Posts
Kubernetes over Wireguard VPN with RancherOS
A tutorial on how to secure inter-host communication between Kubernetes nodes by encrypting all the traffic with a Wireguard VPN. The operating system in use for the tutorial is RancherOS, but the instructions can be adapted to other operating systems as well.
A few tips for OpenEBS
OpenEBS is an excellent open source solution for storage in Kubernetes. Easy to install and manage, it has various storage engines to fit every need.
A self hosted alternative to Ngrok
Ngrok is a nice service that allows you to expose an app running on your dev machine to the Internet. Here’s a free alternative that you can host yourself, based on Docker containers.
Setting up RancherOS for Rancher and Kubernetes
RancherOS is a minimal, lightweight OS for containers. In this post, we’ll see how to install it on Hetzner Cloud and what to do post-install for use with Rancher and Kubernetes.
Let’s Encrypt HTTP challenge and Cloudflare
How to successfully obtain a TLS certificate from Let’s Encrypt with the HTTP challenge when the site is behind Cloudflare.
Testing HTML5 drag and drop with Capybara
How a tiny JavaScript library can make HTML5 drag and drop testing a little easier.
Using GraphQL with Rails
An introduction on how to design and consume APIs in Rails using GraphQL instead of REST.
Ubuntu: automatically unlock encrypted drives at boot
A follow up to the previous two posts, on how to encrypt additional drives and have them unlocked automatically at boot
Ubuntu: (almost) full disk encryption with manual partitioning - BIOS mode
Simple instructions on how to install Ubuntu on a mostly encrypted disk while also doing manual partitioning for flexibility. These instructions assume the system boots in BIOS mode.
Ubuntu: (almost) full disk encryption with manual partitioning - UEFI mode
Simple instructions on how to install Ubuntu on a mostly encrypted disk while also doing manual partitioning for flexibility. These instructions assume the system boots in UEFI mode.