https://www.robert-jensen.dk/tags/automation/Recent content in Automation on Robert-Jensen.dkHugo -- gohugo.ioenWed, 22 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2026/mission-control-dashboard-github-issues/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2026/mission-control-dashboard-github-issues/Why I built a self-hosted dashboard on top of GitHub issues to keep track of 30+ side projects. The staleness score that decides what I work on next, the Refine + Appwrite stack behind it, and the mistakes I made along the way.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2024/enhance-kubectl-with-local-ai-using-ollama-and-open-source-llms/Sun, 04 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2024/enhance-kubectl-with-local-ai-using-ollama-and-open-source-llms/Learn how to streamline Kubernetes manifest creation with kubectl-ai and local LLMs running on Ollama. This step-by-step guide shows how to install, configure and use open-source AI models locally to enhance your Kubernetes workflow without cloud dependencies.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2024/external-dns-cloudflare-kubernetes-automation/Wed, 15 May 2024 12:00:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2024/external-dns-cloudflare-kubernetes-automation/Are you tired of manually creating DNS records for your Kubernetes services? In this tutorial, we'll show you how to automate the process using CloudFlare and External DNS. We'll walk you through the steps of setting up a Cloudflare API key, installing External DNS, and configuring it to work with your Kubernetes cluster. With this setup, you can easily create and manage DNS records for your services without having to manually update them in CloudFlare. Perfect for IT professionals looking to streamline their workflow and improve their infrastructure's reliability and security.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2023/build-publish-and-host-your-docker-images-on-github-registry/Tue, 23 May 2023 12:00:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2023/build-publish-and-host-your-docker-images-on-github-registry/How to build, publish and host docker images on Github using Github actionshttps://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/disable-windows-print-spooler-to-avoid-exploit-cve-2021-1675/Thu, 01 Jul 2021 19:42:06 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/disable-windows-print-spooler-to-avoid-exploit-cve-2021-1675/How to disable the Windows Printer Spooler service, using SaltStack, to avoid exploit CVE-2021-1675https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/auto-install-cloudbase-init/Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:27:40 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/auto-install-cloudbase-init/How to automaticly install Cloudbase-Init onto Windows VM's using packer, with a configuration that works with vSphere and vRealize Automationhttps://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/how-to-level-up-as-a-vsphere-admin/Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:58:05 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/how-to-level-up-as-a-vsphere-admin/How to level up as a vSphere admin, is about the VMUG summer presentation, around this topic, on what tools to use, when you are a vSphere admin, to be better at your jobhttps://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/install-loginsight-agent-using-saltstack/Thu, 20 May 2021 20:50:06 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/install-loginsight-agent-using-saltstack/How to use SaltStack to deploy and install LogInsight on to both Linux and windows, and to maintain the initial configuration, and then switch the control over to the LogInsihgt server, using Grainshttps://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/keeping-.env-files-in-sync-using-bitwarden/Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:48:02 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/keeping-.env-files-in-sync-using-bitwarden/How to store your enviroment variables in Bitwarden password manager, and get the onto your system, using Bitwarden CLIhttps://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/easy-updating-ci/cd-tools/Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:18:30 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2021/easy-updating-ci/cd-tools/How to use Docker autobuild feature, to automaticly create and deploy container images to Docker Hubhttps://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/application-deployment-salt-vrealize-automation/Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:09:39 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/application-deployment-salt-vrealize-automation/Automate application deployment on vSphere by integrating SaltStack with vRealize Automation, using grains and reactors to install Docker and keep VMs compliant.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/docker-for-almost-everything/Sat, 21 Nov 2020 19:26:12 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/docker-for-almost-everything/Discover how to use Docker containers for system administration tasks beyond development. Learn GitOps approach with Docker Hub, Jenkins automation, and practical examples including SaltStack minion containers for testing.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/automating-folding@home-with-vmware-code-stream/Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:42:22 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/automating-folding@home-with-vmware-code-stream/Automate Folding@home on vSphere with VMware Code Stream and Terraform, using a Git-triggered pipeline to deploy and update appliances as infrastructure as code.