The Power of Teamwork: Lessons from a Solo Server Rack Build
Even the most straightforward tasks can become significant challenges when tackled alone. This reality hit home during my recent home lab expansion project, which involved building a new enclosed server rack and completely re-configuring my networking setup.
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The Terminal Is a Conversation
My first Linux distribution no longer exists. I mention that because it lands two points at once: Linux is old enough to have history, and the skills transfer anyway...
Vaultwarden and HashiCorp Vault: Different Jobs in the Same Secrets Architecture
Yesterday I wrote about moving autonomous-agent secrets out of a flat .env file. Why I kept Vaultwarden for people and recovery, added HashiCorp Vault for workloads, and treated identity, audit, PKI, and tested recovery as part of the deployment rather than follow-up work.
Moving Autonomous Agent Secrets Out of .env
For a long time, my autonomous agent found credentials the same way many applications do. Why I replaced a flat environment file with scoped Vaultwarden access, short-lived agent sessions, and a verified audit trail that now reaches Graylog and Wazuh.