Category Archives: New Toys

Website Back To Normal

Posted on September 9, 2023 by larry

Mental note to self, don’t make changes close to midnight if you didn’t post your blog. Although I got it done and was able to post before midnight, there was a lot of meat missing from my post. Actually rebuild … Continue reading →

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The End Is Near

Posted on September 5, 2023 by larry

For this website any, not the blog though. In a few days you will see a remake of the main parts of this website. Part of the push to get rid of C7 boxes. One of the things I am … Continue reading →

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Been Tired All Day

Posted on September 2, 2023 by larry

One of those times sleep catches up with you. I been so tired today, napped couple of times. I did get a lot done, figured a way to reimage the nodes on the lab. Create a new guacamole server, also … Continue reading →

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LDAP Server On Rocky 9

Posted on September 1, 2023 by larry

Getting good with ansible. But finding I need to get an LDAP server outside my the secure area of my network. For others that connect to the lab. Now I need to figure out how to authenticate with guacamole. Weight: … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to Rocky 9

Posted on August 18, 2023 by larry

I got a few more machines to upgrade to Rocky 9. Focused on getting machines off of my old ESXi box so I can power it off. On that ESXi host I have 8 machines left and the are all … Continue reading →

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UniFi Controller on Rocky 9

Posted on August 13, 2023 by larry

I figured it out, how to install Unifi Controller on Rocky 9. Going to post something better on my tech site but here is a summary First install the legacy version of mongodb wget https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-3.4.24.tgz cd /usr/local tar zxvf ~/mongodb-linux-x86_64-3.4.24.tgz … Continue reading →

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Butt Hurts

Posted on July 25, 2023 by larry

Not butthurt but butt hurts. I knew yesterday I had a good workout yesterday and I was going to pay for it today. Sure enough, my booty hurts. Got my first TPM 2.0 chip today for my old Supermicro motherboard. … Continue reading →

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Beeping Notifications

Posted on July 24, 2023 by larry

There are times when I want to get audio notifications that aren’t a blazing loud. So I build small beeper and put it on tasmota. So now I am getting beeps when something happens by simply publishing Beep to the … Continue reading →

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Disappointed With AQM

Posted on July 20, 2023 by larry

Disappointed with the air quality monitor, looks like you need to give it Internet access to tie in to Home Assistant. But looks like you can still grab data via bluetooth. Still disappointed. Exhaustion catching up with me again, luckily … Continue reading →

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Air Quality Monitor

Posted on July 19, 2023 by larry

With my breathing issues it is time I got something to monitor the indoor air quality in my home. So I purchased this It was really pricey at $250.00USD but it was well regarded and works with home assistant. Hopefully … Continue reading →

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