I'm Jannik, a German system administrator with a passion for all things Linux. I specialize in building robust data pipelines and automating tasks for my HomeLab Project. In my pursuit of continuous improvement, I'm currently exploring ways to enhance redundancy and resilience. In my free time, I enjoy riding my motorcycle, a Ninja 650, and driving cars.
This article details the steps I took to convert a Windows PFX certificate into a PEM format, making it usable on Linux systems. I encountered the challenge of only having a PFX certificate and needed to find a solution to use it in my Linux environment, specifically with NGINX.
In this process, we set up a high-availability Kubernetes cluster using k3s and Keepalived, and then installed and configured CertManager for certificate management and Traefik as an ingress controller, ensuring a robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure.
The article recounts the author's experience in upgrading their home network to a sophisticated homelab setup, involving the installation of advanced networking hardware and overcoming technical challenges during the migration process, ultimately resulting in a more capable and customized network infrastructure.
Solun is a service that allows you to share files, text and sending emails with end-to-end encryption, without having to worry about your privacy.
