Devops

A collection of 10 posts

There is no waste in nature

Backing up docker volumes

Technology

In today’s I-can’t-believe-I’m-doing-this-in-2024 I needed to re-build my webserver because it kept hard-freezing every week (another post for another day). Since I use a docker setup for this, my setup is pretty turnkey - I ...

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Secure DNS

Technology

TL;DR: Use a VPN if you really care. Hey, you over there! Want to take something that works perfectly well and make it more complicated? Sure ya do! Oh, need a little more convincing? Okay ...

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Goodbye, AWS; hello, world!

Technology

Let me start at the end - Hello, world! Welcome to my new blog. This is the first time I’ve revamped the terminal.space domain since its inception. It was previously, well, just a terminal, and ...

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Automatic recovery using lvm-autosnap

Technology

Two vintage cars side-by-side. The one on the left is rusted out and missing headlights. The one on the right has been restored to good condition TL;DR: https://github.com/intentionally-left-nil/lvm-autosnap Running linux is an adventure. About a ...

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Initramfs with systemd & LUKS

Technology

TL;DR [me@mycomputer]# cat /etc/sbupdate.conf | grep "^CMDLINE_DEFAULT" CMDLINE_DEFAULT="rd.luks.uuid=c1f995f5-a8f7-47f0-b085-6d3a159e1874 rd.luks.allow-discards resume=UUID=51384ac6-f197-41d9-b8c8-c9607d7e01c8 rd.udev.log-priority=3 nvme.noacpi=1 quiet splash root=UUID=a645810c-ef87-4a9a-9239-afdeaf292e6e rw" [me@mycomputer]# cat /etc/mkinitcpio.conf | grep "^HOOKS" HOOKS=(systemd keyboard autodetect sd-vconsole modconf block sd-encrypt lvm2 filesystems fsck) My old boot ...

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Ad Blocking w/Raspberry Pi

Technology

Image of a Raspberry Pi I’ve used different technologies to block ads for a long time. I remember my first computer used Proxomitron to great success in the early web. (HTTPS wasn’t much of a ...

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Server

Wordpress hosting from scratch

Technology

Alternative title: Why it’s worth it to pay for wordpress hosting. Alternative title 2: Why is Ansible so complicated? I have no idea why someone would scan the outside of a PSU, but it makes ...

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There is no waste in nature

Backing up docker volumes

Technology

In today’s I-can’t-believe-I’m-doing-this-in-2024 I needed to re-build my webserver because it kept hard-freezing every week (another post for another day). Since I use a docker setup for this, my setup is pretty turnkey - I ...

Read more ⟶
Systemd-logo.svg

Initramfs with systemd & LUKS

Technology

TL;DR [me@mycomputer]# cat /etc/sbupdate.conf | grep "^CMDLINE_DEFAULT" CMDLINE_DEFAULT="rd.luks.uuid=c1f995f5-a8f7-47f0-b085-6d3a159e1874 rd.luks.allow-discards resume=UUID=51384ac6-f197-41d9-b8c8-c9607d7e01c8 rd.udev.log-priority=3 nvme.noacpi=1 quiet splash root=UUID=a645810c-ef87-4a9a-9239-afdeaf292e6e rw" [me@mycomputer]# cat /etc/mkinitcpio.conf | grep "^HOOKS" HOOKS=(systemd keyboard autodetect sd-vconsole modconf block sd-encrypt lvm2 filesystems fsck) My old boot ...

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Server

Wordpress hosting from scratch

Technology

Alternative title: Why it’s worth it to pay for wordpress hosting. Alternative title 2: Why is Ansible so complicated? I have no idea why someone would scan the outside of a PSU, but it makes ...

Read more ⟶
dietmar-becker-8Zt0xOOK4nI-unsplash

Automatic recovery using lvm-autosnap

Technology

Two vintage cars side-by-side. The one on the left is rusted out and missing headlights. The one on the right has been restored to good condition TL;DR: https://github.com/intentionally-left-nil/lvm-autosnap Running linux is an adventure. About a ...

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Secure DNS

Technology

TL;DR: Use a VPN if you really care. Hey, you over there! Want to take something that works perfectly well and make it more complicated? Sure ya do! Oh, need a little more convincing? Okay ...

Read more ⟶
harrison-broadbent-bw5a4zQMRCI-unsplash

Ad Blocking w/Raspberry Pi

Technology

Image of a Raspberry Pi I’ve used different technologies to block ads for a long time. I remember my first computer used Proxomitron to great success in the early web. (HTTPS wasn’t much of a ...

Read more ⟶
hello-i-m-nik-r22qS5ejODs-unsplash

Goodbye, AWS; hello, world!

Technology

Let me start at the end - Hello, world! Welcome to my new blog. This is the first time I’ve revamped the terminal.space domain since its inception. It was previously, well, just a terminal, and ...

Read more ⟶
There is no waste in nature

Backing up docker volumes

Technology

In today’s I-can’t-believe-I’m-doing-this-in-2024 I needed to re-build my webserver because it kept hard-freezing every week (another post for another day). Since I use a docker setup for this, my setup is pretty turnkey - I ...

Read more ⟶
dietmar-becker-8Zt0xOOK4nI-unsplash

Automatic recovery using lvm-autosnap

Technology

Two vintage cars side-by-side. The one on the left is rusted out and missing headlights. The one on the right has been restored to good condition TL;DR: https://github.com/intentionally-left-nil/lvm-autosnap Running linux is an adventure. About a ...

Read more ⟶
Systemd-logo.svg

Initramfs with systemd & LUKS

Technology

TL;DR [me@mycomputer]# cat /etc/sbupdate.conf | grep "^CMDLINE_DEFAULT" CMDLINE_DEFAULT="rd.luks.uuid=c1f995f5-a8f7-47f0-b085-6d3a159e1874 rd.luks.allow-discards resume=UUID=51384ac6-f197-41d9-b8c8-c9607d7e01c8 rd.udev.log-priority=3 nvme.noacpi=1 quiet splash root=UUID=a645810c-ef87-4a9a-9239-afdeaf292e6e rw" [me@mycomputer]# cat /etc/mkinitcpio.conf | grep "^HOOKS" HOOKS=(systemd keyboard autodetect sd-vconsole modconf block sd-encrypt lvm2 filesystems fsck) My old boot ...

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Secure DNS

Technology

TL;DR: Use a VPN if you really care. Hey, you over there! Want to take something that works perfectly well and make it more complicated? Sure ya do! Oh, need a little more convincing? Okay ...

Read more ⟶
harrison-broadbent-bw5a4zQMRCI-unsplash

Ad Blocking w/Raspberry Pi

Technology

Image of a Raspberry Pi I’ve used different technologies to block ads for a long time. I remember my first computer used Proxomitron to great success in the early web. (HTTPS wasn’t much of a ...

Read more ⟶
Server

Wordpress hosting from scratch

Technology

Alternative title: Why it’s worth it to pay for wordpress hosting. Alternative title 2: Why is Ansible so complicated? I have no idea why someone would scan the outside of a PSU, but it makes ...

Read more ⟶
hello-i-m-nik-r22qS5ejODs-unsplash

Goodbye, AWS; hello, world!

Technology

Let me start at the end - Hello, world! Welcome to my new blog. This is the first time I’ve revamped the terminal.space domain since its inception. It was previously, well, just a terminal, and ...

Read more ⟶