thein3rovert Log 1767909241
thein3rovert-log: December 27 – 29, 2025
2025-12-27
I am building a simple automation workflow to manage my personal TODOs by extracting items from my notes and turning them into Linear tickets. I ran into a problem where n8n would process the entire file every time I fetched a note, leading to inefficient duplication. To fix this, I wrote a bash script that extracts only the TODO section for the current date. Now, n8n only passes that specific section to the GitHub CLI or API, making my project management much more focused and intentional.
I am also looking ahead to next year with a plan to do Kubernetes the Hard Way. While I eventually want to run k8s or k3s in my homelab, I feel it is important to understand the fundamental mechanics first. Additionally, I discovered the git reflog command; unlike git log, it allows me to recover from mistakes by showing deleted histories, which I find very useful for learning.
2025-12-29
Today I am setting up DNS monitoring for my internal DNS. Since my DNS is connected to Tailscale as a nameserver, it is vital to have monitoring so I can distinguish between an application being down and a total DNS failure. I also successfully configured monitoring for my Garage S3 API.
I am currently troubleshooting an issue with Garage, which is storing data in my home directory instead of the paths I specified for data and metadata in the config file. I expected it to behave like MinIO and stay within the specified storage path. I haven't found a solution yet, so I am sticking with the current behavior for now while I continue to search for the right fix.