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The importance of Open Source Software: Terraform and OpenTofu

Introduction Open source software has played a pivotal role in shaping the modern technological landscape. It has enabled developers, businesses, and communities to collaborate and build robust ec...

In the Abyss of Kubernetes: A SysAdmin's Descent into Cosmic Horror

It is with trepidation and a trembling heart that I recount the tale of a weary SysAdmin, delving into the depths of Kubernetes, where sanity wanes and eldritch horrors lurk. Beware, dear reader, f...

Embracing the Chaotic Beauty of Self-Hosting: A Love Story

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a curious internet adventurer named A1ic3. A1ic3 loved exploring the vast digital wilderness, but she was tired of relying on third-party plat...

A year later

Time flies when you are having fun! I spent the last year learning, tinkering, testing, getting mad… but I’m still here, ready to do it again and again! Doing all these things while in a full tim...

Documentation, Documentation, Documentation!

Recently someone asked on Reddit: “What’s your number one recommended service?” Everyone could answer this question differently, but my answer was: “Bookstack. Start documentation as soon as possib...

My way to du-it.sh

The other day was maintenance day for my home lab, which mainly means updating docker containers. This time I decided to take a different approach and, rather than using Watchtower, I opened my tru...

DIUN: Docker Image Update Notifier

I believe we all agree that automate updates (in general) might not be a good idea. If we are talking about Docker images, we need to monitor the registries to see if a new release is out, than rea...

Jellyfin, a versatile media server

Are you looking for another homelab project? Well, why don’t set up a media server? A media server is a nice thing to set up in a homelab, also because it’s something that anyone in the house can u...

Homelab: the beginning

A penguin made me do it In January 2021 I had a talk with myself and we agreed that I needed a change. As I moved to a new city, I thought it was the perfect time to do something new, and so I did...

WireGuard, VPN made easy

Rather than expose some services in your homelab to the wild public internet, wouldn’t it be better if you can access them safely from anywhere you are? Maybe from your phone? Well, I like the idea...