Updated on October 16, 2018 We created Probo to solve a big issue we had with our software process: we needed to be able to test, verify, and approve development tasks as they were happening, rather than just at the end of a development sprint. Spinning up a sandbox site,...
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We successfully completed the Probo Docker Images Restructure with minimal customer issues. The issues that have surfaced have workarounds in place for now. We’ll be addressing any of the bugs we’ve encountered since the launch of the image restructure in the coming weeks when we release our Probo Beta Images....
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We wanted to write a followup to our original post with some important details about the Probo Image Restructure. Several customers have already provided valuable feedback about our original plans and others are asking questions about the overall transition process. We want to ensure the least amount of confusion, issues,...
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Over the past few weeks, we added some new Probo features to our existing Probo Drupal Plugin. We even had help from one of our customers who contributed a pull request on GitHub. Thank you to joeparsons for the contribution! Read about the new features below. makeArgs The makeArgs setting...
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As Zivtech’s Marketing Manager, I’m by far not the most technical member of our staff. Since the developers see our website from a different perspective than I do, it’s sometimes challenging to communicate the changes that the marketing team would like to see. I can explain an idea, but I...
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Probo uses pre-built Docker images to power the docker containers that run each Probo build. These Probo Docker images were previously provisioned using Puppet, which is a tool we’ve used at Zivtech for server provisioning for a long time. Over the last year, we switched to using Ansible to provision...
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Have you been meaning to give Probo a spin but haven’t had a chance? We created this five minute exercise (seriously, we timed it) for you to see your first build in action: Fork this demo Drupal project into your own GitHub account: https://github.com/Probo-Demos/drupal8 Go to the Probo app, sign...
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Agile development was built on the idea that the development process should be collaborative. Cross-functional teams should work together to produce high quality results that are flexible to change. The agile development manifesto values individuals and interactions over processes and tools, so any tools used in the process should make...
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We built Probo from the ground up with open source software (OSS) as a top priority. Zivtech, the company that built and supports Probo, is an “OSS shop,” and our values are OSS to the core. We value open source in our own code and product as well as the...
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In our last post, we covered how to set up a WPEngine site using Probo. This post will walk you through how to use Probo once your initial site is set up. Websites are always changing; whether it’s the product owner who had something different in mind or the design...
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