},"scope","Scope",[747,2198,2199,2200,2203,2204,2203,2206,2209],{},"The scope is a description of what part of the code was affected — for example: ",[1142,2201,2202],{},"service",", ",[1142,2205,2017],{},[1142,2207,2208],{},"runner",", etc.",[806,2211,2213],{"id":2212},"body-footer","Body & Footer",[747,2215,2216,2217,2220],{},"In the ",[1024,2218,2219],{},"body",", include a sentence on why the changes were made. Be descriptive! If someone looked this far inside your commit, they will appreciate every bit of information they can find.",[747,2222,2216,2223,2226],{},[1024,2224,2225],{},"footer",", you can reference issues. Multiple issues may be used at the same time.",[806,2228,2230],{"id":2229},"full-example","Full Example",[1302,2232,2235],{"className":2233,"code":2234,"language":1503},[1501],"fix(service): Verify the content type that is returned to the adapter\n\nAPI can respond with text/plain content type instead of JSON.\nTo ensure proper operation it is verified before further processing.\n\nCloses #112\n",[1142,2236,2234],{"__ignoreMap":916},[1818,2238,2239],{},[747,2240,2241,2242,2247],{},"Further and more precise explanations can be found on the official ",[874,2243,2246],{"href":2244,"rel":2245},"https://karma-runner.github.io/4.0/dev/git-commit-msg.html",[878],"Karma website",", which I highly recommend as a reference.",[1674,2249],{},[754,2251,2253],{"id":2252},"why-should-i-bother-if-i-never-use-git-log","Why Should I Bother If I Never Use Git Log?",[747,2255,2256],{},"You may say: \"What you wrote looks nice, but I honestly can't remember the last time I actually used git log.\" And I have to agree — during everyday work it rarely happens that we need to use git log extensively. Here are some additional thoughts:",[1753,2258,2261,2265,2270,2275],{"className":2259},[1756,1757,2260,1759,1760],"md:grid-cols-2",[1762,2262],{"description":2263,"icon":1875,"title":2264},"Good commit messages are like backup — you think you don't need one until you do.","Like Backup",[1762,2266],{"description":2267,"icon":2268,"title":2269},"As long as you state the rules and stick to them, it will be beneficial. Even just the first line of Karma is enough in most scenarios.","i-lucide-sliders","Fully Customizable",[1762,2271],{"description":2272,"icon":2273,"title":2274},"Think about a situation where you take over a project. Which kind of commit messages would you prefer? Maintain your project so you're not ashamed when someone else reads it.","i-lucide-arrow-right-left","Handover-Ready",[1762,2276],{"description":2277,"icon":2278,"title":2279},"Maybe you would be using your git history more if it was better structured, not the other way around.","i-lucide-search","Better History = More Usage",[806,2281,2283],{"id":2282},"convention-levels","Convention Levels",[1302,2285,2288],{"className":2286,"code":2287,"language":1503},[1501],"minimal    fix(service): Verify the content type returned to the adapter\n\nambitious  API can respond with text/plain content type instead of JSON.\n           To ensure proper operation it is verified before further processing.\n\nfull       Fixes #112\n",[1142,2289,2287],{"__ignoreMap":916},[1674,2291],{},[754,2293,2295],{"id":2294},"closing-off","Closing Off",[747,2297,2298],{},"If you are convinced, share the idea with your team and try sticking to Karma rules for your next project. You can also convert to the convention in an ongoing one. Changing git messages will rarely break anything in your environment, so it doesn't hurt to try — it is never too late to Git Better.",[747,2300,2301],{},"This article is a part of the ongoing series \"Git Better with MusicTech Lab\". In the next one, we are gonna cover cherry-picking — when it is a good practice and how to avoid common errors using it.",[1689,2303,2304],{},"html pre.shiki code .sBMFI, html code.shiki .sBMFI{--shiki-light:#E2931D;--shiki-default:#FFCB6B;--shiki-dark:#FFCB6B}html pre.shiki code .sfazB, html code.shiki .sfazB{--shiki-light:#91B859;--shiki-default:#C3E88D;--shiki-dark:#C3E88D}html pre.shiki code .sMK4o, html code.shiki .sMK4o{--shiki-light:#39ADB5;--shiki-default:#89DDFF;--shiki-dark:#89DDFF}html pre.shiki code .sTEyZ, html code.shiki .sTEyZ{--shiki-light:#90A4AE;--shiki-default:#EEFFFF;--shiki-dark:#BABED8}html pre.shiki code .sHwdD, html code.shiki .sHwdD{--shiki-light:#90A4AE;--shiki-light-font-style:italic;--shiki-default:#546E7A;--shiki-default-font-style:italic;--shiki-dark:#676E95;--shiki-dark-font-style:italic}html .light .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-light);background: var(--shiki-light-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-light-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-light-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-light-text-decoration);}html.light .