--- title: "Kai Walter (@ancientitguy) | Hashnode" description: "80s full stack developer. Read the latest articles by Kai Walter on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@ancientitguy" --- @ancientitguy # Kai Walter @ancientitguy · Germany · Joined September 2020 80s full stack developer [Website](https://github.com/kaiwalter) ### [Get NeoVim plugins with build processes working on Windows](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/get-neovim-plugins-with-build-processes-working-on-windows?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) TL;DR In this post I show or share a PowerShell script to install LLVM / mingw / make toolchains on Windows to be used by NeoVim plugin build processes how to install Microsoft Build Tools with winget (that in the end did not qualify for all build... 7 min read · [ancientitguy.hashnode.dev](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/get-neovim-plugins-with-build-processes-working-on-windows?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 27, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/get-neovim-plugins-with-build-processes-working-on-windows/651475dc5d5d746448ea4739) ### [Azure VM based on CBL-Mariner with Nix package manager](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/azure-vm-based-on-cbl-mariner-with-nix-package-manager?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Motivation In a previous post I was showing how to bring up a disposable CBL-Mariner\* VM using cloud-init and (mostly) the dnf package manager. As I explained in that post, it takes some fiddling around to find sources for various packages and also t... 8 min read · [ancientitguy.hashnode.dev](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/azure-vm-based-on-cbl-mariner-with-nix-package-manager?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 29, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/azure-vm-based-on-cbl-mariner-with-nix-package-manager/64c54291b8b3207bc3ee59a3) ### [Share NeoVim configuration between Linux and Windows](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/share-neovim-configuration-between-linux-and-windows?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Motivation As posted on techhub.social I am currently to stretch myself again and move out of the VS Code comfortzone into NeoVim ecosystem. That also entails that I want to use NeoVim on both : Linux and Windows. On Linux I already create a basic Ne... 2 min read · [ancientitguy.hashnode.dev](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/share-neovim-configuration-between-linux-and-windows?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 29, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/share-neovim-configuration-between-linux-and-windows/6474564d78c17ca412805632) ### [Private linking an Azure Container App Environment (May'23 update)](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/private-linking-an-azure-container-app-environment-may23-update?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) This post is an updated version of my Feb'22 post "Private linking an Azure Container App Environment", uses Bicep instead of Azure CLI to deploy Private Linking configuration but is reduced to the pure configuration without jump VM and sample applic... 4 min read · [ancientitguy.hashnode.dev](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/private-linking-an-azure-container-app-environment-may23-update?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 21, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/private-linking-an-azure-container-app-environment-may23-update/6469ec5b264da515c75b5e84) ### [Private linking and port forwarding to non-Azure resources](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/private-linking-and-port-forwarding-to-non-azure-resources?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) TL;DR What can be seen in this post: use a Load Balancer combined with a small sized VM scaleset (VMSS) configured with iptables to forward and masquerade incoming connections to 2 IP addresses which represent 2 on-premise servers; this installation... 14 min read · [ancientitguy.hashnode.dev](https://ancientitguy.hashnode.dev/private-linking-and-port-forwarding-to-non-azure-resources?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/private-linking-and-port-forwarding-to-non-azure-resources/642da65189c68819f9ba8eca) [Apr 5, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/private-linking-and-port-forwarding-to-non-azure-resources/642da65189c68819f9ba8eca)