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NET Core Background Services

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NOTE: Refer to this page for how to register and consume a background service: Consuming NET Core...

Updated 6 months ago by glwhite

Ubuntu Host Setup

System Administration Ubuntu Server Setup

Here are the minimal steps to setup a clean Ubuntu VM. Note: These instructions are tested on on...

Updated 6 months ago by glwhite

RAFT in C# To Read

TODO-InBox

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/raft-leader-election-net-practical-guide-david-boyarov-z5x4e/ htt...

Updated 6 months ago by glwhite

HowTo: Create a New Cloud Service or Library

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Current as of: 20250126 This list will be revised as more steps get automated. This is a workin...

Updated 6 months ago by glwhite

Visual Studio 2022 Offline Installation

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Here are steps to install Visual Studio 2022 in an offline environment. It involved creating a l...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Docker Space Full

System Administration

Here are some things to check on when the disk on a docker host gets full. sudo docker system pr...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Local GPS NTP Time Server

System Administration

Accessible at: 192.168.1.12Project files stored here: “\\192.168.1.11\zfs_mirror3\Projects\Dorman...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Ubuntu: Use Private NTP Server

System Administration

Status For hosts in isolated VLANS, we provide access to a local NTP server, via firewall rules....

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Hashicorp Vault Setup

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

Here are steps for setting up a secrets store using Hashicorp Vault, on Ubuntu 24. References L...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

HashiCorp Vault Cluster Unseal

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

These steps are for a new vault cluster that has been configured and started up, but is in an uns...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Handling Vault Node Restart

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

Each time a Vault node restarts, you will have to unseal it, so that it can participate in the cl...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

NTP Server

System Administration

Here are some useful commands when running a GPS-disciplined NTP server. See this page for the l...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Generate Certificates with Hashicorp Vault

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

Here are steps to generate SSL certificates using HashiCorp Vault as an Intermediate CA. NOTE: B...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Vault as Intermediate CA

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

Here are instructions for setting up a vault instance as an Intermediate CA. NOTE: This page ass...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Vault Administrative Setup

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

Once you have a vault instance or cluster unsealed, you can setup auditing, and administrative po...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Vault Wrapping Tokens

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

When creating access tokens for HashiCorp Vault, you always want to prevent them from falling int...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Vault Token Administration

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

Here are notes on access token administration. Be sure that you've already setup an administrati...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Clustering HashiCorp Vault

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

Here are special instructions for setting up a vault cluster. NOTE: See the regular setup page f...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Vault Single-Node Unseal

System Administration HashiCorp Vault

Here are instructions on how to unseal a single-node vault cluster. Vault CLI Comms For the vau...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite

Linux SSH Key Management

System Administration SSH Keys

See this article for an update based on obsolete SHA-1 RSA key usage: Ubuntu 22.04 SSH the RSA ke...

Updated 7 months ago by glwhite