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-light);background: var(--shiki-light-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-light-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-light-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-light-text-decoration);}html .default .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-default);background: var(--shiki-default-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-default-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-default-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-default-text-decoration);}html .dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}html.dark .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-dark);background: var(--shiki-dark-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-dark-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-dark-font-weight);text-decoration: var(--shiki-dark-text-decoration);}",{"title":916,"searchDepth":952,"depth":952,"links":2306},[2307,2308,2309,2315,2318],{"id":1899,"depth":952,"text":1900},{"id":1938,"depth":952,"text":1939},{"id":2142,"depth":952,"text":2143,"children":2310},[2311,2312,2313,2314],{"id":2158,"depth":958,"text":2159},{"id":2195,"depth":958,"text":2196},{"id":2212,"depth":958,"text":2213},{"id":2229,"depth":958,"text":2230},{"id":2252,"depth":952,"text":2253,"children":2316},[2317],{"id":2282,"depth":958,"text":2283},{"id":2294,"depth":952,"text":2295},"2019-12-27T00:00:00.000Z","Using a consistent style of commit messages can increase the effectiveness of a team that develops bespoke software.",{"src":2322},"/images/blog/musictechlab_blog_git-better-1-see-more-with-a-commit-message-convention.webp",{"enabled":981,"items":2324},[2325,2328,2331],{"text":2326,"icon":2327},"Karma convention adds type and scope to every commit for instant context.","i-lucide-git-branch",{"text":2329,"icon":2330},"Structured messages enable auto-generated changelogs with one git command.","i-lucide-terminal",{"text":2332,"icon":988},"Filtering by type (feat, fix, chore) makes git history instantly searchable.",{},{"title":486,"description":2320},[1002,1001],"QP6th8QrePf6Wdk3hdfaocqMZbCq4aW2gCDsO0CapMU",{"id":2338,"title":594,"authors":2339,"badge":742,"body":2344,"category":977,"client":742,"date":2468,"description":2469,"extension":980,"faq":742,"featured":69,"featuredOrder":742,"hidden":69,"image":2470,"keyTakeaways":2472,"meta":2482,"navigation":981,"path":595,"seo":2483,"status":742,"stem":596,"tags":2484,"teaser":742,"__hash__":2485,"score":1389},"posts/blog/software-development/migrating-from-travisci-to-github-actions.md",[2340],{"name":2341,"avatar":2342},"Szymon Zmilczak",{"src":2343},"/images/people/szymon-zmilczak.webp",{"type":744,"value":2345,"toc":2461},[2346,2349,2353,2360,2370,2374,2385,2388,2392,2395,2398,2401,2404,2407,2411,2414,2433,2439,2443,2458],[747,2347,2348],{},"Every project needs CI and there are many solutions to choose from. We'll compare two of them by describing our journey migrating from TravisCI to GitHub Actions.",[754,2350,2352],{"id":2351},"what-even-are-these-tools","What even are these tools?",[747,2354,2355,2356,2359],{},"Both TravisCI and GitHub Actions are continuous integration services. ",[1024,2357,2358],{},"Continuous Integration (CI)"," requires developers to frequently integrate code into a shared repository. Each change is verified by automated tools — linting, tests, and builds — catching problems early.",[747,2361,2362,2363,2366,2367,891],{},"CI can be paired with ",[1024,2364,2365],{},"Continuous Delivery (CD)",", which ensures software can be deployed at any time. Automate the release process further and you get ",[1024,2368,2369],{},"continuous deployment",[754,2371,2373],{"id":2372},"why-are-we-changing","Why are we changing?",[1753,2375,2377,2381],{"className":2376},[1756,1757,2260,1759,1760],[1762,2378],{"description":2379,"title":2380},"$129/month — unlimited build time, up to 2 concurrent jobs","TravisCI Startup",[1762,2382],{"description":2383,"title":2384},"Included in $88/month GitHub Team — 10,000 minutes, up to 60 concurrent jobs","GitHub Actions (with Team)",[747,2386,2387],{},"We were using about 5,500 minutes of builds per month — well within GitHub’s free limit. Even paying for all that time would cost only $44. The decision was simple.",[754,2389,2391],{"id":2390},"what-was-easy","What was easy?",[747,2393,2394],{},"Both tools are similar in concept: do a couple of things when something happens and report the results. For both tools, specifying what happens is done via special YAML