A technical developer blog focused on small guides for things I've struggled with or created.https://binarypatrick.dev/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2026/hello-world-again/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2026/hello-world-again/Finally, I have a blog set up! This is the first post ever.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2025/restart-unhealthy-container/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2025/restart-unhealthy-container/A helpful way to automatically restart unhealthy containersThu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2025/systemd-remounting-service/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2025/systemd-remounting-service/In systemd, you can create an remount unit to ensure share stay mounted. This would work +perfectly, except, LXC does not support this systemd unit. So instead I created a service that runs a script, and a timer to trigger it. Like a cron, but still using systemd.Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/creating-wifi-qr-codes/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/creating-wifi-qr-codes/Here's an easy way to create a QR code image you can print out and display so people can quickly join your WiFi network. In Debian, install qrencode.Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/running-sql-server-with-docker-compose/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/running-sql-server-with-docker-compose/A quick way to run SQL Server in a containerTue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/docker-prune-job/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/docker-prune-job/This is a helpful way to keep your containers from running out of space. Create a auto-prune cron job and put it in etc/cron.daily.Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/traefik-over-tailscale/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/traefik-over-tailscale/This is a bit of an extention to this tailscale blog post. I would start there to get an idea of setting up tags and auth, as well as just information about exactly what this does in more detail.Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/using-curl-with-sni-copy/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2024/using-curl-with-sni-copy/This is a short little reminder for myself, when using curl to make requests to local things and spoofing SNI, use the following command.Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/adding-figurine-to-login/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/adding-figurine-to-login/I saw a very interesting video by Alex Kretzschmar about how to add a nice colorful login banner using Figurine that displays the hostname. I thought this would be helpful when working with several SSH sessions, so I added it to my hosts.Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/troubleshooting-lxc-bootup/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/troubleshooting-lxc-bootup/Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/using-prune-to-manage-archives/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/using-prune-to-manage-archives/A quick look at a nifty tool that lets you prune backup filesSun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/bitwarden-automated-backup/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/bitwarden-automated-backup/A detailed backup process for Bitwarden enabling local, encrypted vault backups. The process uses the Bitwarden CLI and runs locally on a linux instance.Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/configuring-postfix-with-gmail/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/configuring-postfix-with-gmail/Email is often a critical component notification for jobs and other things in linux. This is how I set up [Postfix](https://www.postfix.org/) on most of my instances. This guide is geared towards Debian based distros but can be translated for others.Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/linux-on-dell-wyse-3040/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/linux-on-dell-wyse-3040/Recently picked up a very low power Dell Wyse 3040 to use as a headless docker host. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z8350 so not a lot of horsepower. It runs like a x64 Raspberry Pi. Installing Debian had some complications so I wanted to document them here.Sun, 25 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/show-ip-in-tty-login-prompt/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/show-ip-in-tty-login-prompt/When I first log into a linux instance I've set up, I often look to find the ethernet adapter details. To make this easier, I like to add the IP address to the TTY login screen. This is a nice thing to do for future me troubleshooting a networking problem.Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/back-up-rpi-live/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/back-up-rpi-live/In a effort to keep all my devices backed up, I have been looking into a way to backup my Raspberry Pi devices.Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/mounting-smb-share-at-boot/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/mounting-smb-share-at-boot/Very frequently I need to mount SMB2 or SMB3 shares inside of my linux devices. To do so I usually use fstab.Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/git-https-credential-caching/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/git-https-credential-caching/Having a local git repo configured, I haven't yet set up ssh authentication. Instead I use HTTPS with a username and password. It can be tiresome typing in the login credentials over and over, so I typically cache the credentials with a reasonable timeout.Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/proxmox-quorum-qdevice/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/proxmox-quorum-qdevice/Having only two nodes in my Proxmox cluster, I wanted to add a third external device to keep quorum during reboots or other outages. To do so I added an external qdevice as a node which works as a voting only member of the cluster. The qdevice has to be debian based, so I set mine up on a raspberry pi.Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/setup-rpi-uctronics-display/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/setup-rpi-uctronics-display/This is a quick setup for both the Uctronics display code, and the startup service. I will also give an example using rc.local.Sun, 26 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/reverse-proxy-home-assistant/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/reverse-proxy-home-assistant/This is a quick reminder for the code that needs to be added to the Home Assistant configuration YAML to get things working with a reverse proxy.Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/lxc-docker-setup/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2023/lxc-docker-setup/A quick guide to getting docker running on a Debian CT. Everything in this guide can be completed quickly by running this curl/sudo-bash script from my gist.Sun, 01 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2022/lxc-plex-setup/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2022/lxc-plex-setup/After setting up a new server, I wanted to migrate my plex install to the more powerful machine. This will be a jump from an i3-2100 to an i5-12500T. A substantial leap in performance.Sun, 18 Dec 2022 23:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2022/install-pihole-ha/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2022/install-pihole-ha/This is a step by step guide to set up Pi-hole in a high availability environment. Previously I was using a lone Raspberry Pi 3B to run Pi-hole. The issue with this setup was, if that pi went down, DNS was down on my network, which is definitely unacceptable. So let make it better!Sun, 18 Dec 2022 01:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2022/debian-lxc-setup/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2022/debian-lxc-setup/A list of the first commands I run on a new Debian LXC to homogenize and secure my new environment.Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2021/autostart-api-spa/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2021/autostart-api-spa/I've been using start or jump scripts for a long time to start up my API and SPA at the same time. With project TYE on the horizon, I thought I would share more about my more simplistic, "poor mans", implementation.Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2021/net-core-host-setup/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2021/net-core-host-setup/I wanted to document some important steps I take setting up a new server for hosting ASP.Net Core apps. These steps change over time as versions and features change, but this post will serve as a good, general guide for things to consider and remember; both for myself and anyone else who stumbles across it!Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2021/outlook-spam-rule/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2021/outlook-spam-rule/After signing up for several virtual conferences in 2020, I noticed my work inbox was becoming inundated with junk email. Now this being my work email, I don't use it for any personal correspondence, and frankly never respond to anyone outside of my work's domain. Using Outlook online's email rules, I was able to eliminate all SPAM from my inbox in one easy move.Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:40:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2021/angular-build-versioning/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2021/angular-build-versioning/Have you ever found yourself wondering which version of an SPA is running when you pull up your site? This was a problem I wanted to answer in my Angular SPA. Utilizing the `npm version` command in my build pipeline, I was able to include my pipeline build number in my app, significantly decreased troubleshooting time and version confusion.Thu, 04 Mar 2021 19:30:00 GMThttps://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2020/hello-world-2020/https://binarypatrick.dev/posts/2020/hello-world-2020/Finally, I have a blog set up! This is the first post ever.Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT