Expense Tracker with Firefly III and Metabase

Quickly set up an easy to use, web based expense tracker with nice analytics using Firefly III and Metabase, with a simple docker-compose stack.

Why I Recommend Joplin and Nextcloud

Joplin is a Markdown based note taking app that includes features like checklists, embedding images, and more.

June 10, 2022 3 min

HA Kubernetes Cluster With Ansible and Kubespray (WIP)

This is an overview of how to build an HA Kubernetes cluster using Ansible with Kubespray for reproducible results.

Using Restic with Backblaze B2 for Off-Site Backup

How to use restic with Backblaze B2 and some shell scripts to help with scheduling/automation/monitoring

How To Hot Swap ZFS Disks In Proxmox

A guide to replacing a failed disk in a ZFS pool without shutting down or rebooting

Docker Versus Virtual Machines

A dive into the difference between VMs and Docker containers

February 21, 2020 7 min

Learning Android Today

Thoughts about learning Android and how to approach it

From Virtual Machines to Docker Stacks

Going from everything in a VM to using Docker containers to run services

Let's Make Lights Out for Android Part 1 - Creating the Layout

A quick start to create a layout for a Lights Out clone

Databases In Android - Part 4

Part 4 of a mostly code look at using SQLite in Android (not using Room)