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2019

Container Camp in review - Part 2
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Previously we touched upon the best practice of implementing user namespaces in your container ecosystem and how they are a pivotal element in the layers of security you can employ to protect your infrastructure/platforms.
Container Camp in review - Part 1
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For those of you who follow me on other social media platforms, it will be of no surprise that I had the fortunate opportunity to attend Container Camp Australia this year.
Deploying Wordpress with Azure AKS and Helm
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With the vast majority of cloud providers reaching a certain age, the maturity of their individual service offerings is almost a given.
Removing rules in IPTables
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So you’ve had a go at entering the wonderful world of iptables, with its chains, rules and of course tables.
Passing the Microsoft Azure AZ-900 Exam
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I’ve previously written and laid out what I want to accomplish in my certification journey for 2019 however, as we all know; best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Using IPTables to force all DNS queries to a Pi-Hole
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Hopefully by now you have heard the good word about Pi-Hole, set one up in a Docker container and now enjoying a substantially ad-less and speedy internet experience across all your devices.
Changing Hostnames in Linux
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Recently I decided to give my two Raspberry Pi devices an overhaul + change in functionality.
Docker Daemon failing to start on Raspberry Pi 1 & Zeros
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Have you recently attempted to install the containerization platform known as Docker on to a first generation Raspberry Pi (including A+ and B+) or a Zero and found you couldn’t start up a container?
Installing MiniKube with Powershell
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I noted on Twitter the other day that I had mixed feelings on getting a breakthrough on a problem that I had faced a couple of months ago by revisiting said problem with a fresh pair of eyes and a different point of view.

2018

Let's explore the Linux Filesystem: /Proc - Part 1
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Despite the Linux operating system being available in various and unique flavours and spins, many of the foundations that make up the operation system have similarities between them all.