files stored in the repository along with the project source code. Setting when something happens on TravisCI is done by pushing the correct button on the website. That’s different for Github Actions: you set it in the YAML configuration file.",[747,2396,2397],{},"The concept of determining what to do and in which order is similar in both tools, but the implementation is different. In TravisCI, you can add blocks of code to predefined steps that are executed in a specific order. In Github Actions, you can create any number of actions, which contain jobs with inside steps (blocks of code). We created one action that is composed of three jobs: testing, building, and deployment. Contents of TravisCI steps were distributed among these jobs in a form of steps. Focusing deployment step only on specific branches and parametrizing target was easy because both platforms support conditional step execution in their configuration format.",[747,2399,2400],{},"Specifying the required environment is also similar — set languages and versions in the config file and everything is taken care of. Both platforms support multiple operating systems and matrix builds. One difference: repository contents are always available in TravisCI, but GitHub Actions requires an explicit checkout step.",[747,2402,2403],{},"Handling secrets works the same way — create them on the website and they become environment variables in the build. Both tools sanitize output by censoring secrets if printed.",[747,2405,2406],{},"The build badge was also straightforward to migrate. Both platforms expose build status as an image URL you can embed in READMEs and Slack channels.",[754,2408,2410],{"id":2409},"what-wasnt-easy","What wasn’t easy?",[747,2412,2413],{},"Not everything is 100% compatible. Here are the issues we hit:",[1753,2415,2417,2421,2425,2429],{"className":2416},[1756,1757,2260,1759,1760],[1762,2418],{"description":2419,"title":2420},"TravisCI has `BRANCH`. GitHub Actions has `GITHUB_REF` which includes extra data — we had to extract the branch name from the ref string.","Branch Name",[1762,2422],{"description":2423,"title":2424},"TravisCI provides `TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER`. GitHub Actions has no equivalent — we count commits on the branch instead.","Build Number",[1762,2426],{"description":2427,"title":2428},"Each step runs in a separate environment. The workaround: print values to stdout in a specific format to set global env vars.","Passing Values Between Steps",[1762,2430],{"description":2431,"title":2432},"TravisCI lets you SSH into a failed build. GitHub Actions had no equivalent — we resorted to printf-debugging.","No Build Debugging",[2434,2435,2436],"warning",{},[747,2437,2438],{},"At the time of writing, GitHub Actions lacked automatic build cancellation. In TravisCI, pushing a new commit cancels the in-progress build on the same branch. GitHub Actions ran all builds, wasting minutes on intermediate commits.",[754,2440,2442],{"id":2441},"does-it-even-work","Does it even work?",[1753,2444,2446,2450,2454],{"className":2445},[1756,1757,1758,1759,1760],[1762,2447],{"description":2448,"title":2449},"Total time to learn and migrate two projects","4 hours",[1762,2451],{"description":2452,"title":2453},"Savings from dropping TravisCI","$1,500/year",[1762,2455],{"description":2456,"title":2457},"Config grew due to GitHub's more explicit format","45 → 60 lines",[747,2459,2460],{},"Execution times are about the same, but builds spin up faster. Despite some missing features, GitHub Actions is mature enough for production use.",{"title":916,"searchDepth":952,"depth":952,"links":2462},[2463,2464,2465,2466,2467],{"id":2351,"depth":952,"text":2352},{"id":2372,"depth":952,"text":2373},{"id":2390,"depth":952,"text":2391},{"id":2409,"depth":952,"text":2410},{"id":2441,"depth":952,"text":2442},"2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z","A practical comparison of GitHub Actions vs TravisCI with a step-by-step migration guide. Learn why we switched and how to move your CI/CD pipeline smoothly.",{"src":2471},"/images/blog/musictechlab_blog_migrating-from-travisci-to-github-actions.webp",{"enabled":981,"items":2473},[2474,2476,2479],{"text":2475,"icon":1725},"Migrating two projects from TravisCI to GitHub Actions took only 4 hours total.",{"text":2477,"icon":2478},"The switch saved $1,500 per year by using GitHub Actions minutes included in the Team plan.","i-lucide-dollar-sign",{"text":2480,"icon":2481},"GitHub Actions config is more explicit (45 to 60 lines) but builds spin up faster.","i-lucide-rocket",{},{"title":594,"description":2469},[1002,1001],"R5XO18JHnUgeNeP1kYF1atA9K5mlizVlRLS1lSnZZ3s",1780305316212]