breadNET

AI has its places, but asking a human to review code you did not write takes the biscuit

How I scanned all my post since 2016, indexed it and made it searchable, using Kubernetes

A non-miserable method to running apps that depend on SQLite in Kubernetes

Running an internal mail relay to allow for easier email sending from apps

Install and use intel based iGPU’s on Talos

Deploying oauth2-proxy to secure internal apps with signed certificates, all within the native Kubernetes environment

I thought my homelab apps were easy to use — until my partner flat-out refused to use them.

breadNET Lab is getting built back better than ever, based on Talos.

2024, great fun.

A quick recap on what I’m running at the end of 2023, and a look to the future of the self hosting lab

Ever wondered what it’s like running kubernetes at home?

How to get Google Secret manager secrets in to GKE?

Terraform is full of chicken and egg problems, let’s solve the state one

Looking at using Dependabot to manage your terraform modules and providers?

What is the Google Artifact Registry remote repo and how do I use it?

Docker, we’re breaking up!

Final blog post about moving breadNET to the cloud

Authenticate K3S to Google Artifact Registry

Mount a GCS Bucket to a pod in kubernetes

How to use Terraform on GitHub Actions with SSH keys

How to use Terraform on Codefresh with SSH keys

A useful list of free products to get your business off the ground, and spend as little as you can on infrastructure

Looking at an easier way to host static sites?

Installing your_spotify in 2022 has never been easier.

Saying good bye to BookStack 👋 (for now)

Today we take a deep dive on how the BeReal app works, behind the Scenes

Find out how I reduced food waste by using a zebra barcode scanner

Recently got a scammy text, but now their database will bleed

Using Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage as a back end for Terraform

I’ll be honest, this one was a struggle but we did it!

Scratching your head isn’t the best way to show recruiters what you know… Portfolios are

What is zerotrust, and how does one trust.. zero?

Is it worth self hosting email?

Need to shrink an EBS volume?

What’s the best way to over engineer DNS record management?

Think ’the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy’ but for the cloud, and for those of us who self host

Let’s take a peak behind the scenes at breadNET and see what it takes to keep this well(ish) oiled machine chugging

Part 2 of moving to the cloud - Let’s talk about IaC

How did I move all my servers to the cloud?

Sounds easy, but how easy was it?

Having issues terraforming OVH and Openstack?

The worst part about self hosting stuff is not having that seamless transition between applications built by google, microsoft and others, to being able to control the data your self.

Wanted to boost your security using ssh?

Want to speed up the deployment of Linux servers on your Xen based server?

(it’s hard to find photos for an article like this) Currently, I use zerotier to manage cloud servers in Amsterdam, the UK as well as in the USA.

A quick intro on a home lab and the minimum to set one up

Sweet, you just got a linux server running on <insert cloud provider > but now you need to actually do something on it.

Let’s look at how we can use zerotier to bridge the gaps between us and a remote server to connect using private IP’s and not mess about with firewalls

How to configure NGINX as a reverse proxy server

How to install kanboard on Ubuntu with Nginx