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Unattended-Upgrades Was Sending Mail to Gmail for Six Weeks. Gmail Was Silently Dropping All of It.

May 21, 2026 ·HomelabDevOps

How a one-line apt config default left every host on my fleet sending email with From: root, why Brevo accepted those messages but Gmail dropped them on DMARC alignment, and the live A/B test that nailed it down to a ...

#unattended-upgrades#ubuntu#debian#msmtp#brevo#smtp

Semaphore: Streamlining Your Homelab Automation

Apr 28, 2024 ·DevOps

Semaphore a Modern UI for Ansible, Terraform and Bash. Easy to install, easy to setup, easy to use.

#semaphore#ansible#automation#ci-cd

Passwordless Automated Endpoint Patching using Ansible

Mar 23, 2024 ·DevOps

The post details using Ansible and SSH keys for automated server patching, emphasizing enhanced security, improved efficiency, and scalability. It outlines the high-level steps of the deployment, the

#ansible#ssh#linux#automation#patching

Automatically Secure Endpoints Using Fail2Ban and Ansible

Mar 23, 2024 ·DevOpsSecurity

Fail2ban is a Linux security tool that prevents unauthorized access by detecting and blocking brute-force attacks. It scans system log files for suspicious activity and automatically creates firewall

#fail2ban#ansible#linux#automation

Jeff Gerling's Ansible for DevOps: My Plan

Mar 7, 2024 ·DevOps

Ansible simplifies server management with powerful automation, like a trusty sidekick in DevOps.

#ansible#automation#learning

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