Citrix

Automating Citrix XML SSL Certificate Binding

A production-ready PowerShell script that automates SSL certificate binding for Citrix Broker Services. Includes validation, safety checks, and WhatIf mode.

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Stephane Thirion

16 Feb 2026 · 6 min read

AI

Why My Mac Mini M4 Outperforms Dual RTX 3090s for LLM Inference

I built a dual RTX 3090 server for local LLM inference. A Mac Mini M4 turned out to be 27% faster and 22× more efficient. Here's why memory bandwidth beats raw GPU power.

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Stephane Thirion

16 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Homelab

The State of Homelabs in 2026: Smaller, Smarter, AI-Powered

RAM prices hurt, power bills hurt more, and everyone wants to run local AI. The homelab of 2026 is smaller, smarter, and completely different from what we had five years ago.

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Stephane Thirion

15 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

OpenClaw

Installing OpenClaw: A Complete Guide from Scratch

Your AI assistant doesn't have to live on someone else's servers. OpenClaw runs on your hardware, connects to Telegram/Discord/WhatsApp, and keeps your data private. Here's how to set it up.

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Stephane Thirion

14 Feb 2026 · 5 min read

HAProxy

From SSH to API: Deploying HAProxy Data Plane API for Automated Load Balancer Management

Replacing manual SSH configuration with HAProxy Data Plane API: how I automated load balancer management across an HA cluster using REST APIs and Ansible AWX.

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Stephane Thirion

13 Feb 2026 · 5 min read

PatchMon

Auto-Enroll Proxmox VMs into PatchMon (The Easy Way)

Stop manually registering every new VM. With a simple cloud-init snippet, your Proxmox VMs can auto-enroll into PatchMon the moment they boot. Here's how to set it up in under 5 minutes.

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Stephane Thirion

12 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

Citrix

Why Are My Citrix VDA Machine Accounts Appearing in Microsoft Entra ID?

A troubleshooting guide for Citrix DaaS administrators managing hybrid Active Directory environments

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Stephane Thirion

5 Feb 2026 · 6 min read

DevOps

The Perfect Patch Management Duo: PatchMon + Ansible AWX

Learn how PatchMon and Ansible AWX work together to create a complete patch management solution with visibility and automation - managing 21 servers with 95% less effort.

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Stephane Thirion

4 Feb 2026 · 9 min read

Ansible

Automating Infrastructure Updates with Ansible AWX: A Complete Guide

Managing system updates across multiple servers can be a time-consuming and error-prone task. In this article, I'll walk you through building a complete automated patch management solution using Ansible AWX

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Stephane Thirion

3 Feb 2026 · 8 min read

TrueNAS

Running Proxmox Backup Server in TrueNAS SCALE 25.10 Containers: The Right Way to Handle Storage

If you've tried to set up a Proxmox Backup Server (or any other service) in an Incus container on TrueNAS SCALE 25.10 and attempted to mount an NFS share, you've likely encountered this frustrating error...

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Stephane Thirion

1 Feb 2026 · 10 min read

TrueNAS

How to Install Proxmox Backup Server 4.x in a TrueNAS SCALE 25.10 Container (Debian Trixie)

Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) is a powerful enterprise-grade backup solution that uses deduplication, compression and encryption to efficiently store backups. PBS 4.x, the latest major version, is built on

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Stephane Thirion

31 Jan 2026 · 7 min read

Proxmox

Installing macOS Tahoma as a Proxmox VM: A Complete Guide

Learn how to install macOS Tahoma as a Proxmox VM without needing a Mac, using a Python script to download official recovery images directly from Apple's servers and OpenCore bootloader for compatibility.

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Stephane Thirion

26 Jan 2026 · 8 min read

TrueNAS

The Great TrueNAS Disaster: How 6 Crucial BX500 SSDs Nearly Destroyed My NAS

A 16-hour technical odyssey of replacing six failing consumer SSDs in a production ZFS system, surviving two pool suspensions, device name chaos and ultimately achieving a 3000x performance improvement.

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Stephane Thirion

25 Jan 2026 · 8 min read

navidrome

Streaming My Own Music – Navidrome, Docker and Taking Back Control

This post is a technical follow‑up to my previous reflection about music ownership.

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Stephane Thirion

21 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

navidrome

Owning Music Again in a Streaming World

This weekend, while organizing my CD collection, I had a small but uncomfortable realization.

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Stephane Thirion

20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

authentik

Deploying Authentik SSO with Azure SMTP and HAProxy: A Complete Guide

Setting up a robust Single Sign-On (SSO) solution is essential for modern infrastructure management. In this guide, I'll walk you through deploying Authentik with high availability using Docker Swarm, configuring email notifications, and integrating everything with HAProxy as a reverse proxy.

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Stephane Thirion

11 Jan 2026 · 7 min read

HAProxy

Securing Internal Services: Using HAProxy ACLs and AdGuard Home DNS Rewrites

Learn how to restrict sensitive services like monitoring dashboards and admin panels to your internal network using HAProxy access control lists combined with AdGuard Home DNS rewrites giving your users friendly domain names without exposing services to the internet.

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Stephane Thirion

7 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

HomeAssistant

Making my NICE SNA20 Garage Door Smart with Home Assistant and ESPHome

Integrating a NICE SNA20 garage door opener with Home Assistant using a Wemos D1 Mini and ESPHome, automation here we go.

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Stephane Thirion

4 Jan 2026 · 7 min read