A comprehensive review of the Dell Precision 5540 laptop from a Linux developer's perspective, highlighting its performance, battery life, hardware quality, and overall suitability for Linux users.
Describes the setup of a GitLab CI/CD pipeline to automate Ansible deployments for a website, including configuration details and handling of hosting provider limitations.
Documents the process of migrating a website to Docker containers on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, highlighting the benefits of containerization for consistency, security, and version control.
Explains how to use virtual environments with virtualenv to isolate Python dependencies and prevent conflicts with system libraries.
In the past, I've been asked what continuous integration and continuous delivery mean to me. Those not used to the DevOps Engineering methodology may not be familiar with these terms.
Slic3r is a 3D printer slicing tool. It converts digital objects into instructions that are readable by a 3D printer called "gcode".
Demonstrates how to use Vagrant shell provisioning to run arbitrary code within a virtual machine, including a practical example of deploying WordPress on Ubuntu.
A detailed account of setting up and experimenting with Kubernetes on both CoreOS and Ubuntu, including challenges faced and solutions found.
As of right now, one of the cheapest offsite backup solutions by far is BackBlaze B2, with Amazon S3 trailing behind.
An overview of why password managers are essential for online security, recommendations for different options like LastPass and KeePassX, and the importance of two-factor authentication.