Computers are getting smaller, faster, and cheaper. Entire homelabs can now fit inside of a 10 inch wide rack.

A comprehensive guide to installing and configuring Podman on MacOS as a free, open-source alternative to Docker for running containerized applications locally

In my https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/state-of-the-nerd-pens-homelab-dockerrancher-intel-nuc/, I talked a bit about how I was investing time and resources into experimenting with Docker, Rancher, and RancherOS. There have been a lot of…

This is just a quick check-in round to cover an assortment of subjects. ## Fountain Pens !12375062_440618112798127_1029054338935177851_o

I haven’t been blogging enough. I thought I’d just throw random updates out there and see what resonates.

I’ve been busy busy busy geeking out in my homelab. Where did we leave off? Oh, yeah, https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/fruits-of-insomnia/.

The last few months have been http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2015/04/netsuite-acquires-bronto-durham-nc-200-million.html. I’ve been busy, both at work and at play. And both influence one another. Of course, if I were going to w…

Whether you’re an operations or network engineer, or a hobbyist tinkering in the homelab, there’s a good chance that you’ll have need of a console cable at some point in your efforts.

[root@dogface ~]# zpool replace zones /dev/dsk/c0t50014EE2072AB3D4d0 /dev/dsk/c0t50014EE2B66D775Ed0 cannot replace /dev/dsk/c0t50014EE2072AB3D4d0 with /dev/dsk/c0t50014EE2B66D775Ed0: devices have different sector alignment

My updates here have been few and far between, mostly because I’ve been writing for other entities (when I’m in the mood to write at all). But sometimes I’m working on things where my own blog is the most appropriate outlet.

Up until a couple of years ago, I was becoming increasingly active in the http://illumos.org community. I’d given a talk on the subject at http://triangledevops.com, and indeed my most popular entries on this blog tend to be the ones relating to h…

I’d been neglecting opportunities to work in my homelab for awhile so that I might take advantage of a bit of a creative streak and shoot some photography. That’s probably been satisfied, for a little while anyway, so I’ve spent much of this long …

I’ve not been a generous blogger, and for that I apologize.