You need to run you're migrations with the production release of your Elixir app, in your production environment. You can't use mix! You can use Ecto Migrator. Read on to find out how to run your Ecto migrations in production using Distillery's Boot Hooks. The Problem Coming from a Rails… »
JSON Web Tokens, or JWTs, allow us to authenticate requests between the client and the server by encrypting authentication information into a secure, compact JSON object that is digitally signed. In this post, we'll use the Joken library to implement JWT auth in a Phoenix app. We'll focus on JWTs… »
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Wondering what's with all the hype about this new-fangled programming language, Elixir? Check out my friend, former co-worker, future co-worker and all-around smart guy Steven Nuñez talk about why you should learn Elixir! http://therabbithole.libsyn.com/68-why-not-use-elixir The Rabbit Hole is an excellent programming podcast btw and I recommend… »