The Journal
Technical posts, thoughts, and ramblings about DevOps, automation, and cloud technologies.
25 min readRuss McKendrick
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.
17 min readRuss McKendrick
A step-by-step guide to installing Ollama on macOS and running large language models like llama2 and Mistral entirely offline. Learn how to interact with the models via chat, API, and even remotely using ngrok.
26 min readRuss McKendrick
Explore 2023's diverse music scene with 17 albums, from The Polyphonic Spree's 'Salvage Enterprise' to Peter Gabriel's 'I/O'.
10 min readRuss McKendrick
I had some time so decided to have a play with a new tool called Aider Chat, which allows you to write and edit code with OpenAI’s GPT models.
7 min readRuss McKendrick
Delve into the exciting features and benefits of Podman, a powerful alternative to traditional container technologies.
2 min readRuss McKendrick
My new book, Infrastructure as Code for Beginners, has been released and is available to buy now.
3 min readRuss McKendrick
Learn how to set up Ansible with Azure on a new Mac, addressing common issues with cryptography and module dependencies.
4 min readRuss McKendrick
Learn how to run Bicep on an M1 Mac using VSCode, addressing the .Net 5.0 runtime issue with Rosetta 2 and Homebrew.
3 min readRuss McKendrick
Just installed macOS Monterey and Python on my MacBook Pro! Easy peasy with pyenv. Check out my experience!
10 min readRuss McKendrick
Discover how to run Podman on macOS using a virtual machine, enabling Docker compatibility and container management.