Have you you ever wanted to deliberately slow down your network to test your web service over a flaky connection? You can do it with netem, the Network Emulator. It’s built right in to the Linux kernel.
raspberry pi security camera monitor
I took some time off between jobs. Among the things I did with my down time, I set up a secondary monitor for an IP camera system. Here is how it works.
clean up your git
Have you ever found yourself frantically trying to un-commit some enormous binary file you’ve accidentally checked in to version control? Or perhaps you’ve made the mistake of committing your AWS root credentials? Enter the BFG.
postgres <--> google cloud storage
We have a PostgreSQL database server that stores a bunch of product catalogs. It weighs in at around 2 TB. The vast majority of the time, this data is just sitting there on SSD provisioned storage, waiting to be accessed by a batch indexing job.
tweaking the gitlab kubernetes installer
GitLab has a lovely feature that can bring up a Kubernetes cluster and install build runners on it with a single click. But you can’t tweak it.
using a private container registry with gitlab
This one took me a while to figure out.
high-performance kubernetes load balancing
What began as an investigation into a very stubborn intermittent error turned into a write-up on how to squeeze the most out of your Kubernetes deployment.
backing up wordpress with git
So I started this blog, and it’s running on a virtual server somewhere in the cloud. What happens if it disappears?
local development with kubernetes
I wrote this howto for work while learning Kubernetes, mostly for myself, but also for other devs to jump in and learn without racking up cloud costs.
how to make a blog
I’m going to start with a meta-post. I’ve been meaning to do this for quite some time. Since this is a blog about devops, I’m going to share some useful tidbits on how to set up a blog on GCE (Google Compute Engine) for cheap.