Weekly Tech Journal β€” [Week 34 of 2025] (August 18–24)

A personal recap of things I explored, learned, or questioned in tech this week.

πŸ”§ What I Worked On

  • Started the automation deployment AWS <-> Homelab

🌐 Homelab Updates

  • Update Immich
  • Setup work VLAN in TP-Link switch
  • Setup extra disk in node 1
  • Installed Open Media Vault
  • Moved Switch and 3-node cluster to a more accessible place
    • I don’t have rack yet
    • Everything is on a table now
    • Once I achieve a great level I can move to a better place

πŸ“š What I Learned

  • CCNA preparation
    • Crossover and straight-through cables
    • Auto MDI-X
    • Fiber Single Mode vs Multimode
    • IEEE 802.3 standard deeply
  • AWS
    • AWS Snowball vs AWS Snowmobile
  • Bash
    • test vs [] vs [[]]

πŸ“Ž Links or Resources I Found Useful

πŸ“Ή Youtube Videos I watched

πŸ’¬ Final Thoughts

  • It is really hard keeping everything live
    • I had to put my blog down for a while
    • It doesn’t matter much, but I must achieve the HA for real
  • I’m sure, some day everything will be stable