Tag Archives: Pixpa

12Jul/25

Proxmox: Terraform Cloudinit

DevOps, proxmox
Back in May I used Terraform to create some containers in my Proxmox environment. Adjustments to Proxmox Since my original post I have turned my single Proxmox node into a Proxmox cluster, added some shared storage and created a cloudinit template. With all of that in place I’m now going to look at deploying a […]
10Jul/25
Personal Update: BSc to MSc

Personal Update: BSc to MSc

Personal Update
Previously my “personal update” posts discussed how I was undertaking an apprenticeship. That was a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Digital and Technology Solutions, with my specialism/pathway focusing on Software Engineering.  The apprenticeship expanded my knowledge, gave me confidence and helped introduce me to new ways of researching/investigating technologies. I successfully achieved my BSc in Digital […]
08Jul/25
Proxmox: Cloudinit

Proxmox: Cloudinit

DevOps, Linux, technology
In this blog post I am going to look at creating a virtual machine (VM) template that has cloudinit so that some settings are automatically configured at launch of any VMs built from the template. The first step towards a cloudinit template is finding a cloudinit image. Ubuntu Cloudinit Images Ubuntu maintains a page for […]
30Jun/25
Proxmox: Adding A Share

Proxmox: Adding A Share

DevOps, proxmox
My little Proxmox cluster is coming into iit’ss own with a few virtual machines (VMs) and containers running across the 2 nodes of the cluster. However, I have been downloading operating system ISOs and container templates (CT) to each node when needed, and backup is currently non-existent. Time to do something about that…. Sharing is […]
28Jun/25

Linux: Creating an NFS Share

DevOps, Linux
Sharing data across multiple computers can be achieved in many different ways, in this blog post I’m going to use an Network File System (NFS) share. Server The server will require nfs-kernel-server installing and at least one share setting up: I’m going to be using the share to share out a basic HTML page via […]
19Jun/25
Personal Update: BCS Essential Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Personal Update: BCS Essential Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ai, Artificial Intelligence (AI), artificial-intelligence, personal, Personal Update
We are currently in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) summer, with new AI solutions and AI features appearing in various technologies. The popularity and usage of AI is growing which brings both positives (automation, new solutions) and negatives (ethical issues, bias). As I’m using AI in my professional role, and at home for my personal projects […]
18Jun/25
Proxmox Cluster

Proxmox Cluster

DevOps, proxmox
A Proxmox cluster allows for High Availability (requires 3 nodes) and resource sharing. In a production data centre it would allow for Virtual Machines (VMs) or containers to move between nodes to help keep production systems running. It is not something I’ve done previously as I only had 1 device running Proxmox. However, I’ve now […]
16Jun/25

Artificial Intelligence: What Are The Asilomar Principles?

ai, Artificial Intelligence (AI), artificial-intelligence
Asimov had the three laws in his fictional robots stories to protect humans and robots, but what about in non-fiction? Asilomar Conference on Beneficial AI The Asilomar Conference was organised by the Future of Life Institute and took place in January 2017 at the Asilomar Conference Grounds (California), with many researchers, experts and thought leaders […]