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Ghostty Terminal: Could This Be the Best Terminal Ever?

Introduction The time has finally come! Ghostty Terminal was officially released as version 1.0.0 at the end of December. I’ve been eagerly waiting for this fast, GPU-accelerated …

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Alfonso Fortunato
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Dagger and GitHub Actions: Simplifying CI/CD Pipelines

New article! Introduction Back when I first discovered Jenkins, I was so amped up that, with a Jenkinsfile and a few steps, I could set up a full-fledged CI/CD pipeline for any …

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Alfonso Fortunato
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Arch Linux on VMware: Setting Up Sway and Wayland

Introduction This blog post is the second article in the series: “ArchLinux: The hard way”. Since the release of the free version of Workstation pro 17, I wanted to try out the …

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Alfonso Fortunato
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Arch Linux installation with Encryption, LVM, GNOME on VirtualBox: The Hard way

Introduction I stumbled upon the fact that many tech enthusiasts I follow use Arch Linux as their daily driver, so I decided to give it a try. While waiting for my Framework laptop …

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Alfonso Fortunato
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Cross-Platform Dotfiles with Chezmoi, Nix, Brew, and Devpod

Introduction This guide walks you through the structure and approach I’ve taken to manage my productivity workflow with dotfiles. My setup is designed to work across both macOS and …

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Alfonso Fortunato
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Simplifying Secret Management with Azure Key Vault and External Secret Operator

Secret handling has always been a pain point for me over the past few years. Most of the time, I ended up using services with features I didn’t need, and even worse, wasting money …

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Alfonso Fortunato
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Homelab: Installation and Configuration of Talos on Raspberry Pi

New article! Introduction Talos is rapidly becoming the go-to operating system for Kubernetes clusters, and for good reason. As part of my ongoing experiments with my homelab, I …

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Alfonso Fortunato
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Starting Small: The Beginning of My Kubernetes Homelab Journey

Introduction After years of anticipation, I’ve finally embarked on my homelab journey. The shift to remote work post-COVID has gifted me the time to pursue this long-awaited hobby. …

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Alfonso Fortunato
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Code, Clusters, and Gelato: A DevOps Summer Story

It’s 3 PM on August 12th, and I’m sitting at my desk. Outside, the summer heat is intense, but my shutters are closed, creating a cocoon of coolness around me.

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Alfonso Fortunato
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How to be productive in the post covid era

Here’s what every productivity article won’t tell you: reading more productivity hacks makes you less productive. I spent two years collecting tips from Atomic Habits, Deep Work, …

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Alfonso Fortunato