A community that becomes your cohort of mentors
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Self-Hosting Web Applications Using Podman
A practical look at self-hosting web applications with Podman and Quadlet instead of reaching straight for Kubernetes.
If you're a bad at management, don't blame remote work
This article is a rant triggered by an inane argument made by Eric Schmidt, who blamed remote work for what's clearly management failure.
When is it recommended to adopt a new DevOps tool?
In this article, I discuss the pros and cons of checking out and maybe adopting new DevOps tools, even though the ones we have are still doing their job.
Always update the BIOS first
A reminder from a failed Bluefin installation: update the BIOS before losing hours debugging Linux boot issues.
A rocky but encouraging start with Rails credentials
Lessons from a difficult Rails credentials migration while upgrading a managed hosting dashboard from Rails 6.0 to 7.1.
Flatpak saved my live stream
A rough weekend rebuilding my livestreaming setup after switching from X11 to Wayland.
Taking time off is part of the job
Taking time off is not a guilty exception to work. It is part of sustainable engineering work itself.
I was on the Beyond Blocks podcast
A conversation on the Beyond Blocks podcast about Drupal, infrastructure automation, DevOps, Linux training, and keyboards.
The secret to Linux workstation peace of mind
Why Bluefin has become my default Linux workstation setup and how it supports a calmer engineering workflow.
Talk: Infrastructure as Ruby Code
A recording of my Ruby Unconf Hamburg 2024 talk about configuring servers with Chef and CINC.
Reading recommendations, week 35/2024
AI for sysadmins, a non-murderous design pattern, how to apply for SRE jobs and how to find focus doing them, and an interesting fish.