Tailscale VPN - A Network Engineer's Perspective
Before we get into what Tailscale is or how it compares to a traditional remote access VPN, let’s take
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Docker Series - Networking and IP Addresses
It’s a bit embarrassing as a Network Engineer that we’ve made it this far into the Docker series
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Palo Alto Automated Scheduled Configuration Backup
I'm writing this in February 2025, and as far as I know, Palo Alto firewalls (not Panorama) don’
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Palo Alto Clientless VPN Configuration
As the title suggests, Palo Alto's clientless VPN allows users to access internal resources (HTTPS-based) without installing the
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Python Getters, Setters and @property Decorator
When I first started working with Python classes, some of the most confusing topics were getters, setters, and @property. There
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Combining URL Categories on Palo Alto
We know that in Palo Alto, or in any NGFW, we can allow or block various URL categories. Speaking specifically
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Automation Workflow with Infrahub, Nornir & Jinja2
Originally published in https://www.opsmill.com/simplifying-network-automation-workflows-with-infrahub-nornir-and-jinja2/
In this blog post, we will explore how InfraHub integrates with Jinja2
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Trying to Automate Palo Alto Firewall Objects/Rules Cleanup
In this blog post, we will walk you through how to clean up Palo Alto Firewall Objects and Rules using
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Palo Alto SSL Decryption and App-ID
If you work with Palo Alto firewalls, you might have heard of App-ID. They work well and let us create
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Paperless-ngx Self-Hosted Document Manager
At the moment, most of my documents are stored in Google Drive and locally on my machine. Whenever I need
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Setting up Proxmox Backup Server
If you follow my blog, you may know that I recently migrated to Proxmox as my hypervisor, and I absolutely
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Running Unifi Network Application in Docker
As of January 2024, the linuxserver/unifi-controller Docker image has been deprecated and is no longer receiving updates. This means
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Using the Continue VSCode Extension and Local LLMs for Improved Coding
Welcome back to another post on local LLMs. In this post, we’ll look at setting up a fully local
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Using Ollama with a Web-Based GUI
When I first started using local LLMs with Ollama, I quickly realised it relies on a command-line interface to interact
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Running Large Language Models (LLM) on Your Own Machine Using Ollama
I’m going to start by saying I’m totally new to LLMs and running them locally, so I’m
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Simple BGP Lab with Containerlab and Nornir (Lab-as-a-Code)
I'm sure many of you can relate to the familiar headache that comes with setting up Network Labs.
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Running Containerlab in macOS (Cisco IOL/cEOS)
Let me start by saying that I usually run Containerlab on a dedicated Ubuntu 22.04 VM, which sits on
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How to Create Custom Jinja2 Filters?
Hi everyone, welcome back to another blog post on Jinja2 and Python. I'm not an expert in Jinja2;
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