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dewbriteon Addressing Changes to PfSense Plus Home+Lab

I tried pfSense recently but I didn't love configuring my network through the UI. An API or something would make it amazing. But maybe that's the DevOps in me talking. I've been mostly happy with VyOS since then.

dewbriteon The Cloud Computer

Having worked somewhere with an AWS spend of $30k/mo on _virtually nothing_, I can attest to this. I think most of it was sales demos that never got cleaned up.

dewbriteon Building a “Cheaper” Kubernetes Cluster at Home

This is a new account, but I've been lurking for quite a while now. I hope this is alright to post.

I built a Kubernetes cluster to self- host my website. Is it overkill? Yes. Is it too complex? Maybe. Was it fun? ...

Anyway, let me know what you think. I'd love to hear y'all's thoughts.

dewbriteon Raspberry Pi 5

When RPi 4 was going for $200, I got some Orange Pi 5s for about $140 each. My configuration included 8GB RAM, the power supply, and a 250GB NVMe drive.

It seems like it's about on par with the RPi 5 in terms of power. The OS support is lacking, but the M.2 and +4 "Little" cores make it pretty compelling regardless.

Edit: just saw the pi 5 has PCIe :0