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Stephane Thirion

Saint-Germain-en-Laye https://www.archy.net 385 posts

Monitoring a Proxmox Cluster with Grafana and InfluxDB Using the Metric Server Menu

Monitoring a Proxmox Cluster with Grafana and InfluxDB Using the Metric Server Menu

Proxmox is a robust and scalable virtualization platform, and monitoring its performance is crucial for maintaining optimal operations. Integrating Grafana and InfluxDB provides an intuitive way to visualize and analyze your Proxmox cluster's metrics.

Stephane Thirion

30 Dec 2024 3 min read

Installing and Running Freqtrade on Docker Swarm

Installing and Running Freqtrade on Docker Swarm

Installing and managing Freqtrade, a cryptocurrency trading bot, on a Docker Swarm infrastructure might seem challenging at first. However, with the right configuration and a few tips, you can deploy a robust, scalable solution.

Stephane Thirion

30 Dec 2024 3 min read

Setting Up an AdGuard Home Cluster with Shared Configuration on Docker Swarm and Raspberry Pi

Setting Up an AdGuard Home Cluster with Shared Configuration on Docker Swarm and Raspberry Pi

In this blog, we will walk you through the steps to set up an AdGuard Home cluster, with one node running in a Docker Swarm environment and another node running on a standalone Raspberry Pi using a Docker configuration file.

Stephane Thirion

30 Dec 2024 4 min read

Building a Monitoring Stack on Docker Swarm with Prometheus, Grafana, and InfluxDB

Building a Monitoring Stack on Docker Swarm with Prometheus, Grafana, and InfluxDB

Monitoring environments is critical for maintaining the performance and reliability of modern applications. This blog post details the setup of a monitoring stack in Docker Swarm using Prometheus, Grafana, and InfluxDB. We'll focus on a practical example using NFS for shared storage...

Stephane Thirion

25 Dec 2024 3 min read

Ansible Playbook for Creating Multiple VMs with Sequential Naming in vCenter

Ansible Playbook for Creating Multiple VMs with Sequential Naming in vCenter

In this blog post, we will explore an Ansible playbook that creates multiple virtual machines (VMs) in a vCenter environment.

Stephane Thirion

11 Apr 2024 5 min read

Automating VM Deployment in VMware vSphere with Ansible

Automating VM Deployment in VMware vSphere with Ansible

This post aimed to provide a clear understanding of how the Ansible playbook functions for creating multiple VMs in a VMware vSphere environment.

Stephane Thirion

5 Apr 2024 4 min read

Installing Ansible on Ubuntu

Installing Ansible on Ubuntu

Quick post to run through Ansible installation on an Ubuntu OS.

Stephane Thirion

4 Apr 2024 2 min read

What is Ansible?

What is Ansible?

I've been tired of cloning my Ubuntu template to build again and again some Docker Swarm and Kubernetese node so I was looking for a quick and cheap way to automate these tasks. This is an ideal tool for homelab, it's lightweight and free !

Stephane Thirion

4 Apr 2024 3 min read

Docker Swarm vs Kubernetes: A Comprehensive Comparison

Docker Swarm vs Kubernetes: A Comprehensive Comparison

Digging deep into Docker Swarm, i found some limitation when using it with ansible, and in the end with the high availability and upgrade process which I was not very satisfy with. So I explored, again, Kubernetese...

Stephane Thirion

3 Apr 2024 3 min read

Traefik and NetScaler Content Switching - lb and monitor

Traefik and NetScaler Content Switching - lb and monitor

The software I use, Ghost behave in a weird way and was sending http (instead of https) for all the pictures... The only way to correct this is to go through traefik to have a first reverse proxy and then going through the Netscaler stack

Stephane Thirion

29 Mar 2024 2 min read

From Docker to (Docker) Swarm

From Docker to (Docker) Swarm

As mentioned on a previous blog post, I need to get rid of all the different Docker container hosted on several virtual machines to simplify the management and the high

Stephane Thirion

27 Mar 2024 4 min read

Docker Swarm on Ubuntu

Docker Swarm on Ubuntu

Docker Swarm is a container orchestration tool that enables the deployment, scaling, and management of Docker containers across a cluster of machines

Stephane Thirion

23 Mar 2024 4 min read

Busy Light with ESP8266 mini D1 and Home Assistant

Busy Light with ESP8266 mini D1 and Home Assistant

Working at home is nice, having the chance to have my own room for that is ever more lucky. But still I'm working at home and family just

Stephane Thirion

17 Mar 2024 3 min read

Citrix Adaptive Authentication (Netscaler) SAML Assertion verification failed

Citrix Adaptive Authentication (Netscaler) SAML Assertion verification failed

When integrating new authentication policies and actions on the AAA server available with Adaptive Authentication in Citrix Cloud you may encounter this error after a successful saml authentication

Stephane Thirion

21 Feb 2024 1 min read

Synchronizing Disabled User Accounts Between Active Directory Domains (forest) Using PowerShell

Synchronizing Disabled User Accounts Between Active Directory Domains (forest) Using PowerShell

Managing multiple domains within an organization can be a complex task even more during migration phases which can last some times... One common challenge is ensuring that the user accounts are synchronized across domains, especially when disabling or deleting users in the source domain...

Stephane Thirion

20 Feb 2024 3 min read

Automated Random User Creation Script for Active Directory

Automated Random User Creation Script for Active Directory

If you're working with Active Directory (AD) and need to create multiple users for a reason or another, this script can help you automate the process. This script creates a specified number of random users...

Stephane Thirion

19 Feb 2024 2 min read

Citrix's Struggles with Partners: How It Impacts Their Business

Citrix's Struggles with Partners: How It Impacts Their Business

Citrix is heavily relying on consultant and small business partnerships for the deployment and maintenance of their products in companies worldwide.

Stephane Thirion

15 Feb 2024 2 min read

The Paradox of Citrix and VMware: Killing Their Own Communities?

The Paradox of Citrix and VMware: Killing Their Own Communities?

Recent actions by both Citrix and VMware have raised concerns among users and experts alike, leading some to question whether these tech giants are intentionally killing off their own communities....

Stephane Thirion

13 Feb 2024 2 min read