Blog

21 posts covering network engineering, cloud infrastructure, and home lab builds.

On-Premise

Ankui NMS

2026-03-268 min read
ankui
On-Premise

Implementing Enterprise-Grade 802.1X EAP-TLS Authentication in My Home Lab

2025-06-1712 min read
dot1xMicrosoft Active DirectorySamba4 ADSambaActive DirectoryInternal CA
Cloud

Building a Secure Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure with AWS VPN and DNS Integration

2025-06-0412 min read
AWSOn-PremiseHybridCloudRouteDNS
Cloud

Building a Hybrid Cloud: AWS Site-to-Site VPN with pfSense and Terraform

2025-06-0315 min read
AWSOn-PremiseHybrid CloudVPCVPNIPsec
Cloud

Building Secure AWS S3 Infrastructure with Terraform - Complete Lab Guide

2025-05-2813 min read
AWSS3EC2VPCbastionjumpbox
Cloud

Building Secure AWS Infrastructure with Terraform - Complete Lab Guide

2025-05-2722 min read
AWSEC2VPCbastionjumpboxpowershell
On-Premise

Building a Proper PKI Chain of Trust in a Samba AD Lab

2025-05-205 min read
TraefikReverse ProxyAuthentikSambaActive DirectoryInternal CA
On-Premise

Provisioning Authentik Middleware with Traefik Reverse Proxy Using Internal Samba AD CA

2025-05-1310 min read
TraefikReverse ProxyAuthentikAuthentik OutpostsMiddlewareSamba
On-Premise

Provisioning Traefik with Docker Compose and TLS Termination via Internal CA

2025-05-024 min read
TraefikReverse ProxySambaInternal CANetwork SecurityHome Lab
On-Premise

Integrating Samba 4 Active Directory with Authentik via LDAPS

2025-04-294 min read
SambaActive DirectoryAuthentikLDAPHome LabLDAPS
On-Premise

Provisioning Authentik for SSO on a Self-Hosted Ubuntu Server (Docker-Based)

2025-04-283 min read
AuthentikSSODockerDocker ComposeHome LabUbuntu Server
On-Premise

Provisioning Samba Active Directory Domain Controller and Windows Domain Integration

2025-04-264 min read
SambaActive DirectoryDomain ControllerWindows DomainHome LabNetworking
On-Premise

Resolving Internet Connectivity Issues for Proxmox VMs on a Routed Subnet

2025-04-244 min read
ProxmoxDebianWi-FiLinux BridgeHome LabNetworking
On-Premise

Deploying a Proxmox Node on a Wi-Fi-Only Dell XPS Laptop

2025-04-234 min read
ProxmoxDebianWi-FiLinux BridgeHome LabNetworking
On-Premise

Current Running Version of TillyNet

2025-04-227 min read
homelabproxmoxpfsenselxcvlanfirewall
On-Premise

Experimenting With Network Topologies

2025-04-214 min read
network-topologygraphvizpythonhomelab
On-Premise

Pi-hole DNS Migration to Production VLAN

2025-04-202 min read
piholednspiholevlanfirewallhomelab
On-Premise

Building My Publishing Pipeline: Obsidian → Hugo → GitHub → Hostinger

2025-04-205 min read
obsidianhugogithubautomationpythonhomelab
On-Premise

Remote SDN Recovery & VLAN Isolation via VPN & Shell Access

2025-04-184 min read
proxmoxopenvpnomadafirewallvlannetwork-isolation
On-Premise

Creating Network Management Isolation

2025-04-152 min read
proxmoxvlanomadaopenvpnfirewallnetwork-isolation
On-Premise

The Big Bang (How it All Began)

2025-04-103 min read
homelabnetwork-topologyproxmoxpfsensevlanlxc