The systemd age attestation controversy
In Open Source, we’re a community, and mob mentality, as was displayed in response to a recent systemd change, has no place in it.
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Bringing Linux Administration to Everyone: Free Online Course Starting Soon
I had planned to start the cohort-based course “Basic Linux System Administration” later this week. When this cohort unfortunately didn’t fill up, I realized this was the perfect opportunity to do something I’ve wanted to try for a while: offer my Linux System Administration course completely free as a livestreaming experience. Starting this month, I’ll…
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A homelab is a skill booster
In her article “What’s the biggest unsolved problem within Site Reliability Engineering?”, Paige Cruz identifies a critical challenge facing our industry: how do we pass the hard-won knowledge of veteran system administrators down to a new generation that has never worked outside cloud infrastructure?
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Linux Shell for Beginners: The ls command
Hello DevOps friends! In this tutorial, we’re going to take a look at the ls command. There is no Unix or Linux user who doesn’t use it on a daily basis, so I’ll teach you what you need to know. The ls command is how you see what’s on your Linux disks. Type ls in…
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A community that becomes your cohort of mentors
While traditional mentorship has its value, sometimes a group of helpful peers can be a great way to grow. The Server Room is such a community.
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Self-Hosting Web Applications Using Podman
Container-based deployment is a neat way to self-host an application. However, I always try not to go overboard with complexity. That’s why I won’t immediately join the chorus of Kubernetes disciples when members of my DevOps community ask me how to deploy container workloads. Searching for viable alternatives, I recently explored the much simpler alternative…
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If you’re a bad at management, don’t blame remote work
This article is a rant triggered by an inane argument made by Eric Schmidt, who blamed remote work for what’s clearly management failure.
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When is it recommended to adopt a new DevOps tool?
In this article, I discuss the pros and cons of checking out and maybe adopting new DevOps tools, even though the ones we have are still doing their job.
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Always update the BIOS first
Today, I spent hours trying to install Bluefin on an older laptop. The process always failed with Failed to write boot loader configuration. I tried vanilla Fedora Silverblue and ended up with the same disappointing result. Following a tip I found on the Bluefin Discord, I finally tried installing Fedora Workstation, and was able to…
