Automation 🤖

All my posts about Automation

24 posts

Automation posts from the long road between shell scripts and fully managed platforms - Puppet, SaltStack, Cobbler, Ansible, Packer, CI/CD, Logic Apps, and the glue that keeps repetitive work from becoming a career. The common thread is simple: make the machine do the boring bit, then check that it did it properly.

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31 Jan 2026

OpenClaw: Giving Claude a Body (and a Telegram Bot)

A quick guide to installing OpenClaw, an open-source AI agent framework that gives LLMs persistence, tools, and messaging - turning a chatbot into an actual assistant.

23 Nov 2025

Playing with Nano Banana Pro: AI-Powered Album Cover Collages

Using Nano Banana Pro for generating stunning AI-powered album cover collages with intelligent image selection and content policy handling

4 Oct 2025

Install n8n locally using Cloudflare

Learn to install n8n locally with Docker and Cloudflare Tunnel. Includes PostgreSQL setup and Zero Trust security for home lab deployment.

1 Apr 2024

Saving money with Azure Logic Apps

Discover how Azure Logic Apps save you money by automating tasks like stopping and starting VMs and App Gateways. Follow this step-by-step guide to deploy cost-saving automation efficiently.

30 Aug 2021

Some Terraform Azure Notes

Notes on Terraform Azure deployments: diagnostic settings, expiration dates, Azure Automation Account web hooks.

25 Apr 2021

Azure DevOps Multi-Stage Pipelines

Learn how to implement multi-stage pipelines in Azure DevOps for efficient deployment workflows with approval gates and infrastructure setup.

31 May 2020

Azure DevOps Terraform Pipeline

Learn to create a robust Azure DevOps pipeline for Terraform deployments, managing infrastructure as code efficiently with Azure CLI and Terraform tasks.

10 May 2020

Azure DevOps Ansible Pipeline

Streamline your DevOps workflows by setting up an Azure pipeline using Ansible playbooks. Learn how to integrate Azure CLI for faster results!

3 Apr 2020

Ansible and the Azure Rest API

Learn how Ansible utilizes Azure REST API for efficient resource management, with insights on azure_rm_resource module and Visual Studio Code extension.