Replace tls cert using commandline (netsh) Paid Members Public
TLS endpoints on windows are often served by the operating system itself. Related certificate bindings can be managed using the command line easily. This guide shows how to replace a certificate using the commandline.
Forever growing zabbix database Paid Members Public
Starting with zabbix 6.0 some new featuers have been added - for example audit logging. This post shows downsides / limitations of audit logging on this release and how to avoid negative impact of this.
Fixing a corrupt vhdx file manually Paid Members Public
Recently, I've had a corrupted VHDX file that has not been able to mount or repair using regular tools ("The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable"). This guide describes the steps that fixed it.
Patchday notes - VM stuck at boot (june 2022) Paid Members Public
On june's patchday it might happen that windows based VMs do not start correctly. Be sure to plan your patchdays ahead and be ready to fix any issues right away.
XDP for Windows - and it's open source Paid Members Public
XDP (eXpress Data Path) is a high performance, programmable network data path and Microsoft is working on an implementation for Windows.
openvpn data channel offload Paid Members Public
openvpn is working on offloading the data channel to kernel space. This is improving throughput by an order of magnitude according tests.
terraform - use nullable in variables for default values Paid Members Public
Writing terraform makes it easy to split code into modules. To avoid setting default values on each layer of the stack, use nullable to provide a way to fallback to the module's own default value.
upgrade postgres with timescaledb Paid Members Public
Upgrading postgres can be a challenging task, because databases are mostly in use. Having extensions like timescaledb introduces even more complexity. This guide shows a fast way to upgrade a postgres database with timescaledb.
