Christopher Simpson

Christopher Simpson

Interested in: Building, async communication, open source history, teaching, learning, and business. Note: I struggle with spelling please feel free to message with corrections.
05
Jun
Windows containers how to...not?

Windows containers how to...not?

Things to know about Windows Containers This started as an initial research into Windows Containers. My initial impression was not
6 min read
31
May
If I want to get a website set up and some SEO done, what sort of figures would I be looking at?

If I want to get a website set up and some SEO done, what sort of figures would I be looking at?

"for reals though, if it's just a simple one page website, and to stick some keywords into
1 min read
21
May
Terraform best practices - what I wish I'd learnt quicker

Terraform best practices - what I wish I'd learnt quicker

Terraform has a changed over the years (it's HCL syntax changed a lot from the early days breaking
3 min read
12
Apr
A practical, detailed guide to Git branching strategy, issue creation and merging

A practical, detailed guide to Git branching strategy, issue creation and merging

Question: I would like to ask for an explanation about git best practices. Like git branching, naming branches etc Sidenote-
7 min read
16
Mar
DevOps with physical servers using Redfish Python api

DevOps with physical servers using Redfish Python api

Using the Redfish ('standard') REST api, you can command and control iDRAC enabled servers just like you would
5 min read
14
Mar
How do I login ssh to an IPv6 server from an IPv4 internet connection?

How do I login ssh to an IPv6 server from an IPv4 internet connection?

Goals * Not everybody has an IPv6 address (see IPv6 adoption per country): * Given a valid account (ssh), allow a user
3 min read
03
Mar
Docker show container run arguments

Docker show container run arguments

Sometimes you want to see exactly how a container was started, and what command line arguments were passed to , and
1 min read
04
Feb
Using systemd-nspawn containers with publicly routable ips (IPv6 and IPv4) via bridged mode for high density testing whilst balancing tenant isolation

Using systemd-nspawn containers with publicly routable ips (IPv6 and IPv4) via bridged mode for high density testing whilst balancing tenant isolation

If you're tight for time and want to build this right away see the "Tutorial" heading
30 min read
21
Jan
Setup an IPv6 connection over IPv4 via Wireguard VPN (How to get IPv6 when you only have an  IPv4 internet connection)

Setup an IPv6 connection over IPv4 via Wireguard VPN (How to get IPv6 when you only have an IPv4 internet connection)

If you don't have IPv6 at home, sometimes you want to be able to test IPv6 only services-
2 min read
21
Jan
IPv6 Only Web Services Becoming Commonplace

IPv6 Only Web Services Becoming Commonplace

IPv6 connectivity (native) continues to shoot up: This trend started as a slow "it won't happen"
3 min read
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