That fits like a glove

Do you really think DRY is overrated?

I'm always amazed how many people won't take 15 minutes to learn how to use git properly. It's not that hard, and will improve your developer life a lot.

I started teaching Git, because I noticed that many people were using it, while having no idea how it actually works.

I think most frustration is a result of not taking the time to understand how it works. Git can look intuitive, but it's not. It's just different than anything you've seen before; it's beautiful. ;)

Largest part of being an expert is making others believe you are.

Also, consider what makes a project successful. If you learned a lot, it might just be very successful. :)

@endor, take a look at http://lowendstock.com :)

Really depends on your use case. If it's for development / low end purposes like VPN, I use VPSes that cost no more than 5 usd per year. Less support too though..

I like the fact that they don't have included graphics. I have had too many issues with Optimus on my laptop on Linux.
I like to play games now and then, so a proper GPU is a requirement :)

If you can, use SSH keys instead of passwords to make connecting easier and not less secure.

@justsomeguy, you're right. But in my case the code was clearly superior and clean. That did not clear me of the guilt of handling the situation poorly.

I happen to like Ansible's yaml syntax. Open for PR's? :)

Most of them you can get pretty cheap out of China. Found the Pi's for 30 euro at Gearbest, for example.

I followed http://ecliptik.com/Raspberry-Pi-Ku... which worked perfectly for me.

My setup is:
3x Pi3
3x 16gb microsd
1x Network switch
1x USB power hub
3x short Lan cable
3x short microusb cable

@jamesharrington, you're right in that you could use VMs to experiment. But using real hardware is nice for several reasons. You can leave it running 24/7, and use it for actual purposes. You can pull the network cable and see Kubernetes react. It's also just a cool project, but has definitely advantages over running it virtually.

@Anaeijon, I used HypriotOS on these Pi's, as that is an OS specifically tuned for container usage.

I've looked at other SBCs as well. Orange Pi PC's looked interesting at 16 euros a piece. But the support is significantly less. That potentially increases how much you learn/struggle..

Today I saw Pine A64's a 32 usd which have 2gb ram, which makes usage in a cluster interesting as well.

Kubernetes is a container orchestration tool. It makes container management easy across multiple nodes. As it is compatible with ARM, a Raspberry Pi cluster makes a good tool for experimenting with it :)

@irene, I needed to flash my BIOS to make it run 64 bit OS's, to install Manjaro/Arch on it properly. So I did. And it didn't do anything anymore.
Now there is an EEPROM flasher and clip coming soon from China to be able to reflash it onboard.

"Breaking things is a good way to learn things." That is what I whispered to myself when I broke my BIOS the day I received my new minipc.

I liked the idea as well, but I have 2 of them and don't know what to use it for.

If you want an existing solution, I find Ttyd a very good and simple one.

Definitely! If you don't need to use functions that require a VM, you probably should be using containers. Good job in making that approach more accessible.

While in some cases containers are sufficient, they do not behave the same as VMs. Try running services or multiple processes. Ansible has been primarily focused on configuring (virtual) machines, and using containers as lab will limit you. You have to decide what you need.

To get into Vim, you might want to start without plugins.

Nothing

I think if you use your own, you should be compensated.

Sounds like you at least need to backup your important data

Nice job, but why the seemingly useless variable assignment?

Good moment to learn something! You can Google how to undo things like that. Git can be very forgiving if you know its advanced features.

But where's the fun in that? ;)