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  • Baseline NGINX Configuration for Static Sites with TLS

    Baseline NGINX Configuration for Static Sites with TLS

    This guide walks through a clean, portable NGINX baseline for static hosting with modern TLS. Designed for reuse across distributions—including Raspberry Pi OS and RHEL-based systems—it emphasizes clear server blocks, upstream configuration standards, and maintainable structure suitable for both lab and production deployments.

  • Offline Depot Management for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF): Legacy and Current Tooling

    Offline Depot Management for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF): Legacy and Current Tooling

    This post documents how to design, build, and maintain an offline depot for VMware Cloud Foundation using current supported tooling while accounting for legacy requirements in VCF 5.x environments. Official vendor documentation remains authoritative; this article clarifies tooling transitions, operational behavior, and real-world coexistence scenarios.

  • Building a Production-Ready Dual-Stack NTP Infrastructure with Chrony

    Building a Production-Ready Dual-Stack NTP Infrastructure with Chrony

    This post documents a production-ready, dual-stack NTP design using Chrony. It covers upstream pools, peer configuration, server hardening, and monitoring techniques to deliver reliable time over both IPv4 and IPv6. The result is a resilient, DNS-independent NTP infrastructure suitable for virtualized environments.