DevOps, Kubernetes, cloud architecture, and practical security.https://synk.it/https://synk.it/blog/k8s-upgrade/https://synk.it/blog/k8s-upgrade/Alright, folks, today we’re diving into the world of Kubernetes upgrades. If you’re running an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster, you know that keeping it up-to-date is…Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingkubernetesazurehttps://synk.it/blog/convert-windows-server-2022-eval-to-full/https://synk.it/blog/convert-windows-server-2022-eval-to-full/Alright, you’ve got Windows Server 2022 Standard Evaluation, and now you want the real deal. We're not here to mess around with evaluations. Let’s get you up and running on the…Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTSystem Administrationwindowsserverhttps://synk.it/blog/deploy-application-to-microk8s/https://synk.it/blog/deploy-application-to-microk8s/In this tutorial I show you how to deploy an application to MicroK8s. I will show you how to deploy a simple application to MicroK8s and access it from not only your local…Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingkubernetesmicrok8subuntuhttps://synk.it/blog/veracrypt-containers/https://synk.it/blog/veracrypt-containers/So you want to protect your files, huh? You’re not about that life where anyone can just snoop through your data. VeraCrypt is the answer. It’s a solid encryption tool that’ll…Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTPrivacyEncryptionSecurityveracryptencryptionsecurityprivacyhidden volumeshttps://synk.it/blog/windows-11-privacy-guide/https://synk.it/blog/windows-11-privacy-guide/The best way to lockdown Windows is to not use it at all LOL. Okay, that might have been a bit extreme but then again you're here with a nix fanboy. All jokes aside, sometimes…Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTPrivacyWindowsSecuritywindowsprivacyvpnfirewallencryptiontelemetryhttps://synk.it/blog/macos-privacy-guide/https://synk.it/blog/macos-privacy-guide/Alright, you’ve got yourself a Mac. Sleek, powerful, but let’s be real—it’s not a privacy fortress out of the box. Apple does a decent job on privacy, but there’s always more…Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTPrivacymacOSSecuritymacosprivacyencryptionfilevaultvpnsafarihttps://synk.it/blog/firefox-privacy-guide/https://synk.it/blog/firefox-privacy-guide/So you’re rocking Firefox, huh? Good choice. It’s one of the best browsers out there for privacy, but let’s be real—it’s not perfect out of the box. Don’t worry, I’ve got you.…Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTPrivacyBrowserFirefoxfirefoxbrowserprivacyadblockencryptionsecure browsinghttps://synk.it/blog/ubuntu-privacy-guide/https://synk.it/blog/ubuntu-privacy-guide/Alright, you’ve made the switch to Ubuntu Linux. Welcome to the big leagues. But here’s the deal: If you’re serious about privacy, we need to lock it down. No snooping, no…Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTPrivacyLinuxUbuntuubuntulinuxprivacysecurityfirewallvpnencryptionhttps://synk.it/blog/supercharge-your-mac-with-brew/https://synk.it/blog/supercharge-your-mac-with-brew/Yo! You just got yourself a Mac and you're probably thinking, "How do I make this thing unstoppable?" Well, let me tell you, Brew is the secret sauce that’s going to take your…Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTPrivacymacOSBrewbrewmacOSprivacyterminalpackage managerhttps://synk.it/blog/mac-preview-markdown/https://synk.it/blog/mac-preview-markdown/If you're super nerdy like me, you might naturally write everything in markdown format just because. I've always found itMon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTTips & Tricksmarkdownmacpreviewhomebrewhttps://synk.it/blog/setup-microk8s/https://synk.it/blog/setup-microk8s/In this tutorial, I'll guide you through the process of setting up MicroK8s on Ubuntu 24.04. MicroK8s is a lightweight, fast, and simple Kubernetes distribution that is perfect…Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingkubernetesmicrok8subuntuhttps://synk.it/blog/nginx-ingress-controller/https://synk.it/blog/nginx-ingress-controller/In this tutorial I show you how to install and configure the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes. The NGINXWed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingkubernetesnginxingresshttps://synk.it/blog/export-resource-group-to-terraform/https://synk.it/blog/export-resource-group-to-terraform/This guide will walk you through the process of using Terrify to export an existing Azure resource group.Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingazureterraformhttps://synk.it/blog/kubernetes-contexts/https://synk.it/blog/kubernetes-contexts/In this tutorial I show you how to switch between Kubernetes clusters using kubectl contexts. This is useful when you have multiple clusters and need to switch between them to…Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingkuberneteskubectlazurehttps://synk.it/blog/ssl-cert-in-cluster/https://synk.it/blog/ssl-cert-in-cluster/In this tutorial I show you how to create a TLS secret in a Kubernetes cluster.Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingkubernetestlscertsecrethttps://synk.it/blog/upload-hash-to-intune/https://synk.it/blog/upload-hash-to-intune/In a Windows Autopilot deployment, the hardware hash is a unique identifier that is used to associate a Windows 10 device with an organization. The hardware hash is used to…Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingwindowsautopilotintunehttps://synk.it/blog/secrets-on-k8s-cluster/https://synk.it/blog/secrets-on-k8s-cluster/In this tutorial I show you how to add secrets to a Kubernetes cluster. Secrets are a way to store sensitive information such as passwords, tokens, and keys. Kubernetes secrets…Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTCloud Computingkubernetessecretsbase64https://synk.it/blog/bypass-tpm-secure-boot/https://synk.it/blog/bypass-tpm-secure-boot/In this video I show you how to bypass the TPM and SecureBoot checks so you can run Windows 11 as a virtual machine without needed to encrypt the VM and install a virtual TPM…Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTVirtualizationwindowstpmsecure boothttps://synk.it/blog/tmuxinator/https://synk.it/blog/tmuxinator/<iframe width="100%" height="420" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G8FRKFzfPtw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write;…Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTSystem Administrationlinuxtmuxtmuxinatorsshbashhttps://synk.it/blog/welcome/https://synk.it/blog/welcome/Welcome to my corner of the internet, where wires and bytes meet wisdom and whiskers. I’m your host, Ty, a bearded man with a passion for all things tech and the occasional bad…Sat, 10 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT