I wanted a light weight container registry that could run on Kubernetes, store images in S3-compatible storage. Zot ended up being a good fit for this setup. It supports S3 storage, has a built-in web UI, works with OpenID Connect, and can still use htpasswd for Docker CLI logins. That last part matters because Docker …

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In this guide, we’ll configure External-DNS with Technitium DNS Server using RFC-2136 dynamic updates. This setup allows Kubernetes to automatically update DNS records, eliminating manual management. We'll cover TSIG authentication, Helm deployment, and ingress configuration to ensure proper integration. Let’s get …

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Automating Talos etcd Backups with Scheduled Jobs and ArgoCD Setting up a reliable and automated etcd backup for Talos is simpler than it seems if you break it down properly. The key? Using a combination of Kubernetes CronJobs, External Secrets, and ArgoCD for seamless deployment and management. In this guide, I’ll …

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Configuring Single Sign-On (SSO) for Linux Systems using Keycloak and PAM with kc-ssh-pam In this guide, we will configure single sign-on (SSO) for a Linux system using Keycloak and PAM with kc-ssh-pam. This will allow users to log in to the Linux system using their Keycloak credentials. Prerequisites Before we begin, …

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Creating a telegram bot Step-by-Step Creating a new bot for Telegram is pretty striaght forward. Open Telegram Messanger Search @BotFather on Telegram. Type /start to get started. Type /newbot to start the bot creation process. Enter your Bot name and unique Username, which must end with the bot and send. In the reply …

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What is a Discord Bot Token? A Discord Bot Token is a short phrase that acts as a “key” to controlling a Discord Bot. Tokens are used inside bot code to send commands back and forth to the API, which in turn controls bot actions. Generating Your Token Step-by-Step 1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal Your first step …

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In this article, I will describe all the steps required to setup GitLab CI/CD in kuberntes using kustomize. We will go through how to run GitLab on Kubernetes when you have related resources postgres, redis, minio, tls certificates etc already available in your setup. This is a very common scenario in companies and …

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About • Usage • Image Configuration • Local Demo • Helm Chart • Todo • Issues • Acknowledgment About The exporter allows to retrieve the DockerHub rate limit counts as scrape target for Prometheus. The exporter obtains an auth token and then queries the Docker Hub registry with a HEAD request to parse RateLimit-Limit, …

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What is a GitHub Action ? A GitHub action is an element of your custom workflow that is triggered when a push or pull request is created and performs some action such as checking code, sending a message or deploying the application. The most important concept of GitHub actions is their composability. You can assemble …

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Rancher v2.X KeyCloak Authentication Backend Configuration Ranchers official documentation about how to configure the Rancher & KeyCloak setup is fine but definitely not sufficient to successfully configure it. That's why every single required step is documented down here. KeyCloak Configuration Steps are based on …

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