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Maximilian Thoma

Maximilian Thoma

network engineer with passion

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Building a Flask web app with MongoDB and DataTables
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In modern web applications, handling and visualizing large datasets is essential.
Boosting NetBox Performance: A Guide to Scaling Workers with Docker and Native Installations
·816 words·4 mins
netdevops blog netbox workers docker systemd
NetBox is an essential tool for network documentation and IP address management, but as your infrastructure grows, so do the demands placed on it.
Howto handle credentials in middleware containers
·1832 words·9 mins
netdevops blog python vault ansible
So, you’re diving into the world of middleware containers, huh?
Logging in Docker & Python: Guide to JSON logging with Graylog
·1443 words·7 mins
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Logging is a critical aspect of modern application development and operations.
LiveLab: Use Forgejo CI/CD for middleware containers
·3832 words·18 mins
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Forgejo is an interesting alternative to GitLab, Gitea, Bitbucket, etc.
LiveLab: Cisco PnP provisioning with Netbox
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If you’re tired of feeling like a circus performer juggling flaming torches when provisioning Cisco devices, it’s time to meet your new best friend: Netbox.
Netbox Config Contexts and Config Templates
·1736 words·9 mins
netdevops blog netbox ansible context_data config_templates
One of NetBox’s killer features is its context data & configuration template rendering, which positions it as the ultimate single source of truth, regardless of the vendor or vendor mix in use.
Faker - a fake data generator
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When developing scripts, you sometimes need fake data to test your code and implementations.
LiveLab: Automating Excel Reports with Ansible, Flask, Mongodb, TextFSM and Pandas
·2081 words·10 mins
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Today, I want to show you how I use Ansible, Flask, MongoDB, TextFSM and Pandas to generate Excel reports.
Fixing install ansible-pylibssh on macOS (Apple Silicon)
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On macOS (Apple Silicon), I had trouble installing ansible-pylibssh because it could not find all the required sources.