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Author Archives: brian.wuchner
Unlocking Seamless Connectivity with Tailscale
I may bit a bit late to the party, but I recently found out about Tailscale. I was looking for a remote access solution for my lab, which is behind my ISPs Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT). This means I don’t … Continue reading
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Jenkins & Java Upgrade on Windows
One service that I use quite frequently in my lab is Jenkins. I have this running on a Windows VM and have a variety of tasks that run from there, some on a scheduled and others consumed by web hooks. … Continue reading
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Keeping pihole up to date with Aria Automation Config
I’ve recently begun keeping components of my lab up to date using Aria Automation Config. I’ve scheduled a daily job to inventory Linux packages that need updated and a weekly task to update Linux VMs and reboot if necessary. Both … Continue reading
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Keeping Linux up to date with Aria Automation Config — part 2
In a recent post (available here), we created a simple Aria Automation Config (formerly SaltStack Config) state file which reported on and applied available Linux OS updates. In this post we’ll revisit a minor change to this state file. After … Continue reading
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vSphere Custom Images & How to Compare Image Profiles
Occasionally there is a need to create a custom ESXi image as either an installable ISO or a depot/zip bundle. For example, when setting up a new host, you may wish to automatically include specific drivers for a particular network … Continue reading
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