FOLLOWS YOU devops/golang/mentoring/config mgmt hacker, @mgmtconfig architect, and physiologist. hi formerly @AWSOpen @RedHat @TheNeuro_MNI @mcgillu
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I'm on mastodon too (since 2017) and reviving it to try things out again. Ping me there or reply here to let me know your handle!
Quick demo showing a programmatic series of SSH jumps from one host to another, and then another with #mgmtconfig
What would you build with this?
youtube.com/watch?v=EIms44V_…
New Blog Post:
Faster DNF updates
purpleidea.com/blog/2026/10/…
Here's a demo of the #mgmtconfig wireguard module.
No central secret store required, private keys never leave the machine, and rotation happens in under 1000ms.
youtube.com/watch?v=Z91TQPbJ…
(Feedback welcome please! If you or your company is interested in this, please reach out.)
Went to @McDonalds ordered 20pc nugget and they only give you three (3) sauces. $.50 extra per sauce. Such a scam. I refunded the order so they can take a loss on it. Manager was nice and apologetic and said he thought it was a scam too. New refund trend to punish the cheap corp.
Quick demo showing the new "async" and "realize" meta parameters in #mgmtconfig.
Powerful features for building powerful tools. This isn't just "configuration management" anymore.
youtube.com/watch?v=63u4NsGU…
Quick demo showing cpu hot plug and hot unplug with #mgmtconfig.
It's *so* fast...
youtube.com/watch?v=vJum6huL…
Here's a short video (4min) showing the new remote execution resource in #mgmtconfig.
youtube.com/watch?v=-gqDPo2E…
Have a look at what you can do in #mgmtconfig with streams of power usage.
youtube.com/watch?v=9HWNTQII…
Reach out to m9rx.com/ to get rolling with this kind of cool magic!
I just released #mgmtconfig version 1.1.0
This a major new release that is incredibly polished.
Documentation site has been updated with new functions and resources:
mgmtconfig.com/docs/
Downloads and release notes here:
github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/r…
New Blog Post:
"My perspectives on AI/LLMs"
My analysis and experiences using AI/LLMs
purpleidea.com/blog/2026/06/…
ᴊᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴊᴀᴍᴇꜱ / @[email protected] retweeted
That expert would be me. To see a Liberal cabinet minister adopt the Vic Toews’ “you’re with us or with the criminals” style language on lawful access should be the signal that the government has lost its way on Bill C-22.
A privacy expert told Global News the Liberals' push to fast-track the bill and limit debate was "staggering" and "astonishing."
globalnews.ca/news/11908249/…
New Blog Post:
"The switch as an ordinary GNU/Linux server"
Here's my review of the new Linux switchdev "Novarq tactical-1000" switch.
purpleidea.com/blog/2026/04/…
Some big news!
#mgmtconfig has been approved as a recipient of the "NGI0 Commons Fund" from the "NLnet foundation".
mastodon.social/@purpleidea/…
There will be money to pay some of you to complete upstream tasks. If you're interested please let us know.
nlnet.nl/project/mgmt-config…
I just released #mgmtconfig version 1.0.2
Don't let the small version numbers fool you, there are a lot of goodies here!
github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/r…
On the 25th of December, there will be a free meal served from 1pm to 7pm in NDG in #Montreal. It is intended for anyone who is poor, homeless, lonely,
low income, or otherwise in need.
Please let anyone you think might appreciate it know. No reservations required, just show up.
Big News:
Ten years of #mgmtconfig
Version 1.0.0 now released
I've started a company called "m9rx"
We have a crazy deal on our website right now, so please share the news and sign-up today!
purpleidea.com/blog/2025/09/…
github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/r…
m9rx.com/news/10-years-of-mg…
I've got zero patience left for @OVHcloud_US. The team running their web front end, billing system, customer service, etc, is _not_ competent.
I don't even know why I'm trying to give more money to a company that burnt down two of its datacentres.
We need more competition.
New Blog Post:
Better git status
purpleidea.com/blog/2025/08/…
(Avoid needing to scroll git status.)
New Blog Post:
Running etcd (and #mgmtconfig) over SSH.
purpleidea.com/blog/2025/05/…
(Contains a sneaky debugging challenge and the solution!)