Been Here A While Figured I Would Finally Share: A Comprehensive Guide to Homelab Infrastructure Management 1. INTRODUCTION After nearly a decade of homelabbing, countless late nights, and three ...

Everything Is So Slow These Days Introduction You’ve felt it: That sinking feeling when clicking “Update” in Microsoft Partner Portal, waiting for Xero to load, or watching the login dance of Con...

First Self-Hosted Attempt: What Does Everyone Think Introduction The first foray into self-hosting infrastructure is a rite of passage for DevOps engineers and system administrators. This post di...

I Had The Pleasure Of Speaking To Microsoft Support For The First Time In Ages This Afternoon 1. Introduction We’ve all been there. Staring at an error message that no amount of documentation sea...

Connecting To Your Home Lab Remotely: A Comprehensive Guide Are you tired of physically being present at your home lab every time you need to access it? Wishing for a more efficient way to manage ...

Open Source In Todays World Is Mind Boggling Introduction The DevOps landscape is filled with paradoxes, but none more perplexing than the open-source phenomenon. Why would skilled engineers spen...

Building the Ultimate Homelab: Digitus Kallax 10 Inch Server Deep Dive Introduction The modern DevOps engineer faces a critical challenge: balancing performance and practicality in homelab enviro...

I Bought My First Full Server: A DevOps Engineer’s Homelab Odyssey Introduction The click of a UPS power switch, the hum of enterprise-grade fans, the satisfying “beep” of a successful POST – the...

Do Yall Ever Roll In Late To The Office 1. INTRODUCTION The 8:45am email from a C-level executive lands like a delayed SIGTERM in your inbox. It reads: “All team members must be present at their ...

Sysadmin 35 Newly Diagnosed With ADHD And Wow, A Lot Suddenly Makes Sense Hello, fellow sysadmins and DevOps engineers! Today, we’re diving into a topic that might resonate with many of us in the ...