ubuntu – Blog by Jay Mutkawoa (Nitin)

An agentless servers inventory with Ansible & Ansible-CMDB

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date September 16, 2018
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Building from scratch an agentless inventory system for Linux servers is a very time-consuming task. To have precise information about your server’s inventory, Ansible comes to be very handy, especially if you are restricted to install an agent on the [Read More…]

Linux Application Scripts and codes

Running a server using Django

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date April 24, 2016
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Running a server using Django is pretty easy. Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of much of the hassle of Web development, so you can [Read More…]

Linux Application Linux System

Installing, Updating and Playing around with a Docker container

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date February 26, 2016
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Docker will probably be on heavy development those days. This article will be dedicated to most of the basics to install and update a docker instance and some tips to play around. In the future, I will get into details [Read More…]

Linux Application

Ruby on Rails deployment on Ubuntu Server

Post Author By Nitin J Mutkawoa
Post Date November 11, 2015
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Ruby on Rails is a web application framework that enables you to develop web applications. It uses the Mobile-View-Controller (MVC) mechanism by providing default structures for the databases, web services and web pages. This article will be based on the [Read More…]

Linux System

Overlay Union Filesystems in Linux

Returning to the world of blogging after nearly a month’s hiatus, I find myself intrigued by the concept of Overlay Filesystems. This article has piqued my curiosity, and I am convinced it will offer valuable insights for my future endeavors. [Read More…]

Posted on February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Uncategorized AKA Non-Tech-Stuffs

My indoor plants in Winter 2024

I used to have a cool indoor greenhouse in my living room growing lettuce, arugula, and thyme. However, since I work from home most of the time and need a dedicated office space, I decided to make some changes. I [Read More…]

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Cloud Computing

Playing around with SSM, Tags, and Resource Group in AWS

AWS Systems Manager is a service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps you automate and manage your infrastructure at scale. It provides a unified user interface so that you can view operational data from multiple AWS services and [Read More…]

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Smart Contracts and Tokens in Ethereum

Smart contracts in Ethereum are self-executing contracts with the terms of the agreement directly written into code. They are computer programs that run on the Ethereum blockchain and automatically enforce the rules and conditions defined within their code. If you [Read More…]

Posted on January 17, 2024January 18, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Ethereum, Solidity and Decentralization

Ethereum can be considered a technology that is more capable than Bitcoin. In a traditional Blockchain technology like Bitcoin, I mentioned how Bitcoin is mostly focused on a ledger system with records and algorithms backing up the transactions. But Ethereum [Read More…]

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa

Blockchain and Fintech

Proof of Stake in Blockchain

In some of my previous articles, I wrote about the Consensus protocol. If you had been following closely, you would have come across the term several times. I explained how Consensus is a mechanism by which participants in a distributed [Read More…]

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Nitin J Mutkawoa