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Latest — Dec 18, 2021

Rook Ceph Cluster Replacing a Failed OSD

When running a Ceph Cluster with Rook in Kubernetes, a common operation in a Cloud Native environment is the replacement of nodes and volumes. A ceph cluster provides redundancy and the ability to self-heal. Unfortunately, when a drive fails, there is still some manual work to be done to remove

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Welcome to the Deep Thinking Zone

I am increasingly annoyed at the lack of thoughtful, insightful, and meaningful content available today. There is so much noise, contempt, and curtness. I've decided to use this space to explore ideas in long-form, to give myself the time and space to curate and mold those ideas. ObjectivesProvide a well-balanced,

Linode Kubernetes Engine Clusters With Terraform

Linode is an affordable alternative to the major cloud providers. What is interesting about Linode is that they offer a managed Kubernetes control plane with no additional cost. I'm going to set up a cluster using Terraform to test out the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capability of Linode as well.

Cloud Native on a Shoestring Budget

I am embarking on a journey to build a solid Kubernetes platform with industry best practices and security-hardening but without breaking the bank. This platform will have capabilities somewhere between a home lab setup, and an enterprise-ready deployment. Table of ContentsI will be compiling a list of pages here as

DigitalOcean vs Vultr vs UpCloud vs Linode Shootout: Part 2

In Part 1 I looked at the single instance performance of DigitalOcean, Vultr, UpCloud and Linode. In Part 2 I will take a look at the more subjective measures of what I'm looking for in a developer-focused cloud product. Overall FeaturesMy decision will be based on some intangibles and things

DigitalOcean vs Vultr vs UpCloud vs Linode Shootout: Part 1

I'm looking for solid VPS hosting on a modern developer-friendly and budget-friendly cloud. I use AWS heavily at work for enterprise-grade development but the price is just too high to justify personal or small project use. My CriteriaI'm looking for a good configuration for development and tinkering. API-based cloud providers

Mac Productivity Tips

Becoming proficient at using your computer is an absolute necessity to be effective at almost any job. I've spent thousands of hours using computers, and I've built up some useful skills to stay productive. I'll document some of my methods here in case it helps someone who may be looking

How to Keyboard with Mac and ZSH

I've been a longtime admirer of zsh, but never found time to leave the comfortable bash world. On my personal machine, I took the leap to install macOS Big Sur, and switched my shell to ZSH, only to realize I no longer could function efficiently in the terminal. Thank You

Out of the Trump Closet

What a day it has been, Biden has been declared the next President! Yeah! Biden delivered a great speech tonight. I truly hope and pray that the ideas he laid out, and his vision for healing the country he outlined will actually happen. Biden's Plan to Heal the CountryThis is