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Taylor Chien
Computer Systems Enthusiast
One-day build; Testing Gluster on ARM
Nov 15

Nov 15 One-day build; Testing Gluster on ARM

Taylor Chien
Linux Ramblings, SBC Review, Random Projects, Tower of Pi, SBCs

I spent a day building and automating a GlusterFS cluster, and the final result is four ROCK64 SBCs

Jul 18
Jul 18 Radxa Rock5B Review

Taylor Chien
SBC Review, SBCs

Jul 18
Jul 18 NanoPi R5S Review

Taylor Chien
SBCs, SBC Review

Jun 14
Jun 14 Connecting OpenWRT to my Device-based VPN

Taylor Chien
Linux Networking, Random Projects

Jun 14
Jun 14 ARM SBCs, Abandonment, and Finding Images

Taylor Chien
SBCs, Random Projects

Jun 5
Jun 5 OpenVSwitch, VLANs, and Addresses - PVE Networking Part 5

Taylor Chien
Debian Networking, Linux Networking

Jun 5
Jun 5 Serial Consoles in Proxmox VMs

Taylor Chien
Linux Ramblings

Jun 3
Jun 3 Device-based OpenVPN

Taylor Chien
Linux Networking, Linux Ramblings, Random Projects

This is a brief overview of how I made a VPN for devices that I want to connect back to my network, while also allowing access to the remote network.

Proxmox and UniFi: LACP, VLANs, and Bridges
Apr 11

Apr 11 Proxmox and UniFi: LACP, VLANs, and Bridges

Taylor Chien
Linux Networking, Linux Ramblings, Debian Networking
The Tower of Pi - Part 1 - Building It
Nov 25

Nov 25 The Tower of Pi - Part 1 - Building It

Taylor Chien
SBCs, Tower of Pi

This is a small overview of my Raspberry Pi stack, covering how I built it

PoE Desktop - A Spontaneous Idea
Nov 24

Nov 24 PoE Desktop - A Spontaneous Idea

Taylor Chien
SBCs, Random Projects

The other day, I made something dumb; A PoE powered Raspberry Pi Desktop complete with screen. All because I didn’t check my cart before I bought something.

Nov 24
Nov 24 ARM SBCs - My favorite computers

Taylor Chien
Linux Ramblings, SBCs

This is a short trip into the past to explore one of my old projects, an ARM SBC-based datacenter. There’s a paper on this on my GitHub, and it’s what got me into Systems Engineering.

Jan 19
Jan 19 Debian Networking Part 4 - Bridges

Taylor Chien
Linux Ramblings, Debian Networking

Bridges are internal switches for Linux systems. They have a variety of uses.

Mar 24
Mar 24 Debian Networking Part 3 - VLANs

Taylor Chien
Linux Networking, Debian Networking

VLANs are virtual networks that are used to separate traffic on a single physical network.

Mar 24
Mar 24 Debian Networking Part 2 - Bonding

Taylor Chien
Linux Networking, Debian Networking

Bonds are groups of physical interfaces grouped into one logical interface. These interfaces can load-balance and fail over, and are integral to keeping high-priority systems up, even during network maintenance.

Mar 24
Mar 24 Debian Networking Part 1 - The Basics

Taylor Chien
Linux Networking, Debian Networking

Debian networking is simple and fast. Here's a quick guide.

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