I’m currently converting a few Google App Engine projects from Python 2.7 to Python 3. This includes a bunch of changes to the the code since Google is moving away from the built in Google App Engine classes. During the first few steps of converting the app you start changing out the dependencies still on […]
The Unifi series from Ubuquiti has great features for centralized management of larger networks. There are however many things not supported in the Cloud Key UI that still can be configured. During the last deployment, we had two additional needs we couldn’t accomplish from the Cloud Key itself. Multiple WAN addresses – we needed to […]
A basic docker swarm comes with two options for storage bind or volume. Both are persistent storage bot only on that node. So if the node fails and the swarm starts the task on a new node the data is lost. There are a few options to mitigate this with storage plugins for redundant storage. […]
Rclone is a powerful tool for syncing data to and from cloud storage. For everyday usability a graphical interface is nice. For the use case of encrypted offsite backup, a graphical user interface to access single files for restore makes it so much more usable. As an example, in this article, I will use the […]
Having a good set and forget, but really set and double-check every now and then, strategy for your backups is important. Backups need to be automated to get done but also need to be tested to make sure that you can recover files when needed. This article will look at a home or small company […]
Currently running my Unifi Controller as a docker container which works great. If you ever ended up with a broken Unifi Controller or Cloud Key you know the hassle it is to re-adopt and re-provision all your network gear to get back to square one. You should really keep track of the automatic backups from […]
