Eugene
edebeste.bsky.social
Eugene
@edebeste.bsky.social
DevOps/Sys/Platform Engineering, open source software.

I like using and building with cool tech.

Thoughts are my own.
There may be a lot of problems in #SouthAfrica, but one undeniably good thing is that you can get fast (and affordable) fiber to the home. Great for #WFH. Promotion time brings insane value such as the 500/200Mbps I have for like $37pm
March 24, 2024 at 7:19 PM
CMOS batteries all swapped out. Some new #homelab gear (with remote management!) ready to go, complements of the new job 👌
March 24, 2024 at 8:30 AM
What's the most cost effective way to get multi-gig networking going in a #homelab these days? SFP+ won't work for me since most devices are micro form factor.

2.5GbE USB adapters and the cheapest unmanaged switch? #tech #networking
March 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Here's another quick #blog post about accessing Linux partitions (ext4) which happen to be on the same disk as Microsoft Windows' C: drive.

This blog post details my workaround for WSL2's limitation to access files from a Linux system on the same drive.

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When WSL Fails You: Mounting ext4 Linux Partitions on Windows When They're on the Same Drive as C:
Still dual-booting Windows and Linux for experimentation reasons, I tried copying files from my Linux partition (on the same SSD as C:) to Windows. I quickly found that it's not supported in WSL, so I...
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March 21, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Very tempted to set up a social presence for my blog posts (Youtube, TikTok, etc.) but thinking of a unique name is difficult 🤔
March 19, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Next blog post will be about making a cheap IP camera monitor with a #raspberrypi zero 2.

Had an old monitor laying around and wanted a power effective solution for seeing the outside when I'm in my home office
March 18, 2024 at 1:38 PM
For #PiDay2024, I've finally managed to finish my newest blog post called "Automated and Dynamic Raspberry Pi Provisioning For The Lazy Homelabber Featuring #Canonical MAAS and #Python". π π π

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#homelab #raspberrypi #PiDay
Automated and Dynamic Raspberry Pi Provisioning For The Lazy Homelabber Featuring Canonical MAAS and Python
I'm lazy and don't like to manually re-provision SD cards or SSDs for use with my Raspberry Pi devices. I have developed an environment in which I can re-provision my Pis on demand without any physica...
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March 16, 2024 at 7:04 AM