Automating Proxmox Host Restarts with Gitea Actions
Building a fully automated workflow to safely restart Proxmox hosts while maintaining Kubernetes cluster availability and the journey of fixing everything that broke along the way.
Read more →📝 Blog Posts
Thoughts, tutorials, and explorations in tech, development, and homelab projects.
Solving Docker Registry Authentication for Gitea Actions Runners
The journey from manual workflows to automated Docker authentication for self-hosted Gitea Actions runners in Kubernetes, and why imagePullSecrets don't solve everything.
Read more →Migrating from Bitnami PostgreSQL to CloudNativePG
How I migrated my homelab PostgreSQL databases from Bitnami to CloudNativePG after Broadcom paywalled their Bitnami images.
Read more →High Availability Control Plane using Talos VIP
Adding a Virtual IP to Talos Kubernetes for resilient control plane access
Read more →Monitoring Proxmox VM Disk Usage with Telegraf and SSH
How I built a monitoring solution to track real disk usage across all Proxmox VMs using Telegraf, SSH, and Kubernetes.
Read more →Setting Up Gitea for Homelab Automation
How I automated my homelab maintenance tasks using Gitea, Ansible, and self-hosted runners.
Read more →Creating a Personal Budget App and Converting it to Open Source
How I built an automated Github sync script to open source my personal budget app while protecting sensitive data
Read more →Fixing Local DNS Resolution with Cloudflare Warp and Zero Trust
Using Cloudflare Warp with Zero Trust is a great way to securely access your home network remotely, but local DNS resolution didn't work out of the box. Here’s how I made it work.
Read more →How I Set Up Grafana Email Alerts with Gmail, Cloudflare, and Kubernetes
A straightforward, secure way to route Grafana alerts through Gmail using Cloudflare Email Routing and Kubernetes secrets.
Read more →Rediscovering the Joy of Desktops: A Reminder That Towers Still Win
How a simple gaming PC build for my son reminded me that desktops are still the better buy for power, flexibility, and upgrades.
Read more →