Note: I’m currently transitioning this site to a new theme (Chirpy). Things might look a little different while I get everything configured! It’s taken longer than expected, but the Kubernetes cl...

I recently built out our new minilab hardware cluster. After several 3D prints, I’m not 100% satisfied with it, but it’s good enough to start provisioning. I ran into a few issues: there really is...

Below is initial overview of my plan for implementing the updated network plan to facilitate kubernetes. Network Topology Overview with VLANs and Ports Internet │ ▼ UDM-PRO (10.0.1.1) ...

Historical Background I got started with homelabbing when I was pretty young, using an old iMac and running Puppy Linux. That early curiosity grew into a deeper interest as I built a basic NAS usi...

Self-Hosting Pangolin on Unraid Pangolin is an exciting new tool designed to simplify remote access to self-hosted resources, bypass CGNAT issues, and seamlessly integrate with security tools such...

18xx 101 Here’s a tutorial for 1889 on the 18xx.games platform: 18xx Games Tutorial. It walks you through turns of a three-player game, illustrating typical gameplay elements. For 18xx games, mos...

Today I tried to install TigerVNC Server on Ubuntu 16.04, and was surprised to find that Ubuntu still uses TightVNC in their main repos. Additionally, there are no PPAs for TigerVNC and Ubuntu 16.0...

Before starting with Elixir, I had no functional programming experience. Many of the concepts that are central to using it are very new ideas for me. Prior to this, I only had minimal exposure to l...

def foo puts 'Hello World!' end That’s how all great things start out, right? Today, I’m pushing up the first post on a new jekyll site that I hope to use as my blog and documentation of a few...