Hull
@hull8435.bsky.social
Verbing since before the Eternal September (gerunding too)
Me (on Tuesday morning autopilot) upon exiting the shower stall: uh did I shampoo
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Me (on Tuesday morning autopilot) upon exiting the shower stall: uh did I shampoo
I just remembered i have potato chips.
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I just remembered i have potato chips.
"Code that only works is mediocre. Code that works AND communicates is excellent."
-- Claude Opus 4.5, probably quoting someone important
-- Claude Opus 4.5, probably quoting someone important
January 1, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"Code that only works is mediocre. Code that works AND communicates is excellent."
-- Claude Opus 4.5, probably quoting someone important
-- Claude Opus 4.5, probably quoting someone important
adding "2025" to my muted words and tags because man, that sucked
January 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
adding "2025" to my muted words and tags because man, that sucked
This afternoon was about writing a tool to sync local markdown files with a Confluence space.
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This afternoon was about writing a tool to sync local markdown files with a Confluence space.
Going to go eat ripple potato chips with tzatziki now.
December 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Going to go eat ripple potato chips with tzatziki now.
As a life-long vegetarian, I'm irked, yes *IRKED*, by companies assuming I would rather eat expensive fake animal flesh than a wholesome black bean burger. If I wanted my food to bleed why would I be vegetarian in the first place? That's my hot take for the day. Hope you enjoyed it!
December 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As a life-long vegetarian, I'm irked, yes *IRKED*, by companies assuming I would rather eat expensive fake animal flesh than a wholesome black bean burger. If I wanted my food to bleed why would I be vegetarian in the first place? That's my hot take for the day. Hope you enjoyed it!
![Perfect! For a homelab, here's what I'd actually do:
## The Pragmatic Homelab Approach
**Keep it simple - use local state for infrastructure services:**
```hcl
# infra/consul/main.tf
terraform {
backend "local" {
path = "./terraform.tfstate"
}
}
resource "docker_container" "consul" {
name = "consul"
image = "consul:latest"
command = ["agent", "-server", "-bootstrap-expect=1", "-ui", "-client=0.0.0.0"]
ports {
internal = 8500
external = 8500
}
volumes {
host_path = "/opt/consul/data"
container_path = "/consul/data"
}
restart = "unless-stopped"
}
```
**Then for your apps/services:**
```hcl
# apps/main.tf
terraform {
backend "consul" {
address = "homelab-server:8500"
path = "terraform/apps"
}
}
resource "docker_container" "homeassistant" {
# your apps here
}
```
## Homelab-Specific Tips
**1. Version control the infra state file:**
```bash
cd infra/consul
git add terraform.tfstate
git commit -m "Consul state backup"
```
Not ideal for production, but fine for homelab where you control access.
**2. Or use a simple NAS backup:**
```bash
# Cron job
0 * * * * rsync -av /opt/terraform-states/ /mnt/nas/backups/terraform/
```
**3. Directory structure I use:**
```
homelab/
├── infra/
│ ├── consul/
│ │ ├── main.tf
│ │ └── terraform.tfstate # local, backed up
│ ├── traefik/
│ └── portainer/
└── apps/
├── media/ # uses consul backend
├── home-auto/ # uses consul backend
└── monitoring/ # uses consul backend
```
**4. Make Consul persistent:**
```hcl
resource "docker_volume" "consul_data" {
name = "consul-data"
}
resource "docker_container" "consul" {
name = "consul"
image = "consul:latest"
volumes {
volume_name = docker_volume.consul_data.name
container_path = "/consul/data"
}
# Add to compose network if using
networks_advanced {
name = "homelab"
}
}
```
## The Reality Check
Honestly? For a homelab, you could even:
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Deploying to #Synology Container Manager with #Terraform is getting better. Tricky due to sparse documentation. Still won't create bind mount folders on its own, but it no longer thinks the build is failing. #homelab
December 21, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Deploying to #Synology Container Manager with #Terraform is getting better. Tricky due to sparse documentation. Still won't create bind mount folders on its own, but it no longer thinks the build is failing. #homelab
I don't know who needs to hear this, but a 19" rack with a few random servers in it is NOT a mainframe.
When there's a mainframe in your room, there's no more room in the room.
When there's a mainframe in your room, there's no more room in the room.
December 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but a 19" rack with a few random servers in it is NOT a mainframe.
When there's a mainframe in your room, there's no more room in the room.
When there's a mainframe in your room, there's no more room in the room.
Today was about creating Synology Container Manager projects using Visual Studio Code and a gitea template with an embedded workflow to apply the compose yaml via Terraform, launch the containers, and handle port conflicts and auto-creation of the persistent bind mounts. Fun stuff. Tired now.
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Today was about creating Synology Container Manager projects using Visual Studio Code and a gitea template with an embedded workflow to apply the compose yaml via Terraform, launch the containers, and handle port conflicts and auto-creation of the persistent bind mounts. Fun stuff. Tired now.
All the best foods are cheese delivery systems.
December 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
All the best foods are cheese delivery systems.
Today was brought to you by #Consul, #DevOps, #Gitea, #Homelabbing, #Proxmox, #Synology, and #Terraform. Not necessarily in that order, and now I have a DIY workflow for Synology Container projects with version control, fully self contained. Nothing new or groundbreaking, but fun to learn.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Today was brought to you by #Consul, #DevOps, #Gitea, #Homelabbing, #Proxmox, #Synology, and #Terraform. Not necessarily in that order, and now I have a DIY workflow for Synology Container projects with version control, fully self contained. Nothing new or groundbreaking, but fun to learn.
Good grief. Corel still exists?!?
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Good grief. Corel still exists?!?
I'm up for the Bond Multiverse. They're all just slightly different timelines.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I'm up for the Bond Multiverse. They're all just slightly different timelines.
Homelabbing is fun and made even more interesting by the proclivity of LLMs to just make shit up
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Homelabbing is fun and made even more interesting by the proclivity of LLMs to just make shit up
Will she get sworn in, at least?
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Will she get sworn in, at least?
You might be GenX if...
...hearing a radio announcer describe 1985 as "forty years ago" just seems so, so wrong.
...hearing a radio announcer describe 1985 as "forty years ago" just seems so, so wrong.
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
You might be GenX if...
...hearing a radio announcer describe 1985 as "forty years ago" just seems so, so wrong.
...hearing a radio announcer describe 1985 as "forty years ago" just seems so, so wrong.
I didn't sign up for this timeline. wtaf!!
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I didn't sign up for this timeline. wtaf!!
I still find it hard to believe that it's actually 2025 out there
October 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I still find it hard to believe that it's actually 2025 out there
Has anyone studied the obvious parallels between the trend to flatter org charts and the fact that Kids These Days can't find files in a hierarchical filesystem without searching for them?
October 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Has anyone studied the obvious parallels between the trend to flatter org charts and the fact that Kids These Days can't find files in a hierarchical filesystem without searching for them?
Kids these days probably don't even know what static looks like
October 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kids these days probably don't even know what static looks like
Listening to a raccoon walk across the roof and watching my cats freak out (yes they're indoor-only cats, and outdoor-only raccoons)
October 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Listening to a raccoon walk across the roof and watching my cats freak out (yes they're indoor-only cats, and outdoor-only raccoons)
That moment in the day when you realize you just used your last spoon
October 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
That moment in the day when you realize you just used your last spoon
Forgot my hat today. Regret is chilly.
October 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Forgot my hat today. Regret is chilly.