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Why You Can’t Terminate TLS at Traefik for PostgreSQL (and What to Do Instead)

Sep 22, 2025 · 7 min read · Context I had the need to allow Power BI to connect to a PostgreSQL database running in Kubernetes, fronted by Traefik using a TCP entrypoint. At first, I hoped to terminate TLS at Traefik, the same way you’d do for HTTPS traffic. But this turned out...

Fix VSCodeVim Arrow Key Motion in Cursor on macOS

Jul 13, 2025 · 2 min read · If you're using the VSCodeVim extension in Cursor on macOS and notice that arrow key motion or held-down keys (like h, j, k, l) don’t repeat, you're not alone. This is a common macOS issue due to how key repeat is disabled for some Electron-based app...

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From Goals to Constraints to Costs: Designing a Lean AWS Kubernetes Homelab

Jun 29, 2025 · 4 min read · 🧭 Why Build a Homelab? I recently completed the first phase of my cloud-native homelab — a Kubernetes cluster on AWS built from scratch with kubeadm, provisioned using Terraform, Packer, Ansible, and Cilium. This wasn't just for fun (though it was)....

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Automating kubeadm Init & Join on AWS: My Cloud Homelab Approach

Jun 29, 2025 · 3 min read · When you're setting up a Kubernetes cluster using kubeadm, one of the first questions is:“How do I automate the init/join logic without hardcoding IPs or manually copying tokens?” In my AWS-based Kubernetes homelab, I wanted a fully automated, reprod...

How Rosetta Broke My Terraform Setup (and How I Fixed It on Apple Silicon)

Jun 28, 2025 · 3 min read · 🛠️ How Rosetta Broke My Terraform Setup (and How I Fixed It on Apple Silicon) Everything was working fine — until it wasn’t. While setting up a Kubernetes homelab using Terraform inside a devbox environment on my M1 Mac (macOS 15.5, Apple Silicon), ...