talos

Configure Talos linux

This entry assumes you have already available some Talos linux instances (be it VMs, or bare metal). It follows the documented steps (v.17 at the moment of writing). Prerequisites You need to have the IPs of the Talos linux instances, so you can build the cluster(s). Select one

talos

Talos Linux on ESXi

Talos is an immutable OS. In practical terms, it means that the physical disk is formatted  and you can't put anything on it anymore, like adding kubernetes storage. You can actually do it if your HDD/SSD supports namespaces, but in ESXi I haven't found a

esxi

Stop moving files in ESXi

The other day I had an issue with a VM on my ESXi (old-ish) install and I needed to move a VM to a new location. Unfortunately, the VM was quite big (about 200G) and the move process went reeeallyyy slooooow. I mean it :). I needed to abort the move

rust

Head-first in Rust - Tweet Proof of Concept

Last year I thought of learning a new programming language. I was between Rust and Go and started to read reviews and use cases for both, to figure out which one should I pick. After spending few weeks on reading comparisons, I still couldn't figure which one is

nasa

Message in a bottle

Apparently, my name will fly to Europa... and I just watched the "Three body problem" :/

bmw

Silly BMW Mobile App

The other day I've updated the firmware for my BMW and I was browsing the charging history. I've noticed that the month of February has... 30 days :) Not a biggie, just an UX bug. You can see it in the "March" view: You can

obsidian

Today's Obsidian Trick - Track task progress across files

You can track task progress of multiple files in Obsidian using a dataview table.

obsidian

Today's trick in Obsidian: Transclusions

You can include a referred note's content in your note if you deem necessary. Here's how:

obsidian

Load a Seasonal Banner in Obsidian

I wrote a user script and a snippet for Obsidian's Templater to load a seasonal banner.

crypto

Import Unstoppable Domains into Metamask

Here is a list of steps easy to follow to import your UnstoppableDomains into your Metamask wallet.

ai

And Now, Some Art - More Computers

Prompt: network rack vintage blueprint high detail Prompt: network rack vintage blueprint high detail Prompt: network rack vintage blueprint high detail I like these :)

ai

And Now, Some Art - Computers

Here are some rack images generated with Stable Diffusion (via discord): Prompt: network rack vintage blueprint high detail Prompt: network rack vintage blueprint high detail Prompt: desktop computer exploded components Da Vinci drawing Prompt: desktop computer exploded components Da Vinci drawing (other seed)

shell

Disable dnsmasq (libvirt)

Use virsh.

book

Book review: Paladin of souls

I've managed to finish reading an interesting tale: Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

mobile

Guess it's that time again: Choose a mobile phone

Here's my analysis to decide which phone I should get.

github

List Organisation Repositories from GitHub

Here's how to list repositories for an organization in GitHub

nodered

Start writing a NodeRed node

Here's how I develop a node in typescript.

selfhosted

TIL - Miro alternatives

Miro is arguably the most well known whiteboard collaboration tool. We use it to define and plan sprints among other things. It is however a service and the self-hoster in me wants "Miro, but local and open source". Here are some alternatives I found scouring the internet. Affine

ansible

UID and GID of default ansible user

Here are three methods to get the UID and GID for the default ansible user. With Ansible facts If you don't disable fact gathering, then your ansible run will have a variable ansible_facts. In this case, you can get the UID and GID directly from it: -

spring

Application Properties for Native and Git Sources

Native and git-based properties (file-based)

spring

Spring Boot Configuration Server

About Spring Boot Configuration Server.

ai

An AI Image

Crocodiles look funny :)

checkmk

Why I didn't remain with CheckMK

Cross-platform infrastructure relies on 3rd party sources which I couldn't get working at the time.

java

@PostConstruct not so Good Best Practice

Don;t use @PostConstruct with debug code and a ConfigurationServer.

sonar Featured

Install SonarQube with Ansible and Docker

Here's an ansible role to install SonarQube via docker-compose.