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  • Minimal hyperconverged kubernetes cluster

    While I've been using kubernetes for years now, I never dived into building my own cluster. I was always focused on delivering value on top of that via the kubernetes API. I just wanted to work with that API and not worry about the underlying infra. For real deployments I …

    August 05, 2023
     · Eelco Maljaars
  • First look at Nixos

    Yesterday I pulled an unused Proliant ML310 from storage and fitted it with an unused 80 GB SSD (yes it is quite old). I downloaded the nixos iso, wrote and USB stick using balana etcher on my mac and soon enough the installer was running.

    The installer look very solid …

    July 16, 2023
     · Eelco Maljaars
  • Small website update

    I've found a new pelican template that makes older content better accessible through a more compact tag and categories page. Also, this has stork for search integrated. Not sure how useful this will be, but let's find out.

    Secondly I'm moving the blog to https://blog.lutra-it.eu/. This nicely …

    July 16, 2023
     · Eelco Maljaars
  • Trying FreeBSD on an Macbook Pro model 2013

    So there was still a popular operating system that I had not touched for years. I once tried FreeBSD about twenty years ago. I remember it was fine at the time. But I just could not find a reason to run it over Linux or OpenBSD.

    Now it is a …

    June 25, 2023
     · Eelco Maljaars
  • There is a Gnome Extension for that

    This weekend I managed to fix a bunch of small issues with Debian12 desktop on my Slimbook ProX.

    • No wireguard toggles? Gnome extension to fix it.
    • No systray icons for Synology drive client? Gnome extension to fix it.
    • Easy way to log into remote hosts over ssh? Gnome extension to …
    June 25, 2023
     · Eelco Maljaars
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