HAProxy 'home' Load Balancer
Introduction: I've done a few posts in the past about using nginx as a reverse proxy / loadbalancer, however I thought I'd look into HAProxy as a possible alternative to some of the issues I was...
View ArticleGhost (blog) migration to 1.0
Introduction: It's been some time since Ghost 1.0 was released, and I've been putting off this day for a while. Essentially the migration strategy I was trying to use wasn't working in the slightest...
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Better 'docker stats' output (with Name)
Problem: The docker stats command isn't great - it gives you container ID vs name, which when you have a pretty small deployment like me (~20 containers) you usually know what services you're running,...
View ArticleCisco ACI bits 'n' bobs
Introduction I'm fairly new to ACI, and am coming across new things all the time. Here I will provide quick bits and pieces of things I find which are useful to know and have documented. Content Erase...
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Ubuntu Server 18.04 x64 Deployment
Introduction: It's been a while since I wrote my guide for the deployment of ubuntu 16.04, so I figured I would make one for the latest LTS release: 18.04! Implementation: First, download the ISO file...
View ArticlePersistent Static routes - macOS High Sierra
Problem: I've got a mac at work. It's connected to two physically separate networks, one of which has a default route, but the other needs routes when the adapter is plugged in. Surprisingly, there's...
View ArticleACI Fabric Discovery - Not working!
Problem: I work with ACI - but in test environments. I am frequently in a position where the fabric needs totally resetting, or a new fabric is being built from switches & components which have...
View ArticleCisco Zone Based Firewall (IPv4 & IPv6)
Introduction:I don't like security. It just gets in the way when you're trying to get stuff done. But that is no excuse to have nothing in place!I typically trust NAT, and don't tend to operate with...
View ArticleCisco 'new' TACACS+ Config
A real short post to keep track of the new config for TACACS+ on Cisco devices. It's not really that new, but it avoids the deprecated warning!Old Style:tacacs-server host <server ip> key <my...
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GUI management for small docker services - Specifically AAA.
Introduction:As stated before - I love docker. It's great. But I also run a number of virtual machines for various purposes.One of those VMs happens to be Cisco ACS 5.8. This controls AAA functions for...
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The shortcomings of Cisco DNS & NAT
Introduction:Usually these posts are centered around solving a problem - and this is no exception, however I'm going to rant a little more than usual as the experience with DNS and NAT in my particular...
View ArticleDocker in FreeNAS
Problem:I have a NAS, it runs FreeNAS. I also have a server, running Docker. I don't want the server anymore. Time to run it on FreeNAS!Solution:FreeNAS now supports docker via the 'VMs' tab (currently...
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OpenPYXL Poor Performance Optimisation
Problem:OpenPYXL is a python library for parsing excel files. It's fantastic and works really well. Plenty of features are supported but my primary use-case is to simply read data from various sheets...
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Paradise Station (SS13)
Preface: I've not posted in a while, and I don't usually post about things related to gaming. However for anyone that's ever played Space Station 13 documentation is essential! This post aims to be a...
View ArticleLearning Tmux
IntroductionI've been using linux a long time, and know a pretty decent amount about it - however my fluency with some of the more 'slick' ways of doing things is pretty bad.Tmux is a 'terminal...
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