Citrix
Mastering Citrix DaaS Observability: The Ultimate Technical Stack
A deep dive into building a multi-tenant Citrix monitoring stack with Python, InfluxDB and Grafana.
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music
Auto-Tagging 37,000 Metal Tracks with MusicBrainz and Python
How I used Python, MusicBrainz, AcoustID fingerprinting, and fuzzy matching to automatically tag 28,000 metal tracks, fetch album artwork, and embed it all — starting from a messy NFS share on a Sunday morning.
HAProxy
HAProxy Odyssey: From NetScaler to BGP Anycast
From cutting cost-heavy Citrix nets to mastering BGP Anycast, my HAProxy journey shows how resilience, security, and automation evolve.
Citrix
Automating Citrix XML SSL Certificate Binding
A production-ready PowerShell script that automates SSL certificate binding for Citrix Broker Services. Includes validation, safety checks, and WhatIf mode.
HAProxy
From SSH to API: Deploying HAProxy Data Plane API for Automated Load Balancer Management
Replacing manual SSH configuration with HAProxy Data Plane API: how I automated load balancer management across an HA cluster using REST APIs and Ansible AWX.
DevOps
The Perfect Patch Management Duo: PatchMon + Ansible AWX
Learn how PatchMon and Ansible AWX work together to create a complete patch management solution with visibility and automation - managing 21 servers with 95% less effort.
Ansible
Automating Infrastructure Updates with Ansible AWX: A Complete Guide
Managing system updates across multiple servers can be a time-consuming and error-prone task. In this article, I'll walk you through building a complete automated patch management solution using Ansible AWX
Ansible
Automating VMware VM Deployment with Ansible: Guide to Static IP Configuration - request
Deploying multiple VMs with consistent configuration shouldn't require hours of manual clicking through vCenter. With Ansible's vmware_guest module, you can automate the entire process from VM creation to static IP assignment.
ComfyUI
Self-hosted ComfyUI install - Ubuntu 24.02
How to Install ComfyUI on Ubuntu 24.04 in /opt/ComfyUI with GPU Support and Auto-Start
Artificial Intelligence
From Hype to Reality: The AI Stack That Actually Matters
The AI race isn’t just about large models. It’s about how businesses stack models, workflows, and trust to make real work better. Here’s where we challenge the idea that models don’t matter anymore.
Ansible
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.
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.