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2025

phpIPAM integration for VMware VCF Automation 8.x
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VCF Automation VMware vExpert Homelab phpIPAM
I couldn’t find a current integration for phpIPAM in VCF Automation 8.x, so I wrote my own! I’m sharing it now as an end of year gift.
Coming Soon - My plans for 2026
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Personal VMware vExpert VCF Homelab Packer HashiCorp Certification Kubernetes
I’ve done a few retrospectives over the years, but I haven’t often written about my plans for the coming year. It’s time that I changed my approach. Besides, one of my plans is already in the oven and should be baked soon!
An overdue update to the Packer Provisioner for Salt
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Salt VMware vExpert HashiCorp Packer
It’s been some time since I first released the Packer Provisioner for Salt. I have recently released an update with a roadmap item completed. Think of it as an end of year gift!
Deploying Argo CD as a vSphere Supervisor Service
·6 mins
ArgoCD VMware vExpert Homelab Supervisor VKS Kubernetes
How to deploy Argo CD into a vSphere Supervisor namespace using the Argo CD operator Supervisor Service.
Using descriptions AND source control for VCF Automation templates
·4 mins
VCF Automation VMware vExpert GitLab GitHub IaC
The source control integration in VCF Automation templates isn’t bi-directional and adding descriptions to templates can cause an annoying problem. There is a way around it though.
Profile function for authenticating to VMware VKS
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VKS vExpert VMware Script Kubernetes Homelab vSphere Supervisor LazyOps
The vSphere plugin for kubectl allows you to authenticate to VMware VKS clusters with ease, but what if you’re a lazy typist? Lighten the load with this function!
Profile function for authenticating to VMware CCI
·2 mins
VCF Automation vExpert VMware Script Kubernetes Homelab vSphere CCI LazyOps
If you thought that using the vSphere plugin for kubectl required some typing, the CCI plugin requires more! Let’s simplify that process…
Supervisor cluster running out of disk space in /dev/root
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vSphere Supervisor VKS VMware vExpert Homelab Kubernetes
What do you do in the /dev/root filesystem in your Supervisor cluster is running out of room? Log a support request! But there is a short-term fix that I can share.

2024

Using 'substring' in VCF Automation cloud templates
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Automation VMware vExpert VCF Automation Homelab YAML IaC GitLab
Using the ‘substring’ expression in a VCF Automation template caused me a small issue recently. The fix is very simple!
An introduction to vSphere Supervisor and vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS)
·5 mins
vSphere Supervisor VKS VMware vExpert Homelab Kubernetes
They’ve gone by many names, and I have been talking about them a fair bit, so I decided to do a quick introduction to the vSphere Supervisor and the vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS).
Handling CA trust with vSphere Supervisor
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vSphere Supervisor VMware vExpert Kubernetes TLS SSL Homelab Air Gap Airgapped
In this article I cover off how you can enable SSL trust in the vSphere Supervisor.
Setting up Vault Secrets Operator between Kubernetes Clusters
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Vault HashiCorp Kubernetes Homelab VKS vExpert
I’ve been using the Vault Secrets Operator (VSO) in the same cluster as my Vault instance for some time. Setting up to use VSO between clusters is a little different. Here’s how…