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  • isponsorblocktv

    If you watch a lot of YouTube you soon realise the amount of sponsored interruptions to a video is significant. This is where isponsorblocktv comes in to play. It can be found here https://github.com/dmunozv04/iSponsorBlockTV I’m using Docker for this example… Continue reading

    isponsorblocktv
  • Homelab Notifications via Pushover

    I often found myself logging in to Uptime Kuma and noticing that something had been offline for a reason or another. This has prompted me to look at a proper notification service for my homelab. What is Pushover? Pushover provides… Continue reading

    Homelab Notifications via Pushover
  • Kea DHCP Opnsense

    Introduction Having moved from ISC to Kea on Opnsense it was a fairly straightforward process although I done it manually. Enabling Kea DHCP Subnets Reservations Continue reading

    Kea DHCP Opnsense
  • Dynamic DNS with Cloudflare and Opnsense

    This is something that wasn’t key for me but since I’ve got it set it up has quickly became one of the most powerful configurations I have done. To start with you’ll need: So, what are the benefits? It’s really… Continue reading

    Dynamic DNS with Cloudflare and Opnsense
  • Proxmox Network Bond with Dell Micro and m.2 expansion card

    The fun begins. I have a Cisco switch that supports LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) and I wanted to try and squeeze every little bit of performance out of my configuration. There is so much more than you can do… Continue reading

    Proxmox Network Bond with Dell Micro and m.2 expansion card
  • The Danger of assumption in the Service Desk

    At the Service desk, one of the most common traps we fall into is assumption – assuming what the issue is, assuming what the user meant, assuming what they tried already. This often comes from a good place, the desk… Continue reading

    The Danger of assumption in the Service Desk
  • Taming the backlog beast

    Every Service Desk hits that point: For us that came just after launching a new ITSM tool. We were forced in to the decision and it wasn’t the first choice. The team were adapting, work doesn’t stop and we were… Continue reading

    Taming the backlog beast
  • Watchtower quick win commands

    I’ve been using Watchtower to manage the updates to my containers via Portainer for a number of months. It works pretty well. I always had to remember to manually tidy up old images once they had been updated, that is… Continue reading

    Watchtower quick win commands
  • Homepage and Nginx

    Having received the this error in Homepage ‘”Host validation failed for: 192.168.0.X:3000. Hint: Set HOMEPAGE_ALLOWED_HOSTS to allow requests from this host.” and having spent time configuring Nginx I realised that I had to whitelist the host. What I was trying… Continue reading

    Homepage and Nginx
  • SWOT Analysis

    An often under looked tool when looking for ways to improve goals or decide what product is best. I’ve often struggled to article my thoughts around SWOT analysis but this has really helped me. So putting on my ITSM hat… Continue reading

    SWOT Analysis