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k8s to Docker Migration

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:08:36 -0400

The Situation

I decided some time ago that I wanted to learn more about Kubernetes, and the best way was to dive right into the deep end. I migrated my minimal set of personal infrastructure over and started the uphill slog that was the k8s learning curve. With infrastructure deployed via Terraform and services handled by FluxCD I fell in love with the Gitops workflow and how easy it was to manage. But when something went wrong, it became a huge headache to track down the cause.

About

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:11:01 -0400

I’m a developer interested in the following technologies:

AI and how it will shape the future of software
WebGL and shaders
Cryptocurrencies and smart contracts
Social media and its effect on culture

Tools

My tools of choice for software development are as follows:

I have gone through many different editors, but these days I have settled on Zed.

For organizing my notes and other miscellaneous snippets, I’m a huge fan of Obsidian.

Services

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:11:01 -0400

I maintain a few services that are available for public access.

SearXNG - A privacy respecting search aggregator.

Kubernetes Part Two

Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog, but I’ve recently been working on my cluster again and figured I’d put together an update on where I’m at now. I’ve been trying to keep better notes as I work on projects so I can refer back when needed and see how things evolve over time.

At the end of my last post, I had the cluster deployed, and Flux deployed on it to handle Gitops-style deployments. Some of the major changes I’ve implemented since then:

Kubernetes

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve wanted to learn more about Terraform and Kubernetes for some time now, and I’ve made a couple half hearted attempts to set something up, but none of them thus far had resulted in a useable cluster. But I found myself with some time recently and decided I’d give it another shot. I’ve also found myself extra frustrated recently with dealing with cloud providers like Azure, having to click through so many menus and settings panes to configure everything and so this gave me a bit of extra motivation.

My First dApp

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

I decided to write a simple web application that interacts with an Ethereum smart contract to learn the process and get a feel for how all the various pieces fit together.

The Basics

Ethereum Node

The application requires an Ethereum node to actually interface with the network. I went with Infura.io to manage my test node to get up and running quickly. Infura provides a dashboard for you to manage security such as JWT and various whitelists and see a breakdown of all the requests hitting your project’s endpoint. You could also run your own node, the most popular project seems to be Geth.

Comparison of Trading Bots

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

I’m going to compare my initial experiences with various trading bots I’ve found. I’ll be looking at:

All of these are Python based projects. Python seems to be the standard language for algotrading and data science in general. A lot of analysis can be done easily in Jupyter Notebooks, which I actually used recently for the first time and really enjoy working with. FWIW I’ve been using the VSCode addon and it’s been a great experience. Google also offers their Colaboratory which let you run notebooks for free with access to GPUs.

Internet Privacy

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Nowadays it is more important than ever to protect your data. I think a lot of people know they could be better about this but haven’t taken the time to learn how to do it properly. Luckily, I’m a huge nerd, and I’ve taken this time for you! Here I will describe my personal strategy for keeping my data safe online, and hopefully you will find this useful in keeping yourself safe.

New Server

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

I got a new server, got a good deal through Hetzner’s server auctions. They offer old hardware they set up for other people for cheap so I got a server that is a bit more powerful than my old VPSes. I set up The Lounge as a self-hosted replacement for IRC Cloud and I’m pretty happy with it. I still love IRC what can I say? I’m also going to set up my own Matrix homeserver again and I’m also using it as a seedbox to get my ratio up.

Streaming

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

I did my first stream tonight. You can find my Twitch channel here. And you can see the code for the project on my Gitlab. I’ll probably be streaming more, follow me on Twitter for updates!

New Site

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

So I’ve created yet another web site. I don’t really want to spend time managing a personal site so I just went with Hugo and a simple theme. I want to do more blog posts and actually finish some projects but that doesn’t seem to actually happen. Oh well! Hit me up if you want to play some Dota.