dodz Knowing how much space a file or folder consumes on a partition is essential for a system administrator or developer. This knowledge allows you to plan for storage upgrades, manage and rotate files, and do other necessary sysadmin tasks. My favorite command for this type of data gathering is the du command. The du command … Read more
Are you on a network with limited access? Is someone filtering your internet traffic, limiting your abilities? Well, if you have SSH access to _any _server, you can probably set up your own SOCKS5 proxy and tunnel all your traffic over SSH. From that point on, what you do on your laptop/computer is sent encrypted … Read more
Tired of waiting for someone to rip your favourite TV show so you can download it (illegally!) and binge? Do you even know when it will be available in some decent, “watchable” quality? What if I told you that you can automate the entire process and even get notified once it’s available, downloaded and ready … Read more
The Basics of Using Git Understanding the Git File System Dictionary Description commit_editmsg Plain file with commit messages HEAD Contains reference to current branch config Configuration information about our repository description Contains name of the repository hooks Contains scripts that you can add to setup some automation tasks index Keeps tracks of files in the … Read more
📣 If you have an Intel-based Mac, see this post instead What Is Argo CD? Argo CD is a Kubernetes controller, responsible for continuously monitoring all running applications and comparing their live state to the desired state specified in the Git repository. It can automatically apply any change to the desired state in the Git … Read more
📣 If you have an M1/M2 Mac, see this post instead What Is Argo CD? Argo CD is a Kubernetes controller, responsible for continuously monitoring all running applications and comparing their live state to the desired state specified in the Git repository. It can automatically apply any change to the desired state in the Git … Read more
A while back, I had an issue with a faulty router that would drop my Internet connection every now and again. As I was leaving for the summer holidays, I needed to find a way to keep the Internet going at my house, as I am running a few services on my Raspberry Pi that … Read more
Consider this: Are you running several services on your home workstation/server/Raspberry Pi and would like to be able to securely expose them to the Internet for easy access, management and/or monitoring when you’re not there? If yes, then this article could be just what you’re looking for 😎 Intro I still use a VPN to … Read more
In Part 1, we looked at how to spin up a Centos 7 box using Vagrant, Hyper-V and PowerShell. However, to make this virtual machine test-worthy as soon as it is booted, we need to configure our VM, i.e. update the system, install necessary packages, and so on and so forth. In short, we want … Read more
Although my daily device is a Macbook, there are situations where I need to set up a few virtual machines in order to quickly test something, or set up a lab to learn stuff without worrying much about breaking things. In short, I need systems that I can spin up, do whatever I want to … Read more