Posts by Dalton Ousley
8 posts • 82 minutes of reading
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Kubernetes Homelab Setup (Part 2): Persistent Storage & First Real Apps (n8n + Uptime Kuma)
Part 2 of Kubernetes homelab build showcasing persistent storage and self-hosted apps n8n and Uptime Kuma.
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Building a 3-node k3s homelab from scratch with GitOps, monitoring, and secure Cloudflare Zero Trust access plus real troubleshooting lessons learned.
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Built a segmented UniFi home network with VLANs, firewall rules, and a Proxmox homelab to improve security, performance, and DevOps skills.
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Building a production task manager on Cloudflare Workers with Terraform, D1, and Zero Trust auth. Real-world problems, solutions, and IaC lessons.
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React Form with AWS Backend
As part of my ongoing Cloud Engineering journey, I recently decided to replace a simple embedded contact form on my website with a custom React form backed by AWS services.
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