Automatic Prometheus metrics discovery with Docker labels through use of Grafana Alloy's discovery providers.
vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026...
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Automatic Prometheus metrics discovery with Docker labels through use of Grafana Alloy's discovery providers.
vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026...
[π] - MS-A2 VCF 9.0 Lab: Configuring Authentik Identity Provider VMware for Private AI Services (PAIS) williamlam.com/2025/09/ms-a...
#VCF9
Final release of Akvorado 2.0! In addition to introducing the new architecture, this companion blog post details some other changes.
vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2025...
[π] - Updated method for automatically joining vCenter Server using ESXi Kickstart williamlam.com/2025/09/upda...
βοΈWorks for both ESXi 8.x & 9.x
[π] - Updated Nested ESXi 8.x & 9.0 Virtual Appliance williamlam.com/2025/08/upda...
[π] - MS-A2 VCF 9.0 Lab: Configuring vSphere Supervisor with NSX VPC Networking williamlam.com/2025/08/ms-a...
#VCF9
Just published a small guide to build a VCF 9 Offline Depot for both VCF Bundles & UMDS host updates β all on a Linux VM with Docker, Traefik + Cloudflare DNS + Let's Encrypt
π οΈ Ready for air-gapped labs
π github.com/tsugliani/do...
#vExpert #VMware #DevOps #Homelab
To make it easier to SSH into your devices, Tailscale builds Wireguard, networking tools, an SSH client, and Tailscale code into a browser window, via WebAssembly (Wasm). Is it worth it? This author says: absolutely. tailscale.com/blog/tailsca...
π’ Updated my #VMware Debian Linux zBox OVA appliance to version 12.11 (Bookworm)
π οΈ Changelog:
- New first-boot script `zbox-init.sh`
- Extend disk with LVM `zbox-init.sh --extend-disk`
- Various opinionated fixes
github.com/zPodFactory/...
#DevOps #vExpert
Using the Internet without IPv4 connectivity. For me, this is a good example why content provider should use IPv6. CGNAT devices are not needed for the most popular websites and they may malfunction.
jamesmcm.github.io/blog/no-ipv4/
Fedora CoreOS + Tailscale out of the box? Yes please.
Walk through setting up uBlueβs uCore variant with Butane, Ignition, and all the goodies for your next homelab VM:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cipn...
Debugging an issue w/some internal folks ...
them: I've never seen this error before
me: yup, story of my life π
Been getting ton of inquiries from users (internal/external) looking to refresh their lab in preparation for VCF 9 ...
Some convos are interesting. It feels like some folks wantπ¦ ... all bells/whistles of new HW but not wanting to invest. I always say, you get what you put in
[π] - Quick Tip - Retrieving vCenter Identity Federation Secret Token Expiry williamlam.com/2025/04/quic...
Tinyauth is a simple, lightweight authentication middleware for your homelab. Find out how to support and deploy this awesome project. https://youtu.be/qmlHirOpzpc
Γa fait longtemps qu'on n'a pas causΓ© Talos, non ?
Pour corriger Γ§a, je vous partage une petite prΓ©sentation d'Omni et de son intΓ©gration avec KubeVirt pour crΓ©er des clusters instantanΓ©ment !
Bonne lecture !β―
une-tasse-de.cafe/blog/omni/
time to ditch Cloudflare tunnels? youtu.be/8VdwOL7nYkY
Posting is an API client that runs completely in your terminal - and version 2.6 is out now!
It's one of the biggest releases yet, adding the ability to edit headers/query params, compact mode, more autocompletion and much more!
github.com/darrenburns/...
Ohai, what's that? A new video?
YES!
It was high time to make a new one after a couple of weeks "off".
youtu.be/zzyEx-Ue2I4 Take a look at Twingate - it's pretty awesome!
Vue des bench
Factorio Learning Environment : un outil pour le benchmark des LLMs en matière de planification à long terme et d'optimisation des ressources.
π jackhopkins.github.i...
[π] - Enable TRIM/UNMAP from Nested vSAN OSA/ESA to physical vSAN OSA williamlam.com/2025/03/enab...
[π] - Enhancements to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) & vSphere Automated Lab Deployment Scripts williamlam.com/2025/03/enha...
Veeam.Diagrammer!
#Veeam #AsBuiltReport #PowerShell #VeeamVanguard #VeeamLegend
AprΓ¨s un an de pause, je reprends lβΓ©critureβ¦ et sur un nouveau blog ! Pour ce premier article, je partage un souci rencontrΓ© avec NSX intelligence avec NAPP sous RKE2, liΓ© Γ kubeadm-config. Si vous bossez avec #NSX, #K8s et #RKE2, Γ§a pourrait vous intΓ©resser.
β‘οΈ blog.mouais.net/2025/02/11/n...
Oracle's free tier includes a 4-CPU / 24 GB RAM ARM VM. I thought it would be a great fit for NixOS, so I spent the last eight hours figuring out how to deploy a NixOS server to Oracle Cloud for free. Enjoy! mtlynch.io/notes/nix-or...
π’ Updated my #VMware Debian Linux zBox OVA appliance to version 12.9 (Bookworm)
π οΈ Changelog
- Switch from lsd to eza for ll/la aliases
- Switch from ncftp to lftp
- Added some disk usage TUI (gdu/wiper)
- Misc fixes
github.com/zPodFactory/...
#vExpert #DevOps
[π] - vCenter Server Identity Federation with Keycloak Identity Provider without SCIM williamlam.com/2025/01/vcen...
βοΈAlways learning new things when I speak w/Engr ... Ext IdP w/o SCIM support can still be used but requires manual publishing of users via APIs!
[π] - vCenter Server Identity Federation with Authentik Identity Provider williamlam.com/2025/01/vcen...
πWas fun to learn & nice way to play w/Identity Federation w/vCenter ... may also have future implications for self-hosted External IdP (besides the officially supported ones)
