Welcome to the EV world

The Elflord
Finally got myself an electric car (Hyundai - Kona Electric) 2 days ago, arriving auspiciously 1 week before my would be anniversary. I am sure Jenna had something to do with it ;) Either way, took the Friday off work, got my banking done, delivered my old car (with a…
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ESXi 6.7U3 Update issues

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ESXi 6.7U1->6.7U2 update introduced a "Not enough space" error when running the CLI level update. This appeared to have been carried across to the ESXi 6.7U2 to 6.7U3 updates. This is because one vib is just too large for it to install. The solution is to update one VIB then…
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Laravel 6.0 is out!

The Elflord
Just when I'm getting started on getting used to stuff, Laravel 6.0 is out. Time for the control panel to retake a new twist again! PHP has been upgraded to 7.3 for much better performance, now Laravel to add LazyCollections to speed things even more!
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Personal Control Panel

The Elflord
I have been working on my own personal control panel for a while, integrating all sorts of random API, stats, and stuff - like a proper NOC except for home. One of the latest additions is the financial module, with Crypto Currency in it. Just got the status up and…
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Homelab crazyness

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Lookslike I've gotten overboard with a lot of hardware picked up for cheap. 3 x Dell 6248's for ~$50 - a bunch of RAM (ECC 16GB)x10. Got a couple of hexcores (X5650's) coming up to fill up the old school X8DTT (Supermicro) motherboards coming up. Been busy the last few…
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puppet fun

The Elflord
Starting to get into more puppetizing the 'production' servers - but then this means some things break more often. Currently gotten a nice nginx setup which creates configurations based on a heira file. Also, thrown in is mod_security, and a customized PHP 7.2/7.3 script - per site in PHP-FPM mode.…
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New work, new changes – but still tech!

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It's been a flash change for this year. Taking more changes for positive changes. New Double-glazed windows/doors complete (April), better management of health (blood sugar), new job (Woo!) which scored me even more gear for my home lab now. Got a quad-chassis Supermicro, and 4 blades (1 faulty, replaced). Some…
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Fun with Netgear D7800 Routers

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For a 'high end' Gaming Router that cost a mint, this model definately doesn't get the love it deserves from Netgear. Netgear used to be remotely reputable, compared to the corner-cutting Billions and the TP-Links. However these days, it feels like Netgear has joined the ranks of other sell-cheap brands.…
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2018 – already this far in?

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Where do I even begin. Ever since I've returned from Greece, I had been blessed. Shown the high life by Zeus with perks and abundance everywhere. Taken up the game of chance with Hermes. Openned up my home/temple to service, in Artemis, Hera and Hestia's honour. Not all is up…
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Changing servers again

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It's sad to keep switching server due to hardware failures - even on the cloud. I've moved it back to a private server (slow bandwidth) for a short while - back to the cloud again now. Expecting more migrations to happen in the next few days. Mail was up, now…
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