Infrastructure

11 posts

infrastructure

Migrating another personal project to Astro

Why I Migrated a Small Personal Site from React to Astro

20 April 2026

infrastructure

When Cloud Advice Doesn't Match Enterprise Reality

How you connect to Google Cloud, or any cloud for that matter, really depends on how mature your connectivity is more that what the cloud docs recommend.

31 March 2026

infrastructure

Importing an OVA file into VMWare

I sometimes need to pull OVA files into VMWare, infrequently enough that I forget how to do it each time...

20 October 2025

infrastructure

Kubernetes API described...

Kubernetes is a fascinating thing with far more complexity and opportunities to customise than I ever realised, here I talk about a few of the underlying components.

2 October 2025

infrastructure

You are using Containers right?

It is 2025, I guess everyone has heard of Containers/Docker by now, but I know from work that not everyone uses Docker, in fact, some people in my companies IT Community have never used Docker and that surprised me.

28 July 2025

Getting to know my drives and partitions with lsblk

infrastructure

Adding additional drives to Linux

I am gladly getting to work with Linux a lot more of late, but sometimes I need a space for sharing files between Operating Systems, so in this post I will describe how to add another drive at boot time so that I don't need to manually mount it at each boot.

18 May 2025

infrastructure

Embracing the Terminal!

Know the power and charm of Linux commands—from navigating files to festive terminal tricks. Whether you're new to the CLI or curious about its quirks, this guide blends practical tips, a little of my own computer history and a touch of fun.

8 December 2024