technical

NixOS Migration

June 18, 2023
technical, linux, nixos

I recently decided to migrate to NixOS for my main laptop. I utilize a desktop with Windows (mainly for gaming), but the laptop I use more for development, learning and day-to-day usage. I made the switch from: Windows 11 - for the vast majority of my laptops lifecycle. Manjaro ArchLinux (Now) NixOS Each of the Distributions I thoroughly enjoyed. Manjaro - My first venture into non-Debian-based distributions for full-time usage. I’ve used Fedora too, but only for temporary testing. ...

New Site

May 15, 2023
website, technical

New Site # Created and hosted my new site. Basic web site using Hugo to statically generate my content. Public-facing content is deployed from Github Actions Private-facing content is deployed from Buildkite, via an agent hosted in my homelab. IaC # Public: Terraform Github actions Private: IaC is handled via Ansible from the initial clone, to the application deploy. Everything resides in a single mono-repo. Goal # The goal is to host a minimal set of homelab tools that can be recreated a moments notice. ...