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Maximilian Thoma

Maximilian Thoma

network engineer with passion

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Howto handle credentials in middleware containers
·1832 words·9 mins
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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
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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
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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.
LiveLab: Netbox VLAN deployment to Cisco devices
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Welcome to my latest blog post where I’ll be taking you through an exciting demonstration of integrating NetBox with custom middleware to automate VLAN deployments on Cisco devices.
Flask decorator for Netbox webhook authentication
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netdevops blog python netbox webhook flask apiflask
Today, I am excited to share with you a decorator for Flask/APIFlask, specifically designed for Netbox webhook authentication.