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2022 Recap

I know its cliché to ask it but I’m going to anyways; where did the year go? It feels like just yesterday, I was writing about setting up a Node & MongoDB with Docker Compose.

#2022 #Recap #FullStack #WebDev

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Automation CSS HTML5 Javascript Linux Mobile PHP Programming Security Server Svelte WordPress

BUY! BUY! BUY!

I’ve been writing on this blog for nearly 9 years and I’ve learned so much since I started. The style and the content have come a long ways and I cringe every time I read old posts thoroughly enjoy seeing how I’ve grown as a developer. I’ve interacted with people that I never would have […]

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Automation Javascript Server

Deploying Node.js Apps with Ansible

‘Automating’ comes from the roots ‘auto-‘ meaning ‘self-‘, and ‘mating’, meaning ‘screwing’.

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Automation Linux Security Server

Writing to Bind Mounts from Unprivileged LXC Containers

Update: As evident by the comments on this post, it seems this method may not work for all installs. The issue seems to be with SMB shares. This post outlines the process with NFS shares. Thanks to Alex in the comments for these findings. If you find other issues or learn why this is the […]

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Automation Javascript Server

Node + MongoDB development environment w/Docker Compose

I’ve recently done some work on a personal project that I have put off for far too long. The project itself is a chat bot for moderating Telegram chat groups but this post isn’t about that project. Instead, it will focus on how I simplified setup of the development environment using Docker Compose. I don’t […]

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Linux Server

Backup containers w/Ansible

The one thing that you should absolutely be doing routinely is backing up your stuff. Yet you’ll notice in my previous post about using Ansible to automate my homelab, there is no mention of backing up the environment. If you’re wondering why that is, it’s because I am both lazy and forgetful. Having been bitten […]

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Linux Server Yii2

Starting Systemd Services with Vagrant machines

I recently ran into a minor inconvenience with a configuration on one of my Vagrant machines. You see, I’m implementing a queueing service on an application and I needed that service to be started whenever the machine starts up. Normally, this is quite simple and is done by creating a file named [email protected] in /etc/systemd/system […]

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Linux Server

Automating Proxmox LXC Container Creation, Updates, and more with Ansible

I love tinkering with my homelab but there is always a fear in the back of my mind, that one of my servers is running an outdated package that is being actively exploited. I don’t want to spend my free time cleaning up a mess that some nefarious party has made of my servers and […]

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Server

DDNS with Cloudflare API

Cloudflare is fantastic but they aren’t a common option for setting up DDNS on your average home router like other services are. Fortunately, it’s super simple to get around this minor inconvenience with the help of their thoroughly documented API. If you’re interested in hosting a website on your own network, are using Cloudflare’s DNS […]

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Linux Security Server

Converting Privileged LXC Containers to Unprivileged

Not long ago, I was looking through my container configurations in the Proxmox GUI and noticed that one very important container had been running as privileged. I must’ve forgotten to click the “Unprivileged” checkbox when I was creating it. For security sake, I try making all of my containers unprivileged. It makes things like sharing […]