Some notes on OpenWrt
What is OpenWrt? I pronounce it as "Open Wart" but I digress and the notes haven't even begun. It is a Linux(-based), open source operating system for embedded devices but it's most use if found in your routers. If you want your router to have an open source and free op…
man7.org Linux training and Google cloud virtual machines
I had the privilege to attend a week-long training by Michael Kerrisk on "System Programming for Liunux Containers". If you are interested in Linux deep-dive, I cannot recommend anyone more than Michael. I have been waiting for his training for about four years and it f…
AWS load balancers and instance health checks with terraform
Auto Scaling Group (ASG) is an AWS feature that allows you to manage the size of a cluster (group) of similar instances. You can create an ASG with a minimum number and maximum number of the instances of a particular image. In other words, a group of instances that scale automati…
Terraform and YAML related notes
If you manage applications, you likely come across a ton of structured data that stays mostly static but must be tracked, version-controlled and be visible, especially when someone modifies it. For some folks, that is a CMS, for others a stack of papyri and for some more it is ju…