Adding a LUKS-encrypted iSCSI volume to TrueNAS and Ubuntu 24.04
I have an Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat” workstation already set up with LUKS full disk encryption, and I have a Terra Master F4-424 NAS with 32TB raw storage that I installed TrueNAS Scale on. Years ago...
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Installing TrueNAS Scale on a Terra Master NAS
My 10+ year old Synology NAS failed recently. I tried replacing the power supply and replacing the CMOS battery but it would not come back to life, so I started searching around for a replacement. I...
View ArticleAdding a volume for docker images to Tanzu Kubernetes
If you deploy a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster using a typical YAML file with no volumes defined you’ll end up with a fairly small worker node that can quickly fill up all available disk space with...
View ArticleMaking JIRA Suck Less
Why JIRA Sucks JIRA is almost universally reviled by every engineer that I know. Most of them can’t quite explain why is sucks, they just hate it. In my view the problem isn’t JIRA, it’s how managers...
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Garden of D’Lights
In December 2018 I was asked if I would like to put together a light show to light up the plants at The Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. If you like weird and unusual plants and...
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