Paolo Tagliaferri

Ghost

Serving Ghost blog as a static web application

A tutorial explaining how to serve a Ghost blog as a static website using the gssg tool and Cloudflare.

Tutorial

Cloudflare Workers testing with Jest, Wrangler and CircleCI

An updaded tutorial on setting up automated testing for Cloudflare Workers using Jest, Wrangler and CircleCI.

News

Workout and exercise for geeks - 2 years later...

Two years ago I wrote an article to explain how to get back into exercising after a long stop. How did it go and where am I now, after 24 months?

News

Fundraising for DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

I ask you to donate what you can to support the relief efforts for the refugees. It would mean a lot to me and to all my friends from Ukraine.

Solutions Engineering

How to lead a productive Proof of Concept

Review some tips and tricks from a Solutions Engineer on how to successfully manage a Proof of Concept with your customer.

Solutions Engineering

Tips on Technical Qualification and Scoping

As seen by a Solutions Engineer, an article sharing tips and tricks on handling the Technical Qualification and Scoping phase for an Enterprise Software engagement

Cloudflare

Monitor your website with Cloudflare, Prometheus and Grafana

Learn how to set up monitoring for your website using Cloudflare's GraphQL API, Prometheus and Grafana. Self host (Synology) or build a Terraform environment on Digitalocean.

Resources

The art of balancing workload, priorities and expectations

How to manage workload, setting expectations and handling variable priorities and live a happy, healthier life.

Tutorial

Wireguard with pfSense CE 2.5.2+

How to install the Wireguard add-on package on pfSense CE 2.5.2+ and set up a Wireguard tunnel from a device to your router.

Cloudflare

Secure, in-browser SSH with Cloudflare

Learn how to connect securely (using short-lived credentials) to your Virtual Machine via SSH in your browser. Also, how to automate the setup process with Cloudflare and Terraform.

Home Automation

Upgrade Synology DSM 7.0 with Home Assistant and Conbee II

How to upgrade your DSM to 7.0, and ensuring the correct functionality of your Conbee II Zigbee USB stick for Home Assistant.

Security

Online Privacy & Security - VPN

What is a Virtual Private Network? How does it work? Let's discuss a few VPN options for your regular browsing needs

Cloud

Terraforming Ghost: Persistent Volume - PART 3

Automate Ghost blog with Terraform, Docker and Cloudflare. Part 3: Data persistence with Digitalocean Block Storage volumes.

Tutorial

Wireguard VPN tunnel with Pfsense 2.5.0+

How to set up a Wireguard VPN Tunnel and securely connect to your home network from your mobile phone with the latest Pfsense release.

Tutorial

Test Cloudflare Workers with Jest, Wrangler and Travis

Learn how to automate functional and integrated testing for your Cloudflare Worker using Jest, Wrangler and Travis.

Cloud

Terraforming Ghost: Secure origin connection - PART 2

Automate Ghost blog with Terraform, Docker and Cloudflare. Part 2: Set up end to end encryption and secure your origin.

Cloud

Terraforming a Ghost blog with Docker Compose and Cloudflare - PART 1

Learn how to set up a Ghost blog with Commento and serve it behind Cloudflare, all being automated using Terraform, Docker Compose and Digitalocean.

Tutorial

Cloudflare Cache purge with Ghost webhook

Automate the purging of your Cloudflare cached content when your Ghost blog is updated, using Cloudflare Workers and webhooks.

Grafana

Data visualization with Telegraf, InfluxDB and Grafana on Synology

How to configure Telegraf, InfluxDB and Grafana on a Synology NAS using Docker to visualize home automation statistics.

Ghost

Make your Ghost blog super fast

Learn how to improve the speed, performance and Page Experience of your Ghost blog and achieve a fast user loading and navigation.

Ghost

Ghost blog automated theme deployment with Github Actions

Learn how to automate the deployment of changes and tweaks to your Ghost blog theme, using Github Actions.

Home Automation

Home Assistant, Google Assistant & Cloudflare

How to securely connect Home Assistant and Google Assistant using Cloudflare and Argo Tunnels for your smart home projects.

Resources

Workout and exercise for geeks

Some tips and tricks for getting into a fitness workout - aimed at geeks and sedentary people that find it hard, like I did, to get started with exercises.

Tech

An overview of SSL/TLS - TLS 1.3

Learn how Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3) works and the key differences from TLS 1.2 (Part 2 of 2)

Tech

A modern overview of SSL/TLS - TLS 1.2

Learn how Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.2) works and what are the key algorithms involved in its inner workings (Part 1 of 2)