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DevOps
Installing GitLab, Runner, and Container Registry on Your Home Server
So, I wanted to create a concise guide to help you guys get up and running with GitLab, the GitLab Runner, and GitLab Registry. I spent quite a bit of time working on this in my home lab and hammering…
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Windows
Windows Server Summit 2024 Schedule with lots of Windows Server 2025 content
If you are a Windows Server administrator or you are wondering what new features and capabilities are going to be brought to the table with Windows Server 2025, the next Windows Server Summit 2024 will be a virtual event to…
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VMware
Three Simple Things to Make VMware ESXi More Secure
If you are like me in production and home lab environments, I am always looking for low-hanging fruit to make things better, faster, more efficient, and more secure. There are three things that you can do in VMware ESXi to…
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Virtualization
Nutanix vs VMware in 2024
With the major shakeup happening in the virtualization industry in 2024, most organizations are looking at their options and what platform they want to move forward with. The buyout of VMware by Broadcom, price hikes, and elimination of free ESXi…
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Kubernetes
Kubernetes v1.30 New Features
Kubernetes is an exciting technology in production and in the home lab that is continually evolving. Kubernetes v1.30 is set to bring many exciting changes. Among these changes are new features in alpha, established features that are making their way…
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News
FCC says minimum broadband should now be 100 Mbps and 20 Mbps Uploads
So, like me, you may have grown up on dial-up Internet and certainly have seen some drastic changes with the way bandwidth has been upped across the years. However, it is good to see that the FCC requires providers to…
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Windows
WingetUI Windows Package Manager GUI Download
Winget is one of the coolest new utilities that you can use in Windows to install packages and keep packages updated. Windows admins have longed for a Windows package manager solution like Linux users have had from the beginning. Winget…
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home lab
Automate Home Lab Server Updates with GitLab CI CD
I recently wrote a blog post about replacing traditional Windows scheduled tasks with a CI/CD pipeline and the automation it provides. There are so many advantages to running something like Gitlab in your home lab to centralize your automation and…
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home lab
How to Downsize your Home Lab
Running your own home lab, where you manage your own server, can be fun and exciting. These can be used for learning, experimenting, or managing personal data and services; your own home lab can help you accomplish all of these.…
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Powershell
PSScriptAnalyzer: The Ultimate PowerShell Script Analyzer and Linter
As you get more into DevOps and running CI/CD pipelines with PowerShell code, you will find that you want to have a way to check your code as the pipeline runs. PSScriptanalyzer is a free PowerShell module that provides the…
