Volumes and rootless Podman
Containers generally run from an image and have no access to the host file system. This is fine for stand-alone ephemeral containers, but others require persistent data. While we can […]
Read moreUser IDs and (rootless) containers with Podman
When a Linux container image is created, like any system it can have specific users, or maybe it only has root (uid 0). Containers have a specific entry point which […]
Read moreHow to create bridges on bonds (with and without VLANs) using NetworkManager
Some production systems you face might make use of bonded network connections that you need to bridge in order to get VMs onto them. That bond may or may not […]
Read moreHow to create Linux bridges and Open vSwitch bridges with NetworkManager
My virtual infrastructure Ansible role supports connecting VMs to both Linux and Open vSwitch bridges, but they must already exist on the KVM host. Here is how to convert an […]
Read moreAccessing USB serial devices in Fedora Silverblue
One of the things I do a lot on my Fedora machines is talk to devices via USB serial. While a device is correctly detected at /dev/ttyUSB0 and owned by […]
Read moreMaking dnf on Fedora Silverblue a little easier with bash aliases
Fedora Silverblue doesn’t come with dnf because it’s an immutable operating system and uses a special tool called rpm-ostree to layer packages on top instead. Most terminal work is designed […]
Read moreFedora Silverblue is an amazing immutable desktop
I recently switched my regular Fedora 31 workstation over to the 31 Silverblue release. I’ve played with Project Atomic before and have been meaning to try it out more seriously […]
Read moreEasy containers on Fedora with toolbox
The toolbox program is a wrapper for setting up containers on Fedora. It’s not doing anything you can’t do yourself with podman, but it does make using and managing containers […]
Read moreCustom WiFi enabled nightlight with ESPHome and Home Assistant
I built this custom night light for my kids as a fun little project. It’s pretty easy so thought someone else might be inspired to do something similar. Hardware The […]
Read moreDefining home automation devices in YAML with ESPHome and Home Assistant, no programming required!
Having built the core of my own “dumb” smart home system, I have been working on making it smart these past few years. As I’ve written about previously, the smart […]
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