🌍 Straya Cloud™ – True Blue Landing Zone Framework (Fair Dinkum Edition) “An enterprise-grade, animal-powered, bogan-blessed cloud infrastructure framework for serious deployments (not really).”
✨ Executive Summary Straya Cloud™ is the next evolution in Outback-born Infrastructure-as-a-Shrimp-on-the-Barbie. Built on the sweat of tradies, managed by cockatoos, and secured by crocs, this offering is designed for enterprises who take their downtime as seriously as their uptime. Powered by the Cloud Aussie Framework (CAF), Straya Cloud is fully compliant with the Australian Standards for Yarn-Safe Cloud Operations (ASYSCO) and the Inter-Governmental Kangaroo Trust Network (IKTN).
Automating GitHub to Azure DevOps Backups with Bash and Pipelines Keeping critical source code safe is a constant priority. While GitHub is typically reliable, it can be important for organizations to maintain an additional backup of their repositories in a separate platform—like Azure DevOps—in case of issues such as accidental repository deletions, access problems, or unexpected downtime.
In this post, I will walk you through how to automate backing up GitHub repositories into Azure DevOps using:
How to Export Certificates in Multiple Formats Using PowerShell Introduction Certificates are a crucial part of any IT infrastructure, dealing with secure communications and data protection. Managing them effectively is vital. Today, I am looking at a versatile PowerShell script that simplifies the process of exporting certificates from the Windows Certificate Store in various formats: PEM, PFX, and CER.
What Does the Script Do? This PowerShell script allows IT administrators and security professionals to:
Installing Windows 11 on Unsupported Hardware: A Guide for Your Test Lab Windows 11 demands specific hardware features for production environments. However, there’s a workaround for experimental purposes. This guide is aimed at those looking to use Windows 11 on outdated or unsupported hardware, typically found in home or development labs. It’s not recommended for production use.
During a standard Windows 11 build, once the screen appears to select your langauge, you can press F-10 and open the registry editor(regedit).
Linux Automation over SSH Linux Automation over SSH, a set of scripts designed for the deployment and configuration of headless Linux workstations and servers. Perfectly suited for creating development servers, this solution has been developed and tested on Raspberry Pi and Ubuntu VMs. It offers a streamlined approach using builtin tools to executing shell scripts remotely, ensuring secure and orderly operations. While it’s a boon for development environments, users are cautioned to handle secure passwords with care before deploying it in production settings.
