Pete Keen

@pete_keen@robot.villas

Pete Keen's essays and projects on software, homelabs, infrastructure, home automation, business, and personal finance.

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Homelab Ingress With Deterministic IPv6 #Homelab #IPv6 #Networking
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Aug 11, 2026
Rebuilding My Homelab with Compose, Ruby, IPv6, and No Kubernetes #Homelab #Infrastructure #SelfHosting
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Jul 10, 2026
Homelab Failure Domains #Homelab #Tech #Infrastructure
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Sep 25, 2025
Kubernetes at the (homelab) Edge #Tech #Homelab #Kubernetes
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May 19, 2025
Switching to Kubernetes #Kubernetes #Homelab #Tech
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May 9, 2025
Using ESPHome Without the Home Assistant Addon #HomeAutomation #Software #DIY
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Aug 12, 2024
Automatic Investing #Investing #Finance #Automation
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Jul 31, 2024
Automatic Cash Management #Finance #Automation #PersonalFinance
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Jul 31, 2024
Automatic Finances #Finance #Automation #PersonalFinance
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Jul 31, 2024
ESPHome Server in Python #Python #Software #HomeAutomation
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Jun 15, 2024
The Simply Complicated Automatic Sprinkler #HomeAutomation #DIY #Tech
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May 2, 2024
Using a Static JSON File in Home Assistant #HomeAutomation #Tech #Software
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Jan 8, 2024
Using Eufy Permanent Outdoor Lights with WLED #HomeAutomation #DIY #Tech
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Nov 28, 2023
Using a Secondary Klipper for Printer Power Control #3DPrinting #HomeAutomation #Tech
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Sep 19, 2023
Backyard Fiber Update 2 #HomeLab #Networking #Infrastructure
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Jun 5, 2023
Backyard Fiber Update 1 #Networking #HomeLab #DIY
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Apr 19, 2023
Backyard Fiber #HomeLab #Networking #Infrastructure
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Mar 31, 2023
Homeprod Management with Docker Compose #Docker #HomeLab #Tech
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Sep 21, 2022
Setting up an isolated work VLAN with VyOS #Networking #Homelab #VyOS
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Aug 12, 2022
Ruby Service Objects with Sorbet #Ruby #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment
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May 27, 2022
Z-Wave Controllers using Dell Wyse Thin Clients #HomeAutomation #Tech #DIY
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Mar 18, 2022
My Virtualized Router #HomeLab #Networking #Tech
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Nov 24, 2021
Tiller, Ledger, and Sorbet #Software #Finance #Business
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May 21, 2020
Using Que instead of Sidekiq #Software #DevOps #Que
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Mar 13, 2019
Automatic Insurance #Software #Business #Finance
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Feb 19, 2019
Using Let's Encrypt Without certbot #Tech #Security #Automation
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Sep 13, 2018
What is a CDN and why do I need one? #Tech #WebDev #Infrastructure
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Aug 30, 2018
My Own Private CDN #Tech #SelfHosted #Infrastructure
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Aug 20, 2018
VMSave has made over 10,000 calls #Software #Projects #Business
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Aug 15, 2018
An Open Licensing Organization for Open Source Software #OpenSource #Software #Licensing
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Jun 5, 2018
Notes on Shutting Down an S-Corp #Business #Finance #Entrepreneurship
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Jun 4, 2018
Why your SaaS application should support SAML #SaaS #Security #Tech
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Apr 29, 2018
Adventures in Stock Picking #Finance #Investing #PersonalFinance
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Jun 7, 2017
My Miniature Corporate Empire #Business #Entrepreneurship #PersonalFinance
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May 15, 2017
We (Probably) Have Two Years of ACA Left #Healthcare #Policy #Politics
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Nov 10, 2016
Archiving Websites with Wget #Tech #WebDev #OpenSource
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May 22, 2016
Does an LLC protect me from a personal injury lawsuit? #Business #Legal #Finance
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Nov 23, 2015
One Thousand Days #PersonalGrowth #Milestones #Reflection
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Sep 22, 2015
New Book: Handle Your Business #Business #Writing #NewRelease
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Sep 17, 2015
Organizing Your Consulting Business #Business #Consulting #Startup
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Aug 31, 2015