While I’ve switched most of my workloads to Docker, there are still some situations where you need to manage and set up Virtual Machines (VM). These days, KVM+QEMU has more...

Sync Dev: Securely Deploying Sync

» How to securely use BitTorrent Sync for backups

We all have those old blogs that we started some time ago with some grandiose vision. Unfortunately, the blog never really took off. Now it just sits there and generate...

In recent years, I’ve transitioned over to using Ubuntu’s UFW. In most cases, it gets the job done and it is easy to manage via provisioning tools like Ansible.

I really like BitTorrent Sync. It’s a great alternative to Dropbox et al, without having to hand over your unencrypted data to a third party.

» An introduction to server provisioning with CloudInit

In the past, I’ve relied a lot on Puppet for automation. That means that I have a fair number of Puppet masters at my disposals.