Containerising an ASP.NET Core application
Containerising an ASP.NET Core API with Docker and GitHub Actions: building and pushing images to Docker Hub as part of a homelab CD pipeline.
Richard Nye
Finishing the website alpha
Completing the homelab web stack: adding HAProxy as a load balancer, an nginx frontend, and Cloudflare routing to serve the MealPlanner app end-to-end.
Recovering from Terraform state loss
How I recovered a Proxmox homelab after accidentally deleting the Terraform state file — using terraform import and state edits to avoid infrastructure loss.
Introduction to my continuous deployment pipeline
Building a CD pipeline for an ASP.NET Core API with GitHub Actions and Ansible on a self-hosted runner, from Azure hosting to on-premise deployment.
Leveling Up Ansible Part 1
Improving Ansible playbooks with handlers, group variables, and separate dev and prod environments — making homelab automation more reliable and maintainable.
Introduction to my Ansible Setup
How Ansible manages a homelab web stack: deploying a .NET Core API as a systemd service, provisioning PostgreSQL, and early lessons on playbook hygiene.
Introduction to my Terraform Setup
Overview of Terraform IaC for a Proxmox homelab: module structure, VM provisioning, and early security problems including hardcoded SSH keys.
Introduction to the homelab
Overview of a self-hosted homelab on Proxmox, managed with Terraform and Ansible, hosting a .NET Core MealPlanner API across dev and prod VMs.
Configuring Jekyll and Chirpy in Windows
How to set up Jekyll and the Chirpy theme on Windows with WSL, covering gem dependency errors, missing build tools, and template customisation.
Starting a new blog
A DevOps-focused blog documenting homelab projects, automation tooling, and architecture decisions from a sysadmin making the transition to DevOps.