I’ve found a lot of guides on how to get Kubernetes set up on Raspberry Pis (Raspberry Pi 4 specifically), but I haven’t found any recently that go through the process using containerd instead of Docker. I recently worked through this process and thought I’d share my experience. Before we get started, I wanted to …
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In the past, in order to host multiple domain names or sub domains from my homelab, I’ve resorted to running each application on a separate port. This becomes quite cumbersome once you’ve got a small handful of sites that all need external access. To resolve this, I found multiple sites online suggesting a reverse proxy. …
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As we progress in the internet age, we put more and more emphasis on security. This has previously been a bit more difficult to do for someone who hosts their own sites and services. Dealing with self-signed certificates or having to shell out hard earned cash for a “legit” cert has always been a hassle. …
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If you’ve read previous posts on my blog, you’ll undoubtedly know that I’ve had some issues with my internet connection with Comcast. In the last few years the service has been fairly decent, especially in the cooler months. But for some reason when it gets hot outside (90F+ on average) the connection drops throughout the …
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Hi. It’s been a while. This is pretty much par for the course though. I just wanted to make an update since I’ve spent pretty much all day moving this blog from my old hosting company to a local WordPress install in my homelab. No point in paying for hosting something that I barely update …
I bought a new modem today, slightly hoping that it will fix whatever connection issues i’m having, it’s a newer model surfboard (SB6190) and as such I’ve had to update my script which checks the status. import requests import datetime from bs4 import BeautifulSoup #import dateparser import tweepy import re #Set up Twitter creds CONSUMER_KEY='[REPLACE …
So over the last few months my internet service with Comcast has been less than stellar. My connection would drop out at random times throughout the day, on some days I wouldn’t stay connected for more than 20 or so minutes at a time. At first, I was hoping that it was a random issue …
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I’ve been running Plex for years now and with their addition of Plex DVR last year I started recording many of the television shows I’d been acquiring other ways before. It saves on bandwidth, it saves on time spent searching for the right quality from a trusted group, but what it doesn’t save on is …
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It’s been about two months since i dropped Sprint and went to T-Mobile. My experience has been pretty good so far, but there are a few ‘but’s in there. For the transfer I got an unlocked Nexus 4. The plan is that here in a while i’ll also get an AT&T prepaid plan and compare …
This whole process has been quite frustrating. But first, let me give you some background information on what i’m trying to do. I’ve been with Sprint for years, I’d say since 2000 or 2001 when i was still on with my parents. Then a few years ago, 2008 i think, I got a new phone …
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