Freddys Blog
Moving day...
The MSDN blog platform is under retirement and I have decided to move my blog to be mastered in...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/08/2019
Process Isolation for containers in Windows 10
For a few months we have known that Docker for Windows would get support for process isolation under...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 01/13/2019
Clean up after yourself Docker, your mom isn't here!
Docker is an amazing tool. As Dynamics 365 Business Central or Microsoft Dynamics NAV developers we...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 12/11/2018
Developing Business Central Extensions (part 5) - YAML
This is part 5 of a blog post series. Part 1 contains all the prerequisites, part 2 is about cloning...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/17/2018
Windows Server 2019 and SQL Server 2017
Windows Server 2019 (1809) finally shipped (again) and with that we have a new LTSC (Long Term...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/15/2018
Developing Business Central Extensions (part 4) - Branch Policies
This is part 4 of a blog post series. Part 1 contains all the prerequisites, part 2 is about cloning...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/13/2018
Developing Business Central Extensions (part 3) - Build Pipeline
If you haven't read part 1 and part 2, you should do so before continuing here. Part 1 contains the...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/12/2018
Developing Business Central Extensions (part 2) - Repository/Environment
If you haven't read part 1, you should do so before continuing here. Part 1 contains all the...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/12/2018
Developing Business Central Extensions (part 1) - Prerequisites
A professional development environment When developing customizations for Microsoft Dynamics NAV, we...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/12/2018
Windows 10 and Docker Images for Business Central / NAV
It feels like a lot more, but actually it is only about one year ago, we started shipping NAV...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 10/24/2018
NavContainerHelper 0.3.1.0 and a new Docker Generic build 0.0.6.6
Over the weekend, a new version of the NavContainerHelper (version 0.3.1.0) has been uploaded to the...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 09/03/2018
The hackathon at UG FOCUS 18
As many of you know, we conducted a Hackathon at the UG FOCUS in Indianapolis this week. “A...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 05/24/2018
A "new" learning opportunity - the Hackathon at NAVUG Focus 18
I know, a Hackathon is not something new. Hackathons have existed at least half a decade, but how...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 05/16/2018
Enabling Premium Experience in Business Central Sandbox Containers
A few people have discovered that manufacturing, production and other functionality which only is...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 04/12/2018
Who are you following?
Update april 12th - added a few to my list - have more reading to do:-) Dynamics 365 Business...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 04/09/2018
NAV on Docker 0.0.5.5 or... - What's new
As some users of NAV on Docker has noticed, the images gets rebuild from time to time. We typically...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/28/2018
NavContainerHelper - Overriding scripts in NAV containers
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. When building,...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper - Use an external SQL Server as database connection in a NAV container
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. If you have a...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper - Create a SQL Server container and restore a .bak file
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. The following...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper - Create a SQL Server container with the CRONUS database from a NAV container image
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. The NAV container...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper - Start a NAV container and place the database files on a file share on the host computer
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. The database...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper - Specify your own Database backup file to use with a NAV container
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. If you have a...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper - License
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. By default the...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper - Authentication
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. Specify username...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper - Certificates
If you haven't read the first post about the NavContainerHelper, you should do so. Use SSL with a...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NavContainerHelper
What are Containers? What is Docker? If you are new to Docker and Containers, please read this...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 03/20/2018
NAV on Docker version 0.0.4.1
Some of you might already know what lies behind this cryptic title, some of you might not care. This...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 12/02/2017
Can I run NAV 2015 (and earlier) on Docker?
NAV on Docker is here to stay, and a lot of partners have discovered how NAV on Docker can save a...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/29/2017
Creating workshop machines on Azure
During Directions US and Directions EMEA, we had to spin up approx. 2000 Azure VMs for our hands on...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/05/2017
Multiple ways to run a NAV on Docker image (NAV on Docker #5)
If you haven't read this blog post, then please do so before continuing here. A lot of examples...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/03/2017
1-800-GETNAV (Nav on Docker #4)
What a cool phone number to have if you are a NAV partner in the US. Inspired by that and modernized...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/03/2017
1709 and NAV on Docker
As of yesterday evening Windows Server version 1709 (with and without Containers) is available on...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 11/01/2017
What is docker? What are Containers? What can I use containers for? (NAV on Docker #3)
You have probably heard that all released Microsoft Dynamics NAV versions since NAV 2016RTM now are...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 10/31/2017
Troubleshooting NAV on Docker
With the release of official NAV images on Docker Hub, we will probably see a larger uptake of...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 10/29/2017
iOS 10 and self signed certificates
With the release of iOS 10, Apple have changed the way self-signed certificates works and since...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 05/23/2017
Create a secure Url to a file
In the very last paragraph of this post, I talk about specifying a certificate pfx file as a Url...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 02/26/2017
NAV and Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)
Over the last weeks I have gotten an increasing number of inquiries around MFA. To be honest, I had...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 01/23/2017
How is this perf testing thing actually working?
This post is #3 in a series of posts about performance testing. Post #1 was all about setting up an...
Author: FreddyDK Date: 01/22/2017