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/jenkins-and-codestream-csrf-fix/Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:38:00 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/jenkins-and-codestream-csrf-fix/Fix the Jenkins CSRF crumb error in VMware Code Stream pipelines by replacing username and password credentials with a Jenkins API token for a permanent solution.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/demo-enviroment-on-demand/Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:25:00 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2020/demo-enviroment-on-demand/Build a demo environment on demand for vRealize Automation Cloud, chaining an iPhone shortcut, AWS API Gateway, Lambda, and a Code Stream pipeline to deploy VMs.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/how-to-show-the-value-of-automation/Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:27:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/how-to-show-the-value-of-automation/Prove the value of automation by tracking vRealize Automation VM deployments with Python ABX functions, an S3-hosted JSON store, and a ThingSpeak dashboard.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/remote-development-from-anywhere/Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:05:00 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/remote-development-from-anywhere/Remote development from anywhere using VS Code Remote and ZeroTier, a free SD-WAN overlay that reaches homelab VMs without VPN or SSH headaches.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/duplicate-ipadress-on-packer-ubuntu-vms/Fri, 03 May 2019 20:57:00 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/duplicate-ipadress-on-packer-ubuntu-vms/Fixing duplicate IP addresses on Packer-built Ubuntu VMs by setting a MAC-based Netplan dhcp-identifier, automated with a shell script in the build pipeline.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/filter-extensibility-subscriptions-in-cas/Tue, 22 Jan 2019 13:28:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/filter-extensibility-subscriptions-in-cas/Filter extensibility subscriptions in VMware Cloud Assembly using a blueprint input and custom property so Slack notifications only fire when you choose to.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/cloud-agnostic-blueprints-vmware-cas/Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:51:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2019/cloud-agnostic-blueprints-vmware-cas/Cloud agnostic blueprints in VMware Cloud Assembly deploy one YAML blueprint across AWS, Azure, GCP and vSphere using tags and constraints to pick regions.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/getting-started-with-cloud-automation-services-almost/Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:11:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/getting-started-with-cloud-automation-services-almost/Getting started with VMware Cloud Automation Services and Cloud Assembly: first impressions of the SaaS offering, YAML blueprints and storing them in Git.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/homekit-support-for-non-homekit-devices/Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:58:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/homekit-support-for-non-homekit-devices/Add HomeKit support to non-HomeKit devices with cheap Sonoff switches and RavenCore firmware, replacing an OpenHAB and MQTT bridge with direct HomeKit control.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/monitor-domain-admins-using-vmware-log-insight/Wed, 27 Jun 2018 10:57:00 +0200https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/monitor-domain-admins-using-vmware-log-insight/Monitor changes to the Domain Admins group with VMware Log Insight by building filtered searches that trigger security alerts or dashboard widgets.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/cloud-management-experience-day/Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/cloud-management-experience-day/VMware's Cloud Management Experience Day in Denmark lets customers explore CMP products through expert-led sessions and hands-on labs on 28 February 2018.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/why-i-love-my-netatmo-presence-found-potential-thief/Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:57:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/why-i-love-my-netatmo-presence-found-potential-thief/Netatmo Presence uses object detection to spot people, cars and animals, alerting the author to a potential bike thief and triggering HomeKit security lights.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/auto-clean-up-old-recordings/Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:47:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/auto-clean-up-old-recordings/Automatically delete old Netatmo Presence recordings on a Synology NAS using a scheduled DSM task and a simple find command to remove files older than 30 days.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/data-collection-catalog-item-in-vra/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:49:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/data-collection-catalog-item-in-vra/Automate vRealize Automation data collection by turning the built-in vRO workflow into a self-service XaaS catalog item, saving clicks on every endpoint scan.https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/vmware-lifecycle-manager-the-first-tool-to-install/Tue, 02 Jan 2018 11:16:00 +0100https://www.robert-jensen.dk/posts/2018/vmware-lifecycle-manager-the-first-tool-to-install/vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager simplifies installing, configuring and upgrading VMware products like vRA, vROps and Log Insight from a single appliance.