This post is mostly as a resource for future me. But maybe it'll come in useful to someone else.
This weekend I was working on provisioning a new NAS/Media box setup after having to do a bit of hardware shuffling. Long story.
Are you looking to add an extra layer of security to access Rocket.Chat? One way to do this is by implementing client SSL certificate authentication. This authentication method requires clients to present a valid SSL certificate to authenticate themselves to the server.
Our adventure begins on a Monday evening. I received a call from a family member that lives a bit over 8 hours away.
I powered on my laptop today and it won't take my password
Unfortunately the laptop runs Windows 10. I have made it a point to not use windows and haven't for last several years. Primarily using linux or osx. Leaving me at a bit of a disadvantage.
Rocket.Chat now has federation support via the Matrix protocol.
This announcement is an exciting one to me. I've been working with Rocket.Chat since I found it almost 7 years ago. One of the things I recall from early on is the vision of being as ubiquitious as email. One of the beauties of email is not everyone is on the same domain or let alone even the same kind of mail server. Just all speaking the same language.
Finally a more eventful update!
Last time I worked with building parts in CAD I was using solidworks or AutoCAD. I have no desire to buy either one of those right now plus I need something that will run on linux. So started investing some time into learning my way around FreeCAD.
So the robot parts sat in my closet for a few months. I kind of forgot to order the parts.
Recently realized I really need to disconnect more fully from work in my off hours. When your hobby includes coding and in same language as you write for work.. Its a bit harder to keep your brain from making that jump to thinking about work.
Parts came in!
Its been a while since I've worked with physical servers and typically when something happened I could pretty quickly get physical access to the box if things went pear shaped.
Recently have had to work with a number of physical servers that need to be treated more cattle like than a bunch of pets. I need to be able to quickly and easily provision servers to fit a specific role with out having to go through a complicated setup process.
For this type of thing PXE or iPXE comes to the rescue. Allowing you to boot over the network. Simply rebooting the machine and then having it pick up its instructions and be provisioned like needed.
This last couple of weeks I finally took some time off of work to try and reset. I’m not always the greatest at taking time off. I take an extra day or two combined with the weekend for a mini-vacation around the Holidays to see family and it’s often the minimum time needed. This year with everything going on really had to force my self to step back and try to reset with a staycation.
It’s all too easy now days to get overwhelmed and stressed out. A couple of key contributors now days: