Backplane Journalhttps://russellallen.info/An independent blog about the machinery behind the software: logging pipelines, message queues, build automation and the home lab hardware that holds it all together.en-US Logging FHT Updates to a Database with FHEM DbLog Setuphttps://russellallen.info/post/2010/10/17/Logging-to-a-Database.aspxhttps://russellallen.info/post/2010/10/17/Logging-to-a-Database.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2026 20:35:23 +0000Logging FHT updates to a database in FHEM: db.conf setup, the readings worth storing, and why a logged FHT command is not an executed one.Log4Net RabbitMQ Appender: Wiring .NET Logs to a Brokerhttps://russellallen.info/post/2012/07/06/Enterprise-Logging-Part-2-Logging-From-Net-to-RabbitMq-via-Log4Net.aspxhttps://russellallen.info/post/2012/07/06/Enterprise-Logging-Part-2-Logging-From-Net-to-RabbitMq-via-Log4Net.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2026 20:35:23 +0000Log4Net RabbitMQ Appender setup for .NET apps: the three third-party appenders, the XML config, durable queues and broker outages.Jenkins NAnt Build Pipeline: A Setup for .NET Teamshttps://russellallen.info/post/2011/06/04/Creating-a-Simple-Build-Pipeline-with-JenkinsHudson-and-NAnt.aspxhttps://russellallen.info/post/2011/06/04/Creating-a-Simple-Build-Pipeline-with-JenkinsHudson-and-NAnt.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2026 20:35:23 +0000A Jenkins NAnt build pipeline still holds up: the NAnt build step, five targets worth wiring up, and what to check when the plugin falls behind.Graylog2 Logging and Alerting with RabbitMQ and NEsperhttps://russellallen.info/post/2012/06/24/Enterprise-Logging-and-Alerting-with-Graylog2-RabbitMq-and-NEsper.aspxhttps://russellallen.info/post/2012/06/24/Enterprise-Logging-and-Alerting-with-Graylog2-RabbitMq-and-NEsper.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2026 20:35:23 +0000Graylog2 logging and alerting: .NET apps publish GELF to RabbitMQ, Graylog2 indexes the messages, Nesper counts events and raises alerts.FHEM Setup on Windows: Port, Perl, and First Starthttps://russellallen.info/post/FHEM-Setup-on-Windows-Home-Server.aspxhttps://russellallen.info/post/FHEM-Setup-on-Windows-Home-Server.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2026 20:35:23 +0000FHEM setup on Windows in two downloads: the fhem-6.4 zip plus a Strawberry Perl portable build, one start command, port 8083, and the service option.C# Exception Handling Best Practices for Real Serviceshttps://russellallen.info/post/2011/03/11/C-net-Exception-Handling-Best-Practice-As-Easy-as-1-2-3.aspxhttps://russellallen.info/post/2011/03/11/C-net-Exception-Handling-Best-Practice-As-Easy-as-1-2-3.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2026 20:35:23 +0000C# exception handling best practices for .NET services: throw specific types, catch only what you can fix, keep the stack trace, log at the root.